WHACKED...

It's been a month since I last posted anything here. I've been busy... busy in a good way and busy in a "my-goodness-Lou, you-went-home-at-what-time?" way... I've been juggling with my schedule - trying to fit in other responsibilities.

I'll be travelling home today and friends have been texting me if I already had a ticket reserved coz looks like the roads will be packed. Anyway, good that I already have a ticket. I just have to prepare myself of the whole trip. I love to travel, it's just sometimes, it's so tiring that it wears out all the excitement of seeing my loved ones. hay...

It's raining too... what a day... So talk about having three bags and having to wait for 1030 pm for me to board the bus going to Ilocos; oh and not to mention the long trip ahead... whew!

Honestly, I am tired. A friend told me once, "go get some rest,"... I wish I was just tired physically coz I can gain my energy just by eating or sleeping the whole day. But the worse part of it is I'm psychologically and emotionally whacked. For just a month, life has slapped me once more on the face. It's a painful reality that sometimes, it's just so hard fitting in, trying so hard yet nothing good comes out of it; it's just so frustrating when all you do is try to push things to make it work, to make them straight only to find out that at the end of the day, everything remains crooked. If it was just as easy as letting go or let it be or just resign - but it's not...

I'm tired... just so damn tired...

TWILIGHT

Okey, it's been a week since I've watched the most anticipated movie ever. Well, I've read the books last August, so talk about three months of waiting in vain. Anyway, my sister watched the pre-screening and as promised, she told me she won't be a spoiler... Unfortunately though, she's just good at destroying my momentum. Yeah, she promised not to squeal or anything, but when she was already sitting beside me (yep, she watched the movie again), she was going, "watch that part..." and she kept on giggling all the time. urgh!

Anyway, the movie was OK. I hafta to admit the book is way better than the movie (Yeah Lou, give me a movie that really captured the book page per page? None.). Well, I have to say that the whole movie covered most of the important parts of the book. All the cheeziness and mushyness I expected were wrapped in a manner that's not "hey-look-I'm-going-to-make-your-jaws-drop" kinda of thing. So aside from the overall comment, I so crush Rob!!!! He really pulled the Edward thing off. As for Bella, yeah, Kristen played the part well.

I still itch to go watch the movie for a second time since while watching it, I was not concentrating enough on the flow of the movie. Half of my brain was looking for the missing pages of the book. I bet most of those who read the book would agree with me. It's just so hard concentrating watching the movie while whacking your brains out saying, "is this the one in the book?". No wonder my sister had to watch it again... anyway, I'll just wait for the DVD to be out.. hehehe..

Good news: The same cast officially signed in the New Moon project so ... there's something to look forward to again... tee-hee!

BURNING FATS AT MID-DAY...

I just can't imagine my whole semester walking from IRRI to UPLB. I just can't!!!

Yeah, you read it right. Well, I have a Wednesday class and it starts at 1 PM. With a hectic schedule, I really have to maximize my time at IRRI. So, I've decided that with my Wednesday class, I have to leave at 1230pm. Well, I did actually leave at 1230 pm only to find out that there's no jeepney at the gate. Well, everyone knows that the shuttle has a schedule and my preferred sched of going to class doesn't fall on any of them.

With the sun at it's peak, I just walked. I was just so on it that I really had to walk fast, coz honestly, it took me 20 mins!!! Oh, how I wish this walking would really help me burn my fats... =P...

The bad thing though is that our classroom is airconditioned, so with all the sweat and wet back, I just hope I don't end up having pneumonia... whew!

AFTER A YEAR...

It's more than a year since I left PhilRice to pursue my MS degree here at UPLB. Time does fly so fast. I can't even imagine that I survived this year. New friends, new environment, new relationships, new perspectives, new ideologies... blah blah blah!ü

I had my calm seas and turbulent clouds. It wasn't easy grasping for air and pushing myself so hard just to make sure I still had my hands firmly clasped at the end of the cliff. It was a process that I had to endure, sometimes at my own, but oftentimes, with family and friends.

It has been a year and it feels so liberating to know that I've lived the decisions I've made especially when it came to relationships. My relationship with other people could be likened to a flowering plant: some have bloomed and stayed beautiful while others, withered. Sometimes it's just so hard forcing yourself caring for dying flowers. How I wish I could just spray "formaline" to preserve its state even for just a moment. But I know that it doesn't work that way, sometimes, I just have to give in to the truth that people come and go. It's not because of my choosing; but it's an inevitable truth that I have to accept.

