*sigh* It truely is a great feeling to be around family. Today, I went bowling, played basketball, ping pong and badminton with my cousins and I had so much fun. It’s different when you’re with your family and when you’re with your friends. When I’m with family, I feel so connected with them despite the fact that I only see them every other year. Even though we don’t speak to each other that often, I feel like I could totally spill my guts to them. And I guess I would if I really wanted to. The feeling I have when I’m with family is so unexplainable, but I can definitely say that it is a very good feeling. If only I could see them more often. This afternoon, I played with my little cousin Lei. We kicked a ball around and we attempted to play volleyball. Actually we attempted to play a lot of things, but failed. But, considering the fact that she’s only 3, I’d say we were doing a pretty good job. She is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. She’s always following us, and she is so easy to talk to. I always have a good time…
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Philippines Trip Day 2
The atmosphere here in the Philippines is so different. The people are different the places are very unique and I can’t help but appreciate all of the “when I was a kid, I….” stories that my parents constantly tell me every time we pass by some place they remember. Today we went to visit my grandma in Paco. She still lives in the same house that my Dad grew up in, so coming back to the house is very special to me. There is a little piece of history in every piece of furniture, in every corner, and its just cool being there again. After waiting a while, my grandma finally came home and I was so happy. I can still remember all the good times I had with her when I was younger, and because she raised me, its always such a great feeling to see her again after a long time. We went out to eat afterwards at Max’s and we had a traditional filipino meal of Kare-Kare, Pinakbit, and Krispy Pata, with Sagot Gulaman. Kare-Kare is like stewed vegetables and beef with a special peanut sauce, Pinakbit is more or less, a combo of slow cooked string beans,…
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Firebirds Sleepover
So, last night was our Firebird’s sleepover at Ashley’s house. Oh my freakin’ goodness, their house was amazingly nice. Walking up to their steps I honestly felt underdressed and I totally was considering bailing out on the whole thing, but good thing I didn’t. When I get a steady job and I can afford to buy my own house, I want to get a house like theirs. Anyway, it was only Ashley and me for a while, before we were reunited with Priscilla, Kim and Lindsey a bit later, and Jen, right before we were heading in to sleep. We played Super Smash Brothers Brawl for a while, and I totally sucked at it, but it was pretty fun. I can definitely say that I improved by the end of the night. After dinner, we headed upstairs for more bonding. haha.. bonding. We talked about a lot of things, school, the team, our boring practices and all before we finally found… dun dun dunnnnn… the nerf guns. I can’t remember the last time I played with nerf guns, with that many people before, so I did not hesistate to fire the first shot at Kim. That was the beginning of…