Sandy ran into the local mailman on his delivery run today.
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Bite me
It’s inevitable. The locals love fresh imported blood. Mosquito Bite Tally: Alex: 16 Grant: 15 Sandy:11
Shangri-la
Today we met with the party coordinator at the Shangri-la for some last minute details on Mommy & Daddy’s 50th Wedding Anniversary. Now this is one beautiful hotel. Auntie Presy & Auntie Puring arrived today from San Diego and we met them at the Makati Sports Club for lunch. While waiting, Alex got a good …
Sky
Okay, after 2 days of giving Sky (Pinky & Tante’s Rottweiller) pig ear treats she still wants to kill me. So I’ve given up trying to get on her good side. We’ve been told that when Sky is taken for a walk, it takes 2 to control her. When she realizes that they are headed …
Gimme the nice Banos
This is a one time pass to use the bathroom at one of the malls Alex went to, it cost 10 Pesos!
Dog Day Afternoon
We spent this afternoon with the dogs… Princess & Freddie that is. Hard working dirty dogs need a good washing. Princess is self reliant while Fred is a bit more hands on. Later we went to Iceberg’s for a light, light snack and desert. This was followed by a dinner at the Rallos house, which …
Philippines Day 2
Jetlag still has a hold of me so I woke up at 4:30am today. After a little geek time on the PC, I started out on breakfast #1. Half an hour later when the rest of the household got up, I hit breakfast #2. We rounded everyone up and went to the Makati Sports Club …
We arrived
We’ve been in the Philippines for 24 hrs and I haven’t taken a single photo. Although I did manage to get a 1 hour massage and purchase 3 suits (they fit better over here). I should mention with all the Philippine hospitality, we’ve been eating 6 times a day. Will those suits fit? More later.
Alex is here!
Last night Alex arrived from South Carolina to accompany us on our trip to the Philippines. We decided to cook something EZ… yeah Steak! Sorry forgot to photograph it. Our flight day was spent taking Judy to the Burd Hotel and lunch at the India Palace.
Havana II
Tonight we met Jim & Kelly at Havana for dinner. The food was excellent as were the mojitos. Jim brought his Smart Car, I want one now. Of course I was early so I strolled downtown Alameda and took a couple of shots.