Life is to short, and life has so much to offer. So with what has transpired for the past year, I've learned to carefully keep clasping my hands, slowly and surely pushing myself forward until I'm able to fully stand again with my OWN feet and continue caring for flowering plants that bloom unceasingly and beautifully.

"FEED YOUR ANGELS AND YOUR DEMONS WILL STARVE"

I decided to make my time productive (it's not that I am not productive, it's just that I stare at space most of the time,,,lol!). Anyway, I grabbed a book from a shelf at our apartment. It's just a small book written by Conrado Barba Favorito entitled "My Favorite Fables and More". I told myself this one's for me since it's for students, yuppies, managers, parents and mentors (scrap the last four words).

While reading through, this one caught me and I think it's worth sharing.

TWO WOLVES FIGHTING
(Adapted and revised version)

Grandma Bella is teaching her grandson Kyle about life.

"A fight is going on inside me," she says to the boy. "It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. ONE IS EVIL - he is greed, impatience, false pride, anger, envy, regret, arrogance, self-pity, laziness, resentment, lies. THE OTHER IS GOOD - he is generosity, patience, humility, love, hope, peace, serenity, kindness, benevolence, empathy, perseverance, diligence, truth, compassion, joy and faith. This same fight is going on inside you - and inside very other person, too."

Kyle thinks about it for a minute and then asks his grandmother, "Which wolf will win, Grandma?"

Grandma Bella simply replies, "THE ONE YOU FEED."

BONDING WITH THE Cs

Now I know how it feels to be alienated in my own country (in a good way of course)... Being with Cambodians for more than 12 hours can make you go crazy. First, you hafta make sure you never forget your english. I have to admit, speaking straight english can make it worse so, I had to really use my "baroque" english, hehehe... Another thing, once they start speaking in their language, am left with my own thoughts... talk about "dead air" eh...

You know how I love to eat, right? I know it will take an argument before we could settle with what food to eat. Good that they love Filipino dishes, so my taste buds really did not have any difficulty adjusting...

As for the rides, well, I actually rode on this caterpillar thing, the one where kids are the ones who have the only right to ride? Well, I rode on that one... hahaha. I don't want to take the risk of having my stomach churn and have my hair dishelved. I know that the ticket we bought was "ride-all-you-can" but honestly, I really was on my KJ mode... hahaha... anyway, I've been to E.K. Actually, I just enjoyed watching the rest enjoy themselves.

Sothea and Loumeng: pila sa SNOW WORLD

Sothea, Vibol, Daream, Thearith, and Loumeng

I so love my cap!

Ms. Cullen

Welcome cholesterol!!!!!

Gutom na kami nito...

THE EARLIEST CHRISTMAS SOIREE EVER!

Had the earliest Christmas soiree yesterday! A record breaker actually... LOL! Did last minute shopping of prizes and had to finalize the program, aside from the fact that I had to attend a class around 1pm (whew!)...

Moving on... it was a blast! good food, good music, good company... really had fun! Nice way to start my semester eh? hehehe... ü

Mga windang...

Akow!

Joey boi, aketch, Aiza

Loumeng and Uro (mga addict! hahaha!)

Whacky with Tito Macky!


Hanap ng makakanta... at ng makapagkalat! hahaha!

Greatest hobby! CHOW!

Tarap!

FIRST DAY OF CLASSES

Third sem ko na mga peeps... at first day of classes ngayon... 22 kami sa isang klase... (AERS 282 - Social Research Design)... As usual, united nations ang dating, daming mga foreigners...

Eto ang nakakagulat, pinagkamalan akong tiga-INDIA ng isa kong pinoy na klasmeyt.. ASTIG! HAHAHA... Naalala ko nung nagbakasyon ako, nung pumunta kami sa dentist kasama mga kapatid ko, pinagkamalan naman akong balikbayan at iginiit pa ng doctora na hindi halatang Ilokana ako... hahaha.... kakaloka... ü

Anyway... nasa pa-easy-easy mood muna ako ngayon kasi wala pa gaanong requirements pero alam kong ratratan rin ito two weeks from now... anyway... hope this sem will be another great semester.... at siyempre, ihahanda ko nanaman sarili ko sa mga puyatan (kunwari) at susubukan ko ng tanggapin na normal ang magkapimples sa ganitong edad... toink!

