Hey guys! I'm back from vacation and I have two major events to blog about. My graduation and my vacation. I'll share my vacation first since I kept a nikki (diary for those of you who don't know. Mirai Nikki reference =P) all throughout. I want to upload it from my phone to this blog but coming up with this web page on my phone took forever. My thoughts, added stuff, translations, etc. are in italics =) Also, I'll break it up if the entry begins to get too long =P I realized that Day 3 is HUGE. Anyway, here goes!
Day 1 - jun28
12:15pm (Minneapolis time)
It's like fucking Mission Mexico! Exact same gate and a chili's too! With a 1hr wait in between the connecting flights xD
McD's has better kids meal toys =_=
Day 2 - jun29
9:25am (Orlando time)
Too hot. My mom made me wear sneakers :( Still so full from last night's dinner at Texas de Brazil @@! Sleeping was okay. Putol-putol (choppy in Tagalog) since it was hot and I was wearing only undies and a shirt :/ boooooo.
Man, I miss school so much already (it seems) that I even had a dream about it and how a normal day is like ._. Also, I was singing our grad song in the taxi on the way back from the restaurant and I started tearing up. I cried abit but not that much but I was still really sad.
wtf @ R. Calling me while I'm here. arghh
11:45am
Our first ride was Terminator 2. Not really a ride but more of a 3d experience. It was pretty fun :)
Oops. I forgot to write throughout this whole thing that we went to Universal Studios in Florida. ^^;;
1:25pm
Krustyland and MIB Alien Attack followed. Luckily for us, the lines aren't that long. Krustyland was similar to T2 except not 3d and the kart moved more. MIB was like the Disneyland Toy Story ride [in Hong Kong] where you get on a kart and shoot stuff :p I prevailed with 172k points xD Now in line for Jaws. We had some turkey leg and lots to drink. It's actually really hot. I hope to change later on into a spaghetti strap @@
1:42pm
Okay, it's been less than 20mins but I just HAVE to write this. Okay so in Math 12, I learned about sine and cosine waves. Now, the line in the inner area of Jaws does that snakey thing, to try and get as many people stuck in live/space/etc., and my brother pointed out that we only did one round and the first thought to come to my mind was "omg. He's right! We just went through one sine wave." Then, I thought of how there's the "30mins from here" sign to indicate the wait time from a specific point in the line and began wondering that maybe, by using sine waves and trigonometry, that that's how they calculated it. Then I started wondering how long it took us to get through one "sine wave" in this line and thought of the pi/period/b formula and the graph outline for a formula for a modified sine wave -____- Wow.
4:44pm
Now we're on the other side, the Island of Adventures and we're lining up for the newest and main attraction: Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. It says 90 minute wait n_n I sure do hope that it isn't! I was just outside a minute ago but now I'm in.
5:44pm
wooh. Just got out. It was pretty sweet but could have been better. But still pretty good. The whole wait though was amazing in itself. The inside of the castle was amazing, astounding, outrageous and very detailed. It was sooo beautiful and like, everything was just crazy! I loooooooove the inside. I wish I could have taken a picture but it's okay. The Hogwarts castle is something I definitely won't forget. <3
7:51pm
Dinner time! We pretty much went through all that we wanted to so my fam is good. Painful feet but it was fun, nonetheless. The Spider-man ride was pretty good. Similar to the HP one except it had some 3d stuff :) I bought a Hulk doll and Hulk keychain cause it was sooo cute! I'll give RdC the Hulk keychain since she has "HULKmode" moments :P I also got to see NBA City Restaurant earlier. My kuya bought me a wristband w/ Kobe's jersey. I'll end up using it as an accessory. I was planning to give it to a youth fam member but my bro paid for the wristband so I better not. Oh! And after HP, we got some Butterbeer xD It was REALLY sweet but what do you expect? It's butterscotch based :p Now, we be eating at Latin Quarter Restaurant. I hope it's yummy!
