Just a Quickie
Hi boys and girls!
I’m posting this from the town of Woodbridge, Toronto where I have
arrived on September 11. I’ve got a lot to thank the Lord for during
the past month or so since I have started my adventure and at the top
of the list is making it here without an explosion mid-air.
Yes, I am now in Toronto which means I have skipped my trip to USA to a latter date. There are a few reasons why we did this:
- We got spooked by the London/USA liquid bomb terror plots
- Its was so damn expensive buying flights from Phils
- Family issues in the USA
- To be able to save more money to shop in US
It’s been a really long time since I’ve posted anything due to
obvious reasons and although I still intend to do a proper post on my
official blog (http://becomingagoddess@blogspot.com) I feel that I
quick update is in order. So, in a David Letterman stlye, I give you
the top 10 moments of my travels:
10) Being able to afford a 2 hour massage at least once a week, a
facial 2 times in a month, a hair cut and colour with a top stlylist
and a treatment appointment at the Kerastase Institute. Not to mention
the 2 times I went in for a manicure and foot spa. Girls, eat your
heart out. I absolutely love these things and every single peso was
worth it. Manila seems to be turning into a haven for spa and beauty
treatments and tourists and locals alike are embracing this. I will try
to forget how much I have pampered myself because it’s not something a
girl who will be living in Canada should get used to!!! *Sigh*
9) Meeting new and old friends. It was good to hang out with our old
friends Karel and Yosha again along with meeting up with some other
high school friends. Karels bro Martin got married to the gorgeous
Barbie Almalbis who invited us to one of her gigs. The ever talented
Karel also invited us to one of his gigs and I thouroughly enjoyed
hanging out with a bunch of talented artists who can rock the house
down. (or in Martin’s case, paint the town red - watercolour on canvas
please!)
Being a tourist in my home country. It was fun coming back and
immersing myself in the culture again. We acted like such dorks and
didn’t give a damn what anyone else was thinking. Cebu and Davao was
fantastic and the local food from lechon de leche to fishball de canto
was a degustation adventure I loved!
7) Shopping! Cheap Shopping! Enough said.
6) Taking a boat ride in Brunie. It was such a cheap adventure that
left the Shotover jet for chickens. Picture this: a local who thinks
he’s James Bond, a small pump boat made of old, rotting wood attached
to a fast engine, no life jackets, and two screaming tourists. It was
fantastic!!!
5) Alvaro. Eddies nephew was so cute he made me consider having one just like him. The moment is now gone.
4) The beach!!!! I am such a sucker for the sun in my eye and the sand up my ass. I got a great golden tan to show for it and went snorkelling in warm, tropical waters. Its been so long since I did this and I literally got a natural high hitting the calm waves of Davao and Cebu.
3) Visiting Niagara falls for the second time in my life with my 2 most loved men in the world. It was just as I had imagined, and just as spectacular the second time around.
2) Visiting Australia Zoo before Steve Irwin passed. I would have been so depressed during the trip if it had happened the other way around. Being at Australia Zoo, you’ll see how much love and dedication has been put into the place that you find its cause admirable and inspiring. He is such a tremendous person who dedicated his own life to the preservations of other forms of life. He has led such a beautiful existence in my belief and tough he is extinct - a lot of other wildlife would live longer thanks to his legacy.
1) NO WORK!!!!! Hahahahahahahaha!!! Nothing could be better than that!!!!!
So guys, I promise that as soon as I have the time I will post some photos and what not. I’m already working for my dad and learning a great deal of things about the business and the country. I miss New Zealand so much… and would like to do a shout out to my favourite girls; Tanz, Jo, Jacqs and Nina. Miss you guys, keep in touch!!!
