Philippine Travel Wrap Up
Jet Lag Is A Bitch
Shit Yeah! Back in good ole US of A!
I made it home after a quick 26 hour travel ordeal. Manila to Nagoya to Detroit to Jackson--man I love layovers. I did dive into a huge American style cheeseburger the second the plane landed in Detroit. I was glad to eat a meal that did not revolve around a mound of steamed rice.
There are good and bad points to returning to America. The food is better, no one stares at me like I am the Sasquatch, and I can drink tap water, but the bad points are: I eventually will have to go back to work, I can’t drink a dozen beers in a bar for $6, and no one has offered to marry me for two whole days.
We did meet a lot of cool people, try new foods and gain a whole new appreciation for enforcement of traffic laws. I would recommend the Philippines as a travel destination, but you should realize it will not be what you are used to, and that is not a bad thing.
It did not necessarily lend itself to mine and Chad’s typical travel style: Land and Plan as you go. We ended up skipping a couple of areas we wanted to visit due to missing the last flight out and an unwillingness to sit on crappy local buses for 12-16 hours. It’s not just the lack of air-con that makes these buses unappealing, the frequent use of them to move everything from furniture to livestock along with a full load of humans can make comfort an unattainable feat. We were going to take one for a few hours but then, after watching them load an entire house of furniture inside and then strap a live pig to the roof, we decided to spend the extra thirty bucks to get a private van.
I have been slowly attempting to catch up on the blog reading I missed while abroad. Luckily many of my fellow writers also seemed to have taken a bit of a break, so I am not so far behind. Commenting has been down apparently as well, so it seems most people are taking the summer off, except those who don’t have anything better to do...like Liz.
Actually Liz has stepped up to the plate exceedingly well. She posted much more than usual and only emailed our site designer and tech support guru Jester a half dozen times. I would like everyone to take a moment and give a much deserve round of applause to her. Thank you, thank you very much.
Hopefully I will be back to regular posting tomorrow. Or maybe i can convince Liz that I am needed on some urgent matter in a far away place and get her to keep doing all the work. Maybe an urgent need for qualified enema experts in Djibouti. It’s so crazy it just might work.
I have attached a few of the SCUBA pics I promised. I am still sorting through the pics and will have all of them up on my travel pic site ASAP.
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Posted by killer on 09/09 at 09:14 PM-
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Nice shots… What kind of camera did you use to shoot under water...? Glad you enjoyed good old american food .. can’t go wrong with a big ass burger… You would think that the Phillipines would at least have a McD’s?
By babybull40 on 2007 09 10
welcome home! wanna marry me?
(damn those photos are awesome. i really need to learn to scuba dive and get my ass out in the water.)
By hellohahanarf on 2007 09 10
Babybull:
They have McD’s, but it does not taste the same.
I use a Sealife SD500 with an external flash. I am still getting used to it.
Hellohahanarf:
Yes I will marry you. Everyone should SCUBA dive. We could get married underwater.
By Killer on 2007 09 10
i’d absolutely get married underwater.
if we get married i’ll happily clean up the empty beer bottles, but do i have to pick up your dirty underwear?
By hellohahanarf on 2007 09 10
Welcome home! - your pictures are always beautiful and these are no exception. I admire you for your traveling spirit.
Missed ya around here.
By Mayren on 2007 09 10
So, getting proposed to every day is a bad thing? I think it would be good for the ego.
Nice pics. I’m glad to see no remnants of an aqua dump in any of them.
By churlita on 2007 09 10
Killer, Welcome back to reality. Glad to see that you made it all in one piece. Love the SCUBA pics. So where does the hunt for the almighty dollar take you next? Jim
By Jim on 2007 09 10
hellohahanarf:
Having not been married in the past, I assumed once married I would no longer require the use of underwear due to the constant sex.
mayren:
Thanks...it’s good to be home.
Churlita:
It is good for the ego, until you hear the same person propose to everyone in your group. I tried posting a pic of Manius’ naked run to the aqua dump, but my computer rejected it for some reason.
Jim:
Thanks bro, I am currently looking for a job here in the bustling metropolis that is Jackson.
By Killer on 2007 09 10
Where am I? Did you move?
I had a few drinks, took a few weeks away from the internet, woke up in a few unfamiliar cheap motels, and now I find out that you’ve gone and cleaned this place up.
Looks good.
By Mist 1 on 2007 09 10
Maybe the travel home would have been less of an ordeal had you not stuffed your new wife in a balikbayan box marked “this side up” to ship her her home because the price you paid for her was more than you wanted to declare on your customs report if you brought her with you on the plane.
By othurme on 2007 09 10
constant sex? of course. but although i’ve also never been married, i think eventually one if not both of us would have to leave the house to buy more beer. so maybe we’d wanna put underwear on for that. maybe not…
By hellohahanarf on 2007 09 10
Nice, welcome back. I was on a blog break myself, although I went nowhere as cool as you did, and noticed the same thing. It all works out.
By Natalie on 2007 09 10
Mist 1:
Good to see you back...or at least for the moment. I figured you would be familiar with all of those motels by now.
Othurme:
It is funny you mention that...it was one of our running jokes (from when you would see an old Westerner with a young Filipina in the airport) Do you have to declare the total value, or just what you have paid up until then.
Hellohahanarf:
I’ll buy...you fly. Still no underwear.
Natalie:
Blog breaks are good, but it is hard to gear back up.
By Killer on 2007 09 10
Your photos are super cool. Just don’t use your underwater camera in the tub, please.
I’ve actually prepared posts for today (any minute now) and tomorrow. They should pop up today around 5 and tomorrow around 6 if I did the option correctly. I had to learn to manage myself while you were away. I’m glad you’re back so I can start slacking again! Next Liz post? Novemberish.
By liz on 2007 09 10
I want to SCUBA. I went snorkeling in Cancun and Cozumel a couple of years ago. The next step is getting certified.
I’m worried about my ears though. I get terrible pain at just 12 feet in a swimming pool. ;(
By jester on 2007 09 10
Liz:
Oh no you don’t, keep working. Maybe if I ride out your last two, then I will finally think of something to write about.
Jester:
They teach you how to equalize your sinus pressure. It actually comes in handy when flying also.
While pinching your nose shut, try and blow out through your nose. This pops your ears.
By killer on 2007 09 10
Welcome back
Sounds like it was a good trip. Hard to beat a good ole american burger. AWESOME pics! I have always wanted to try scuba diving but never seem to get around to it.
BD
By briliantdonkey on 2007 09 11