Showing posts with label Mission Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mission Mexico. Show all posts
7.09.2010
5.17.2010
LXV
Man, I don't think I'll get through the whole week at Mexico LOL. Uhm... just to summarize:
March 16th, 2010
--> worked on construction instead of VBS
--> got to shower during the afternoon
--> awesome food, as always
--> learned more Spanish
--> bought some kind of beverage at the local store
--> got to take down a wall using a sledge hammer (Didn't do much damage though =( )
--> cut a bunch of patterns for VBS the next day
--> took out a bunch of nails from pieces of wood (Yes. They're so poor that they're trying to salvage EVERYTHING)
March 17th, 2010
--> more construction with the nails of the pieces of wood
--> helped with the placing of the styrofoam sheets up top as insulation for the classrooms
--> yum yum food
--> got to help out prepping lunch and some dinner
--> bonfire with the little kids of the classroom
--> taught a little girl how to play basketball xD!
--> they have flavoured marshmallows O_O
March 18th, 2010
--> last day for VBS and construction. opted for the VBS
--> crafts at the school + at La Estrella
--> awesome food
--> got a snickers bar from my muchacho
--> got to go out that night and explore the town a bit that night
--> boys pooled some money in to buy a pair of shoes for muchacho
--> danced on the stage in the town square :P
March 19th, 2010
--> BEACH DAY
--> 3hr trip to San Carlos (or was it San Juan?) beach
--> bought some souvenirs (magnet, bracelets, etc.)
--> paddleboated!
--> kayak-ing + unforgettable experience with my hat HAHAHA. had to circle around it FOUR times just to get it since it flew off of my head -___-;
--> lots of fun over-all
--> ran out of sunscreen :(
March 20th, 2010
--> held church service @ La Estrella
--> climbed down a rocky steep hill with heels on x)
--> PINATA!
--> boys + muchacho = Backstreet Boys wannabe-s?! HAHAHA
--> last night :(
--> packing, cleaning up as much as we can beforehand
--> last shower together with my bestie LOL (stupid teachers complained about us =_=)
--> yum yum food as always!!
March 21st, 2010
--> left at around 8AM :(
--> TEARS T____T
--> longass bus-ride to the border
--> got held up at the border since our driver doesn't have a working visa or some type of visa that will let him inside USA, PLUS, he had no insurance on the bus -___-
--> thank God that we were able to get through that :D
--> Jack-in-the-Box = LOVE
--> FOUND MY CHURROS BUD
--> arrived around 10PM @ La Quinta Inn
--> watched Kirstie Alley's BIG Life LOL.
--> fell asleep with the TV on xD;;
March 22nd, 2010
--> explored Phoenix, Arizona abit
--> went to some boring museum
--> ate at Fatburger
--> a bit of flirting/communicating/practicing Spanish with the workers there = a little more extra whipped cream on your milkshake ;) LOL
--> bought some kind of CHI product
--> airplane ride home * 2!
--> two BIIIG sized Peach Fru-teas from The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at the Phoenix Airport
--> Phoenix -> Seattle flight delayed, which in turn delayed our Seattle -> Vancouver flight
--> made history since that's the first time that Alaska Airlines has EVER held a flight :P
--> got home late
and that's basically what happened in Mexico x)
Up next...
MY DEBUT! aka 18th birthday party. ^__^
March 16th, 2010
--> worked on construction instead of VBS
--> got to shower during the afternoon
--> awesome food, as always
--> learned more Spanish
--> bought some kind of beverage at the local store
--> got to take down a wall using a sledge hammer (Didn't do much damage though =( )
--> cut a bunch of patterns for VBS the next day
--> took out a bunch of nails from pieces of wood (Yes. They're so poor that they're trying to salvage EVERYTHING)
March 17th, 2010
--> more construction with the nails of the pieces of wood
--> helped with the placing of the styrofoam sheets up top as insulation for the classrooms
--> yum yum food
--> got to help out prepping lunch and some dinner
--> bonfire with the little kids of the classroom
--> taught a little girl how to play basketball xD!
--> they have flavoured marshmallows O_O
March 18th, 2010
--> last day for VBS and construction. opted for the VBS
--> crafts at the school + at La Estrella
--> awesome food
--> got a snickers bar from my muchacho
--> got to go out that night and explore the town a bit that night
--> boys pooled some money in to buy a pair of shoes for muchacho
--> danced on the stage in the town square :P
March 19th, 2010
--> BEACH DAY
--> 3hr trip to San Carlos (or was it San Juan?) beach
--> bought some souvenirs (magnet, bracelets, etc.)
--> paddleboated!