FRUSTRATIONS

When frustrations and disappointments get the best out of me, I literally want to bang my head on the wall. The screaming, jumping or being in my own bubble of "silence please, don't touch me, go away or leave me alone," doesn't usually work.

There are times that I just want to break out from this shell and see the other side of me. Do something I have never done before, or explore realities of life for once... But then, before I even take my first step, that's when I snap out of it and and see myself SCARED... AFRAID... at the end, maybe, I am not yet ready.

Or maybe, just maybe, this is me... I know there is still something hidden in me, something waiting to blossom or die... but then again, maybe this is just me... WEIRD, ABNORMAL, nothing extraordinary, just wanting to be different among the rest. This reality sometimes pulls me down knowing "whoa! I have my own world..." but at the end of the day, it's worth knowing that "I am different."

BAKASYON...

It’s been four days since I’ve touched down Baguio City. I have to admit though that I miss LB already. LOL! (Hoist Loumeng, sure ka bang LB ang namimiss mo? Toink!). Anyway, moving on, bonding here and there, met with old school friends, had a closure with ****.

Went shopping and of all the shopping days, I really wanted to enjoy this one but I got pissed when I asked the sales man where the male pants were (it’s not that I am lazy to scan across the shelves, it’s just that I find the shop disorganized, lol (excuses)) and he pointed me to the wrong rack!!! Am I a *&^% or he’s just ^%$#? Anyway, I walked out tagging my two li’l siblings with me saying “let’s get out of here, there not even paying attention to us!”... Unfortunately, I passed by a female clerk while I was blabbing and my li’l sister saw that she was taken aback. Ehem...

Had bonding time with my li’l bro and sis at the dentist. Well, talk about three hours of babysitting eh? I could just imagine how it would be like if I had my own li’l lou having her teeth checked out. Whew! Well... I CAN’T IMAGINE... hahaha...

I know I have all the time to hop from one mall to another or just do my traditional “ukay-ukay” shopping but sometimes, I just opt to have myself house arrested. One thing that scares me though is that an inch would be added to my baby fats... With the weather right now, it’s not surprising to just be under the blanket the whole day. Actually, right now, I am fully wrapped (socks, pjs, thick sweater, bonnet and even a scarf)... yeah yeah yeah, I know you are envying me right now.. hehehe...

TAPOS NA ANG SEM!!!!

TAPOS NA ANG SEM!!!!!!!! Weeee!!!!!!! Bakasyon galore na...

hay, ano ba ang masasabi ko...

- marunong na akong uminom ng kape (sossy nga lang kasi sa coffee shop lang)...
- marunong na rin akong magbigay ng mababang grade sa kaklaseng hindi responsable (malamang meng! ano ba?!)
- consistent pa rin ang katarayan ko.. hahaha...
- may night life na ako. as in literal na every night na ito. hahaha...
- pang Cambodia ang beauty ko. waaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!
- may kumarir sa akin na ubod ng gwapo! hahahaha....
- todo ang puyat at groupwork...
- todo ang test (ikaw na ang magsulat ng tatlong oras sa 10ng yellowpad at sagutin ang 7ng tanong)... ikaw na ang magBAR exam... hahaha...
- todo ang aral sa sangkaterbang notes (pinakamasklap na ang CED 250 ko - 24 reports)...
- pumayat ng onti.
- Stage Director sa IRRI cultural night (ni sa panaginip di ko to pinangarap pero game!)...
- BLAH! BLAH! BLAH!


MASAYA ANG SEM NA TO... PERO, CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOME NA RIN!!!!!!!!

GANDANG PHILRICE ELBI CLUB... lol

weeeee!!!!!!!!

Ang mag-ateng pagkatapos ng fallow period. NYAH!


hahaha! nice one kuya Jaimz

facute...

NEVER MESS WITH AN ILOKANA

A friend forwarded this one to me... Worth pondering upon... LOL!


Whatever you give a woman, she’s going to multiply.
If you give her sperm, she’ll give you a baby.
If you give her a house, she’ll give you a home.
If you give her groceries, she’ll give you a meal.
If you give her a smile, she’ll give you her heart.
She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.
So - if you give her any crap, you will receive a ton of s**t.

