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Philippines Trip-Laoag

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Today we woke up and had breakfast..rice, eggs, and bacon. Every meal has rice. It was raining so we were not sure if we should go to the beach. By the time breakfast was over though it had stopped and people decided we should go to the beach. So we all piled in the 2 vans and rode about an hour to the beach. It was like a public beach behind a resort and the resort was awesome. It had an awesome pool with a view of the sea. We looked at the rooms and decided we will stay there tomorrow night instead of this other hotel we are in. So we can check in tomorrow at 2.

But anyway we paid to swim in their pool today and then we also swam in the beach. The beach water was soooo warm. I’ve never felt water that warm before. The beach was okay…not as nice as Boracay but good.
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It had a lot of little hut like things you can sit under for a picnic. We swam for about 2 hours then it started raining.

Playa Tropical Resort Hotel
Playa Tropical Resort Hotel

Playa Tropical Resort Hotel
Playa Tropical Resort Hotel

Playa Tropical Resort Hotel
Playa Tropical Resort Hotel

I guess some people had went to get some food and wanted to eat it at the beach but it was raining so hard so we all got in the vans and went to Tita Nitz’s house.

After eating we just came back to our hotel and showered and relaxed for a bit. Then we decided we wanted to go walk around and take pictures…but somehow that turned into EVERYONE wanting to come…at first it was just going to be like me and Don’s cousins.

So we decided to just walk around and we got empanadas. By this time one of the vans came up to us and said it was just the people we originally planned to go with so we got in the van and went to Laoag City. We walked around and took pictures.
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After a little sight seeing we went back to the hotel and had dinner because Don’s mom invited some of her old classmates for dinner. After dinner we just went to bed.

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Philippines Trip-Ilocos

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Woke up today around 8 and had breakfast. We had to leave the hotel around 10 to get to the airport to catch a flight to Ilocos. It is in the northern part of the Philippines.

We are feeling better today. Still not much of an appetite, but at least my side is not hurting.

We made it to our new hotel around 3. This place is very rural. The hotel is very minimal…I mean not the most I’ve stayed at I guess. We still have some cable and supposedly some wireless internet out in the garden area where people can sit. We have a pool. Most of Don’s family is staying here so we have most of the place.

View from our room balcony.
View from our room balcony.

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Entrance to hotel.
Entrance to hotel.

When we arrived we settled in for about 20 minutes then it was back in the vans to go eat. It was a “snack”, more like a meal. We had empanadas, which had bean sprouts, pork, and an egg in it. Seriously it was great, best food since I’ve been here. Then we had a soup, which was kinda like ramen.
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Then we got back in the van to go to Tito Rom’s house to have a little birthday celebration for him. It was cool. The guys there used to be in a singing group in school together so they sang songs all night with a guitar.

We walked around a little bit to see a very old church. When we were there a group of girls asked me to take a picture…at first I thought they wanted me to take their picture but they just wanted a picture with me…I guess they don’t see Americans a lot. I don’t know…kinda weird for me.
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After eating and hanging out we came back to the hotel and now the boys are playing poker and I’m relaxing in the room. It’s nice to have some privacy!

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Philippines Trip-Makati Day 2

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Today woke up with a really bad side ache and constipation. I don’t know what’s worse being able to poo or the pain from not being able to poo. Anyway, the side ache had me really worried it could be appendicitis…but I haven’t really had any other symptoms and I still have a pretty big appetite. Right now my side is kinda sore but not as much. It’s probably something we ate or drink because Don is feeling a little sick too.

Don’s mom and I went out to get food and medicine and then came back and Jonathon was here. We wanted to go out and do something but didn’t know what. Jonathon convinced us to go to a spa. I’ve never done anything like that. We got full body massages. It was kinda weird for me at first but then it was good. I think I want to get a foot massage next.

Then Jonathon, Don and I ate a Filipino restaurant. Then we came back to the hotel. We are invited to go out to karaoke but I don’t know if were up for it. I just feel so out of it. I hope things get better for the resort tomorrow. I don’t know how much more of this I can take.

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Philippines Trip-Makati

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Woke up a little later around 8. Layed in bed and finished my book. Then had McDonald’s for breakfast. Don’s Aunt and Uncle came to pick us up around 11 and we went to the Peninsula Hotel to visit some family. Then we went out to eat. After eating I starting feeling a little sick.

We checked into our hotel,the BSA, and while most everyone went shopping we stayed in. We went across the street to the mall Greenbelt and walked around. Went to a museum and learned about Philippine history. Then we ate at Wendy’s because I wanted something American. It wasn’t that great, and then I got the craps.

At 9:30 I was so exhausted but all the cousins wanted to go out. We went to a couple bars. Reagan, Robbie, RJ, Justin (Liz his wife), Mariel, Francis were who we went out with. Ended up doing some shots and having beer. Came home and pretty much passed out. We slept til about 1 pm! We both woke up with diarrhea and I have a headache and my throat feels funny. Hopefully tomorrow we feel better.

We went out to eat at Chili’s because we woke up late and didn’t want to go shopping with the others. Then we came back to the hotel and decided to try out a zoo. The zoo wasn’t very clean and smelled like poop and made us feel sicker. The area was kind of sketchy and our cab ride home was crazy. At one point the cab driver got out and took a pee alongside the road…never seen that in NYC hahaha.

So now we are in the hotel, don’t know what to do next.

Here are some pictures from our hotel.
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Philippines Trip-Quezon City

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Today we woke up around 6 and had breakfast. We laid around for awhile. We thought we would be picked up today to be taken to Los Banos, where Don’s mom is. There was no one available to pick us up today though so we will spend one more night with Don’s dad.

First we started watching a bootleg version of the Clash of the Titans. I was tired so I took a nap instead. Then we decided to go to the mall to the internet café. Once we got to the mall we decided to see a movie since we had all day. We saw Prince of Persia. It’s different here because you actually pick seats before the movie. So it’s like reserved seating. People were dressed up like the characters from the movie and I took a picture with them.
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We did some shopping of course. Shopping is weird here because at just about every section there is a salesperson there, watching your every move and trying to sell to you. It’s kind of annoying.
After the mall we just went home and chilled out. Ended up taking a nap and it rained really hard. First rain in a long time. Then we had McDonald’s. Then Don’s dad put in a DVD that has copies of a bunch of Bruce Willis movies on it. We started watching 16 Blocks. I got tired of it, since I’ve seen it and decided to write this…