--> kayak-ing + unforgettable experience with my hat HAHAHA. had to circle around it FOUR times just to get it since it flew off of my head -___-;
--> lots of fun over-all
--> ran out of sunscreen :(
March 20th, 2010
--> held church service @ La Estrella
--> climbed down a rocky steep hill with heels on x)
--> PINATA!
--> boys + muchacho = Backstreet Boys wannabe-s?! HAHAHA
--> last night :(
--> packing, cleaning up as much as we can beforehand
--> last shower together with my bestie LOL (stupid teachers complained about us =_=)
--> yum yum food as always!!
March 21st, 2010
--> left at around 8AM :(
--> TEARS T____T
--> longass bus-ride to the border
--> got held up at the border since our driver doesn't have a working visa or some type of visa that will let him inside USA, PLUS, he had no insurance on the bus -___-
--> thank God that we were able to get through that :D
--> Jack-in-the-Box = LOVE
--> FOUND MY CHURROS BUD
--> arrived around 10PM @ La Quinta Inn
--> watched Kirstie Alley's BIG Life LOL.
--> fell asleep with the TV on xD;;
March 22nd, 2010
--> explored Phoenix, Arizona abit
--> went to some boring museum
--> ate at Fatburger
--> a bit of flirting/communicating/practicing Spanish with the workers there = a little more extra whipped cream on your milkshake ;) LOL
--> bought some kind of CHI product
--> airplane ride home * 2!
--> two BIIIG sized Peach Fru-teas from The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at the Phoenix Airport
--> Phoenix -> Seattle flight delayed, which in turn delayed our Seattle -> Vancouver flight
--> made history since that's the first time that Alaska Airlines has EVER held a flight :P
--> got home late
and that's basically what happened in Mexico x)
Up next...
MY DEBUT! aka 18th birthday party. ^__^
4.22.2010
LXIV
So it's been around three weeks since my last post and I'm sorry I haven't been updating lately. It's just that it's report card week and we're alll trying to make up for what we're missing in our classes and whatnot. PLUS planning for my birthday party has just been such a drag.
I said I would post about my trip to Mexico and here goes! I will start by posting links to alllll the photos that I took:
Mish Mex 2010 [i]
Mish Mex 2010 [ii]
Mish Mex 2010 [iii]
Mish Mex 2010 [iv]
I set my albums so that they would be viewable by the public. =) Anyway, here's the run-down, day by day.
March 14th, 2010
At around 12:00AM, I'm just chilling at home, waiting for 1:00AM to come so we can leave xD Flight is at 6:30AM or something like that and we had to be at the airport by 3-3:30AM. So yeah, get there. First person there was Carvy. I was next then people started trickling in. We were all either really sleepy or really hyped. Fun stuff. Checked in, looong line-up since there was 21 of us. Then the next thing you know, you're on the plane O_O Time passes by really quickly in airports. So we get on and we fly to Tacoma, Seattle airport. Didn't sleep in that one at all since it was only a 1hour flight. Just to let you know... NEVER FLY ALASKA AIRLINES. SUCH BAD LANDING SKILLS >:( Okay anyway, we were at the Seattle airport for about 2hours or so. My best friend, Maria, and I decide to eat breakfast and where else better than at Chili's! It wasn't the real deal though. It was called "Chili's too". Like, wtf <_<; In any case, we had big breakfasts. I should have a picture somewhere in there =p And theeeeeen, another airplane ride going to Phoenix. Slept in that one. Couldn't take it anymore @_@ I was sleeping soo soundly but then the landing was SO crappy that it woke me up and made me jump in my seat. Literally =_= And theeen, after getting our luggage and stuff sorted out, we went on the bus for a 12hr bus ride to Tesopaco, Mexico! It wasn't super hot in Phoenix. It was bearable heat. But then again, I was only outside for a maybe 30minutes or so. Stop over at some fast food places for lunch/dinner. Obviously, I was still on the hunt for churros at this time so I was searching but found none. However, Maria and I found out that you can get 1 large meal and a sandwich at Burger King for $12. And by large, I