MS. CAMBODIA

Thearith, Phirun, Vibol, Daream, Lou Franz, and Sothea

Ikaw na ang sumama sa mga tiga-Cambodia... M.A.S.A.Y.A.

Anyway, so mega aya sa akin around 10 am, Star City raw kami. So, sige kako... pero hindi lang Star City mga peeps.


Lunch time. Kumain kami sa Seaside restau something sa may Macapagal. Mga 1 kilong sugpo, 3ng malalaking pirasong babaeng alimango, 2ng malalaking kulay orange na isda at 2ng kilong clams na tipong ang binili mo eh ung shell at hindi ung laman... So pinaluto, walastik, WELCOME CHOLESTEROL... Enjoy naman, nawindang lang ako ng onti ng gumawa sila ng sarili nilang sawsawan... uhm, paminta na ubod ng dami, asin at asukal... walastik, ibang level ang sipa, parang wasabe, un nga lang, hindi sa utak ang diretso, sa ilong... pero medyo carry naman pala...


Pagkatapos ng dalawang oras na kainan eh diretso sa MOA. Window shop at nuod ng sine: THE STRANGERS. Huwag niyo ng panoorin dahil magsisisi kayo to the nth level, ipangkain niyo na lang ang pangsine niyo. AS IN!


So after nun, diretso sa Star City. Ikaw na ang pumasok sa tatlong horror ek ek na tunnel ek ek (sorry for the lack of appropriate term), tignan ko lang kung hindi ka mabawasan ng timbang. Daming rides pero hindi ko carry na umulit, nakapunta na ako sa Enchanted Kingdom kaya tama na ang minsan... LOL! So, sila ang nagenjoy sa mga rides. Pero ang winner eh sa SNOW WORLD. hehehe. Enjoy ako to the nth level, dun ko napagtanto na hindi ko kayang manirahan sa mga lugar na may snow. period. un na un.


So slide ganyan, so sabay ako with Sothea, enjoy ako nang biglang nastuck ako sa gitna... hahaha... talaga namang itinulak pa niya ako para maabot ko ung dulo... LOL! Per lane kasi kaya ganun. Pero umulit pa rin nung hindi na per lane eh, ung pwede ang apatan. So sabay ulit kami, aba, walastik, pinauna ako, tapos, nastuck ulit ako... HAHAHAHA! sabi niya "What's wrong with your butt?" hahaha.. siyempre alangan namang sabihin kong "I think it's the pull of gravity?" hahaha... toink!

Fagod ako fero enjoy, mga 1140 pm na ako nakauwi... hay... can't wait ulit..

IKAW NA ANG MAPAHIYA NG TODO...

The usual, si Meng, eto nagiinarte... hay naku, kung pwede lang bumuka ang Mt. Makiling noong araw na iyon, hindi ako magdadalawang-isip na magpalamon...

Alam niyo ba ung feeling na, andun ka, sitting pretty, andun rin ung crush mo tapos biglang toink!!! NAPAHIYA KA TO THE NTH LEVEL? Ibang klaseng kahihiyan talaga un... wahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alam ko, di niyo magets, ganito na lang... para akong batang naka-ihi sa harap niya.. as in LITERAL... ganun kagrabe... wahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Alam ko namang hindi ko kasalanan na ganun ang nangyari, tipong "it was natural Lou, it can happen to anyone..." pero naman... hindi ako anyone eh.. oh sige, anyone na kung anyone, pero "anyone in front of her crush..." AKO YUN!!!!!!!!! actually, isang linggo na ang nakalipas pero feeling ko... parang kanina lang nangyari... buti na lang at ung crushness ko eh 'mature'. toink!

Di bale, nabawi ko naman na ung kahihiyan na un.. wahehehe... toink!

ANG SEM NI MENG

groupwork sa SEARCA (Daream, Aketch, Tung, Ate France, and Elfren)

So musta naman Meng?


Eto, N.G.A.R.A.G. o di kaya ay W.I.N.D.A.N.G. Ganun talaga, basta patapos na ang sem, expect mo na yan... As usual, uwian eh 11 pm... pinakalate ko na ata eh 230 am... pero wag ka, nagimprove ngayon kasi eto, uwi galing gimmik.. hehehe.. (mabuti na lang at wala mga magulang ko dito... ).

Actually, ang bago kong tamabayan ay ang SEARCA dorm, maliban sa medyo sossy ng onti eh medyo (ehem!) malapit-lapit kina... ehem... ayun.. at least di ba, may tiga-hatid ako sa gabi... LOL!

