So I've spent 2 days in Marikina, a suburb of Manila. There's not much to do here which was a good start for me. (OK, the world's largest pair of shoes is here, but otherwise...) Caught up on a few things, especially sleep. Already had my favorite food in the world, tocino, twice! Went to a few bars and clubs and restaurants and grocery stores, but mostly sat around with Arhis and her extended family, playing guitar, pounding beats on boxes, playing with picture frames, eating, and being goofy.Lost my international cell in the back of a cab on the riverfront, so getting in touch with people will be tough.
My flight got delayed to Taiwan Friday, so I won't be able to job-hunt as much as I had hoped, but I'll still try to a bit. And I'll still be able to go out and play at night! :) Hopefully I'll connect with friends from last time and make some new ones, and have a great time. I'll have to post up the directions to the hostel I'm staying in - they're hilarious!
I'm an hour late checking out of my hotel now, better run. Hope I don't get charged an extra night! More to come! :)
09 February 2009
31 January 2009
Leaving Quito Already!
So, there was no time to blog on this trip. So incredibly exhausting... So many pictures and stories to tell though. Ecuador is fun stuff. My flight is boarding right now as a message from the Quito airport. I'll dump pics and blog soon. Only 7 days until my next trip! :)
26 January 2009
25 January 2009
Ecuador!
...Yeah, that's where I am. In Quito to be exact. It's been a long long day, that I'll have to tell the story of sometime, but definitely not right now. It's sleepy time in South America. Facebook and MySpace and email are all not working on this wireless access tonight, but hopefully tomorrow I'll get better internet. Goodnight for now!
02 November 2008
Last Post From Abroad...
...but not the last post about *being abroad*! I definitely discovered that it's much easier to blog and post pics and stuff whilst traveling when you have your own computer with you. And I'm definitely getting an EEE PC before my next big trip. Then I'll be posting galore! :)
I'm in my favorite net cafe off Khoa San Road in Bangkok now, fresh in off the sleeper train from Chumporn after taking a ferry from Ko Tao there. Had a blast in Ko Tao, did some great scuba diving, met some interesting people, drank too much and got a great massage. About all you could need really.
Today we're of to the Grand Palace and Reclining Buddha, as Sach hasn't seen them, then maybe a little shopping on Khoa San, and abusing our former hotel's pool facilities, we'll take showers and clean up before our long flight home. I tried to convince some awesome girls in Taipei to come say hello for my one hour layover there, but I'm guessing that's not gonna work.
But soon enough I'll be back home in Sacramento, and then I expect to see all of you out and about... Taco Tuesday, Second Saturday, etc. etc... Time to run. More stories and pictures coming soon!
I'm in my favorite net cafe off Khoa San Road in Bangkok now, fresh in off the sleeper train from Chumporn after taking a ferry from Ko Tao there. Had a blast in Ko Tao, did some great scuba diving, met some interesting people, drank too much and got a great massage. About all you could need really.
Today we're of to the Grand Palace and Reclining Buddha, as Sach hasn't seen them, then maybe a little shopping on Khoa San, and abusing our former hotel's pool facilities, we'll take showers and clean up before our long flight home. I tried to convince some awesome girls in Taipei to come say hello for my one hour layover there, but I'm guessing that's not gonna work.
But soon enough I'll be back home in Sacramento, and then I expect to see all of you out and about... Taco Tuesday, Second Saturday, etc. etc... Time to run. More stories and pictures coming soon!
30 October 2008
Taipei (Finally)
So, I've got about 15 minutes that I'm going to attempt to write about Taipei with. Wish me luck!
I left off on the bus from Taichung at 5a, bleary-eyed and sleepless, realizing I had no clue if there were many stops in Taipei, or where I was going anyway. I slept briefly, then watched Oceans 13, though I couldn't figure out the sound. When we pulled into a random stop on teh street, the nice lady across the aisle from me (did I mention how posh Taiwan buses are? One seat per side, big, cushy armchairs for everyone) says, "OK" and nods to me, so I get off. Immediately, there are taxis waiting and I show my paperwork and hope they understand the address I just gave them to the hotel. He seems confused, but we pull up to the hotel only a few minutes later! Score!
I cehck in to the hotel and try to figure out if John has arrived yet. I'd booked him a transfer, but had no way of knowing if he was picked up or not. Finally I spot his bag tucked behind the counter, but no one knows where he is. I step out and survey the block, thinking WWJG - Where Would John Go... Strolling up teh block, I hear a shout, and the answer is obvious: 7-11. There he is in front of one, trying to get a SIM card. We chat for a bit, head back to the hotel, try to get on the day tour that day and fail, discover we can't check in for 5 more hours and decide to set off and see some city on our own. After a brief stroll, we head back to the hotel to get a map and directions to internet cafes, metro systems, and general info on where the hell we are! Now we can set out!
Man, out of time already! More updates soon!
OK, more updates, as promised!