mean LARGE. The drinks were HUUUGE and the sandwiches were even huger. @_@ Anyway, so we were on the bus for 11-13 hours. The Mexican border was so ghetto. Nothing special at all. It's like...I don't know how to describe it. I should have a picture in there. Anyway, going into Mexico itself was like going back to the Philippines' ghetto area. It wasn't that surprising for me psh. And yeah. 11-13 hours. When it was dark, the bus driver turned off the lights, left little blue night lights on and he seemed to have turned up the AC =_= It was SOO cold D: but my feet were sweating all at the same time. Strange eh. People were starting to say that the bus driver turned in on for fun LOL. At times when people couldn't sleep, we pulled out the gee-tar and jammed. Sang and had some fun =) Got to Tesopaco at around 2:30AM. Set up our sleeping quarters and slept =)
March 15th, 2010
Due to the cold of the bus, I got a wee bit sick. Woke up at 8AM for breakfast and I was doing worship that day so I just re-used my sermon about food and serving God. Breakfast was pancakes, fruit and some kinda porridge. I don't like porridge so def didn't touch that. Pancakes was okay. After breakfast, we separated into construction and Vacation Bible School groups. I was in VBS so we went into a room to prep for that. I couldn't handle it though cause I was too sick. My eyes were glossy and I was still really sleepy so the teachers told me to sleep. So I slept and slept, then woke up, helped out with VBS, then it was lunch! I forgot what it was but it was really good :D After that, more VBS prep and then off to a little town called "La Estrella" for VBS for the kids there. I was in charge of crafts. Totes def not fun. It was hard communicating with the kids due to the language barrier but most of them understood. We didn't really get to finish it the way it's supposed to look but it's okay. I tried out some basic Spanish words that I knew on the bus ride there on one of the teachers of the school that we were staying at. I was asking her age and said "Tos numeros?" Which means "Your number?" LOL. Then I had to ask my classmate Yaya how to ask for someone's age and she told me "Tos anos?" And yeah. Good stuff. I kept asking Sergio, the son of the principal who owned the school we were staying at, how to say lots of things in Spanish. Fun times. Then we went back, had dinner which was awesome as well :D Worship, then we switched people for VBS. Showered, Maria and I showered together ;D, got clean and talked to my mom and big brother on Skype. While the principal was in the room, my brother asked if I could bring back a bottle of tequila. Talk about awk. Anyway, bed time!
Holy crap, there's so much to write. MORE TO COME TMRW. I'm hoping to do two days per post per day x) Yeah. =)
In other news...
PLAYOFFS ARE STARTING!!!
In NBA 2010, I'm obviously rooting for LA Lakers but Denver Nuggets will be in my hearts. Yay Carmelo Anthony (leading scorer I believe) and Chauncey "Mr. Big Shot" Billups. I read a bio on Billups and that began my interest in him. He's called Mr. Big Shot cause he takes those impossible-seeming shots that not many would dare to take and he gets it in. Something like that. =P
LA Lakers are against Oklahoma Thunder and they're currently at a 2-1 series with Lakers leading. Anyway, go Lakers! Haha x)
In NHL 2010, go Canucks! I'm not a big hockey enthusiast but as a Vancouverite, I must share the same faith and enthusiasm that other Vancouver Canucks fans share haha. Screw LA Kings for using "I believe" or "believe" in their cheering for their team. Vancouverites should have copyrighted that or something since I remember hearing that being used even way before the winter olympics. Yeah?
Series right now is...well, I don't know but I think they're tied. o: Good luck Canucks!
I said I would post about my trip to Mexico and here goes! I will start by posting links to alllll the photos that I took:
Mish Mex 2010 [i]
Mish Mex 2010 [ii]
Mish Mex 2010 [iii]
Mish Mex 2010 [iv]
I set my albums so that they would be viewable by the public. =) Anyway, here's the run-down, day by day.