Sa wakas, medyo patapos na rin ang mga requirements... Feeling ko kasi, alam niyo un, kapag umuuwi ako eh pati ako nagugulat na lang sa itsura ko. Tipong sa gabi na lang ako may karapatang lumabas?! Maliban sa naglalakihang eyebags ko eh may mga tiny-winy na pimples na sumisilip sa noo ko... Naalala ko tuloy ung roommate ko sabi nung isang gabi eh "Ate Lou, kunan kita ng picture, mukha kang studyante talaga ngayon..." hahaha...

Di bale, abot-kamay ko na ang bakasyon, isang linggo na lang at hello Baguio na ulit! WEEEE!!!!

QUESTION

Guys and gals,

I need your insights on this...

IF YOU ARE TO SEND MONEY FROM THE U.S. TO THE PHILIPPINES, WILL IT TAKE 10 WORKING DAYS?

Answer please . . .

Thanks!

A NORMAL GUY VS EDWARD CULLEN

Disclaimer: A forwarded message

A normal guy would say: “I love you Baby!”

Edward Cullen would say: “You are my life now.”

Normal Guy would say: “I think I am falling for you.”

Edward Cullen would say: “The Lion fell in Love with the Lamb”

Normal Guy would say: “You hair looks like a haystack; go brush it!”

Edward Cullen would say: “Your hair looks like a haystack but I like it.”

A normal guy would pick a random song from a random artist and dedicate it to you.

Edward Cullen would sing you a song he wrote for you while playing the piano.

If you die, a normal guy would find another.

If you die, Edward would kill himself cause life without you isn’t worth living.

“Well, I wasn’t going to live without you..” He rolled his eyes as if that fact were childishly obvious. “..but I wasn’t sure how to do it. I knew Emmet and Jasper would never help so I was thinking maybe I would go to Italy and do something to provoke the Volturi.”

As you leave the house, a normal guy would say: “Bye, see ya!”

As you leave the house Edward Cullen would say: “Come back to me, love.”

He smiled my favorite smile. “Hurry back to me.”

“Always.”

As you come back to the house, a normal guy would be watching TV and wouldn’t even notice.

As you come back to the house, Edward Cullen would be welcoming you by playing the piano with a song just for you.

“I heard the music before I was out of the car. Edward hadn’t touched his piano since the night Alice left. Now, as I shut the door, I heard the song morph through a bridge and change into my lullaby. Edward was welcoming me home."

A normal guy would wait for you to make him breakfast.

Edward Cullen would make you breakfast everyday.

While you are both out for dinner, a normal guy wouldn’t keep his eyes off the sexy waitress.

Edward Cullen wouldn’t even notice the waitress was a female.

A normal guy, while driving, would keep one hand on the wheel and one hand on the radio.

Edward Cullen, while driving, would keep one hand on the wheel and the other attached to yours.

While far apart in different places, a normal guy would say: “I miss you.”

While far apart in different places, Edward Cullen would say: “It’s like you’ve taken half myself with you”

A normal guy wouldn’t care or notice if you had nightmares.

Edward Cullen would sing until your nightmares went away.

“Do you want me to sing to you? I’ll sing all night if it will keep the bad dreams away.”

A normal guy does it with everyone.

Edward Cullen only does it with one.

A normal guy buys you flowers and chocolates.

Edward Cullen buys you a car.

RANTINGS...

Most people would say I'm good at this department (ranting) but the heck I care. All I want is to let everything out as soon as possible.

So, what is it that I want to rant about? It's about having to do groupwork with an inconsiderate, insensitive, and irresponsible groupmate. Some would say that things would be better off done when you do it alone, at least, when you fail, there's nothing to blame but yourself. Unlike for groupwork, everyone has to be accountable to everybody. If one fails, the tendency is he/she pulls you with him/her. AND THIS THING SUCKS. I mean, come on... everyone is doing their part, and here comes a groupmate, who's not been there since day 1, have all the gutts to shove into our professor's face that he did this and did that and the worse part of it is that he comes to class acting as if he does all the job and we, the rest of the group, are doing nothing.

I love groupworks, really. I mean fine, there's this compromise here and there, but I know that there's more 'fruit' here than when I do things alone. It's just that what he has been doing is really piling up and is getting into my nerves! URGH! Anyway, as much as I want to really rant about this, I'll just console myself with the fact that a peer evaluation will be done towards the end of the semester...