We walked up the block, and stopped in a really high-end internet cafe. Each computer had a private booth and you could watch movies, read books, etc there. We quickly figured out we couldn't afford it, but the girl working there was hilarious! She was like anime! When she couldn't think of how to say something in English, she would smile big and scrunch up her eyes and wave her arms around and jump up and down and make noises! She quickly became my new favorite person in Taiwan, haha! Even though we didn't use the internet services, she ended up telling us most of the info we were after (like where to go out at night) and even looked up addresses and stuff for us. It was cool!
We headed out, found the metro system, and figured out how to work it. Since Taipei 101 wasn't on the tour we had set for the next day, we headed straight there. Walking from the metro station was a fair distance, and we ran into so much stuff! Starting with some simple street vendors, we crossed through a shopping area of classy stores, then found them setting up a street fair, complete with giant balloon arch urging people to not be depressed and to have a good attitude! We wondered what was going on, and then spotted a big warehouse door opening that we wondered into.
Having no clue what we just walked into, we discovered booths of people displaying products at some sort of convention. We walked to one booth and they were giving out rice samples! We walked 2 more down and were given another rice sample, as they told us about the region it was grown in, etc. A few more stalls down, more rice... We had wandered into a RICE CONVENTION!!!
Out of time again, more soon...
I left off on the bus from Taichung at 5a, bleary-eyed and sleepless, realizing I had no clue if there were many stops in Taipei, or where I was going anyway. I slept briefly, then watched Oceans 13, though I couldn't figure out the sound. When we pulled into a random stop on teh street, the nice lady across the aisle from me (did I mention how posh Taiwan buses are? One seat per side, big, cushy armchairs for everyone) says, "OK" and nods to me, so I get off. Immediately, there are taxis waiting and I show my paperwork and hope they understand the address I just gave them to the hotel. He seems confused, but we pull up to the hotel only a few minutes later! Score!
I cehck in to the hotel and try to figure out if John has arrived yet. I'd booked him a transfer, but had no way of knowing if he was picked up or not. Finally I spot his bag tucked behind the counter, but no one knows where he is. I step out and survey the block, thinking WWJG - Where Would John Go... Strolling up teh block, I hear a shout, and the answer is obvious: 7-11. There he is in front of one, trying to get a SIM card. We chat for a bit, head back to the hotel, try to get on the day tour that day and fail, discover we can't check in for 5 more hours and decide to set off and see some city on our own. After a brief stroll, we head back to the hotel to get a map and directions to internet cafes, metro systems, and general info on where the hell we are! Now we can set out!
Man, out of time already! More updates soon!
OK, more updates, as promised!
We walked up the block, and stopped in a really high-end internet cafe. Each computer had a private booth and you could watch movies, read books, etc there. We quickly figured out we couldn't afford it, but the girl working there was hilarious! She was like anime! When she couldn't think of how to say something in English, she would smile big and scrunch up her eyes and wave her arms around and jump up and down and make noises! She quickly became my new favorite person in Taiwan, haha! Even though we didn't use the internet services, she ended up telling us most of the info we were after (like where to go out at night) and even looked up addresses and stuff for us. It was cool!
We headed out, found the metro system, and figured out how to work it. Since Taipei 101 wasn't on the tour we had set for the next day, we headed straight there. Walking from the metro station was a fair distance, and we ran into so much stuff! Starting with some simple street vendors, we crossed through a shopping area of classy stores, then found them setting up a street fair, complete with giant balloon arch urging people to not be depressed and to have a good attitude! We wondered what was going on, and then spotted a big warehouse door opening that we wondered into.
Having no clue what we just walked into, we discovered booths of people displaying products at some sort of convention. We walked to one booth and they were giving out rice samples! We walked 2 more down and were given another rice sample, as they told us about the region it was grown in, etc. A few more stalls down, more rice... We had wandered into a RICE CONVENTION!!!
Out of time again, more soon...
27 October 2008
Downtime
So, SixQ.Net was down for a few days. Apparently the spammers attacked my domain and my hosts shut me down without warning. Jerks. But I'm back up now. If you emailed me anything in the last 3 or 4 days though, I didn't receive it, so please resend it!
I'm taking some downtime now as well, relaxing on the beautiful Thai island of Koh Samui, with literally nothing planned! It's a pretty great feeling really.
I think it's about time to go to lunch, so unfortunately, I can't write much of an update. But, my stomach is 1000% better now that I'm off of Balinese food and onto Thai food, so life seems much smoother now. I'll try this evening to add more to this blog, but I think we're going out tonight! :)
I'm taking some downtime now as well, relaxing on the beautiful Thai island of Koh Samui, with literally nothing planned! It's a pretty great feeling really.
I think it's about time to go to lunch, so unfortunately, I can't write much of an update. But, my stomach is 1000% better now that I'm off of Balinese food and onto Thai food, so life seems much smoother now. I'll try this evening to add more to this blog, but I think we're going out tonight! :)
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