I am still reluctant to post about my travels.  I dont know how to describe everything in such a way that the reader will feel what I feel.  I mean, i want to explain the things that made me happiest, and the things that made me angriest...  ok give me time, i will try at some point.

Today was a good sunday.  I woke up at 11AM to the barking of the neighbors' dog and the smell of vegetable saute.  They invited me to have lunch with them, and that was my breakfast.  Afterwards, i walked across the street to a neighbor's house where we watched Manny Pacquiao beat Antonio Barreras..  There were about 5 of us watching the fight.  For me, boxing is really an important component of fitting in here... after all, I really don't have much in common with filipinos.  Im a lousy singer, i don't believe in God, and I don't care for basketball - in other words, i lack the three most important attributes of a filipino!  However, people here love boxing, and so do I, so we connect on that.  The fact that I look like Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao's trainer (thats why i picked his picture for my profile), also helps in that.

The rest of the day was spent taking care of things.  I helped Ate Joy figure out her cell phone functions, and she went with me to see the new apartment that I want to rent.  Its night now, and i can't sleep.  But on my way to the internet cafe to post this meaningless note, i some neighbors playing guitar on the street... i joined them for about an hour, just listening, singing, while looking at the cloudy sky and the moon shining through the fog onto the rooftops...

class starts October 29th.  Till then, im just enjoying life as it comes.