BRAVING THAILAND

Going around Bangkok was not that difficult. Aside from having two types of maps and Tourist Centers around, finding the exact places we wanted and the type of food to dig on was just like a walk-in-the-park (forgive me, I didn't do the planning that's why... LOL)...
Anyway, am posting some of the photos.

The places we visited were:
1. Chao Phraya
2. Standing Buddha
3. Reclining Buddha
4. Floating Market
5. Marble Temple

As for shopping, the Chatuchak market is the best place. Well, talk about 'haggling'. Looks like that skill of mine improved when I went there. LOL!

50 meters high... Standing Buddha

The Grand Palace (view from Chao Phraya)

Jewelry store... very cheap but quality Jewelries are sold here.

Temple made by the First King of Thailand

Temple made by the First King of Thailand

Reclining Buddha

Somewhere near Marble Temple

The Chewy 5 @ Marble Temple...

Peek-a-boo!

Ready to move...

Kainan... dieta in short...

Ang aming tiga-sagwan...

Waiting for the next train going to... MBK...

With the designer himself...

ANGKOR WAT

Okey, the long wait is over. After barely having sleep and with the free massage that I got from the long trip we had, the best was to just see heaven on earth.

As much as I would like to post all of my photos here, I just chose the ones where I am presentable, LOL. Enjoy!

If you plan to go visit this beautiful and magnificent place, here are some tips for you.

1. Bring an umbrella/cap.

2. Bring US Dollars with you (everything that needs to be purchased should be paid in USD)

3. Make sure to have a bottle of water with you. There are a lot of temples to visit and being dehydrated is the lamest thing you'll ever do coz you'd be missing a lot.

4. Though the camera can't picture the real beauty as your eyes would, just make sure to bring it with you. And don't forget your extra batteries.

5. That's all and don't forget yourself.

TOUR DE TOUR

We had the five of us splitted in two groups since the taxi can only accommodate four persons. So from Poipet, we traveled three hours tops to Siam Reap. It was a looonnnggg trip (I mean talk about cutting trips and just the thought of traveling for another three hours was like???)... Anyway, I just consoled myself of the thought that I get to see a treasure at the end of the road.

It was a long journey and of all the days, we get to experience "out-of-our-control" situations. For starters, our taxi tires overheated and we were running 25 kph. Talk about "boredom". We treaded a long, bumpy, dusty, red road. The aircon wasn't even working. Then, when we had the taxi carwashed, guess what? They told us to get off the taxi, then the next thing you know we were forced to buy something from the store where the taxi had been carwashed!!! The faces of L and G can't be painted so I volunteered to be the one to buy on our behalf. A can of Sprite costed 40 Baht!!! There were a lot of detours and the taxi we were on was like speeding in a race track! Well, the never-ending road made me just count posts. Lucky me, I got to count more than a thousand... lol! Well, the trip was worth it.

BRAVING POIPET

Right on time. At 2 am (Thursday, Sept 18, 2008), we hired a cab going to Poipet (where the border is). Using our charms, we were able to hire a cab for B 3,ooo.00 instead of B 4,000.00 (nice way to start our trip eh?)

We were so blessed since our driver was very friendly and polite. The best part was he played english songs.. lol! Having empty stomachs for almost eight hours, we requested him to bring us to Mcdonalds. He offered to bring us to some Thai food stores but we weren't taking the risk, not when we were unsure if our stomachs would be ready.

Same-same?

At 530 am, we were able to reach the border. But the border doesn't open until 7 am. Luckily there was this police station right before the border. We ate some crackers and had bladder break. Thanks to the Filipino instinct, the gurls were able to bring munchies along. Anyway, the policemen were polite to let us stay there for a while before we crossed the border.

Braving the border was not that difficult. Praise God that we had a smooth exit from Thailand to Cambodia. At first, we thought that we will be walking along a narrow road full of beggars and peddlers (as some bloggers put it), but no. The road was clean and I could say that it was an exaggeration.

I have to admit though that we were nervous. I mean, not being sure on what was ahead of us. But praise God we were able to cross the border! I could say the gurls did a good job planning this 'crossing'. L and A - Am proud of you guys!

Sa wakas!!!!!!! nakaya natin ng tayo-tayo lang!!! wuhoo!!!