March 14th, 2010
At around 12:00AM, I'm just chilling at home, waiting for 1:00AM to come so we can leave xD Flight is at 6:30AM or something like that and we had to be at the airport by 3-3:30AM. So yeah, get there. First person there was Carvy. I was next then people started trickling in. We were all either really sleepy or really hyped. Fun stuff. Checked in, looong line-up since there was 21 of us. Then the next thing you know, you're on the plane O_O Time passes by really quickly in airports. So we get on and we fly to Tacoma, Seattle airport. Didn't sleep in that one at all since it was only a 1hour flight. Just to let you know... NEVER FLY ALASKA AIRLINES. SUCH BAD LANDING SKILLS >:( Okay anyway, we were at the Seattle airport for about 2hours or so. My best friend, Maria, and I decide to eat breakfast and where else better than at Chili's! It wasn't the real deal though. It was called "Chili's too". Like, wtf <_<; In any case, we had big breakfasts. I should have a picture somewhere in there =p And theeeeeen, another airplane ride going to Phoenix. Slept in that one. Couldn't take it anymore @_@ I was sleeping soo soundly but then the landing was SO crappy that it woke me up and made me jump in my seat. Literally =_= And theeen, after getting our luggage and stuff sorted out, we went on the bus for a 12hr bus ride to Tesopaco, Mexico! It wasn't super hot in Phoenix. It was bearable heat. But then again, I was only outside for a maybe 30minutes or so. Stop over at some fast food places for lunch/dinner. Obviously, I was still on the hunt for churros at this time so I was searching but found none. However, Maria and I found out that you can get 1 large meal and a sandwich at Burger King for $12. And by large, I mean LARGE. The drinks were HUUUGE and the sandwiches were even huger. @_@ Anyway, so we were on the bus for 11-13 hours. The Mexican border was so ghetto. Nothing special at all. It's like...I don't know how to describe it. I should have a picture in there. Anyway, going into Mexico itself was like going back to the Philippines' ghetto area. It wasn't that surprising for me psh. And yeah. 11-13 hours. When it was dark, the bus driver turned off the lights, left little blue night lights on and he seemed to have turned up the AC =_= It was SOO cold D: but my feet were sweating all at the same time. Strange eh. People were starting to say that the bus driver turned in on for fun LOL. At times when people couldn't sleep, we pulled out the gee-tar and jammed. Sang and had some fun =) Got to Tesopaco at around 2:30AM. Set up our sleeping quarters and slept =)
March 15th, 2010
Due to the cold of the bus, I got a wee bit sick. Woke up at 8AM for breakfast and I was doing worship that day so I just re-used my sermon about food and serving God. Breakfast was pancakes, fruit and some kinda porridge. I don't like porridge so def didn't touch that. Pancakes was okay. After breakfast, we separated into construction and Vacation Bible School groups. I was in VBS so we went into a room to prep for that. I couldn't handle it though cause I was too sick. My eyes were glossy and I was still really sleepy so the teachers told me to sleep. So I slept and slept, then woke up, helped out with VBS, then it was lunch! I forgot what it was but it was really good :D After that, more VBS prep and then off to a little town called "La Estrella" for VBS for the kids there. I was in charge of crafts. Totes def not fun. It was hard communicating with the kids due to the language barrier but most of them understood. We didn't really get to finish it the way it's supposed to look but it's okay. I tried out some basic Spanish words that I knew on the bus ride there on one of the teachers of the school that we were staying at. I was asking her age and said "Tos numeros?" Which means "Your number?" LOL. Then I had to ask my classmate Yaya how to ask for someone's age and she told me "Tos anos?" And yeah. Good stuff. I kept asking Sergio, the son of the principal who owned the school we were staying at, how to say lots of things in Spanish. Fun times. Then we went back, had dinner which was awesome as well :D Worship, then we switched people for VBS. Showered, Maria and I showered together ;D, got clean and talked to my mom and big brother on Skype. While the principal was in the room, my brother asked if I could bring back a bottle of tequila. Talk about awk. Anyway, bed time!
Holy crap, there's so much to write. MORE TO COME TMRW. I'm hoping to do two days per post per day x) Yeah. =)
In other news...
PLAYOFFS ARE STARTING!!!
In NBA 2010, I'm obviously rooting for LA Lakers but Denver Nuggets will be in my hearts. Yay Carmelo Anthony (leading scorer I believe) and Chauncey "Mr. Big Shot" Billups. I read a bio on Billups and that began my interest in him. He's called Mr. Big Shot cause he takes those impossible-seeming shots that not many would dare to take and he gets it in. Something like that. =P
LA Lakers are against Oklahoma Thunder and they're currently at a 2-1 series with Lakers leading. Anyway, go Lakers! Haha x)
In NHL 2010, go Canucks! I'm not a big hockey enthusiast but as a Vancouverite, I must share the same faith and enthusiasm that other Vancouver Canucks fans share haha. Screw LA Kings for using "I believe" or "believe" in their cheering for their team. Vancouverites should have copyrighted that or something since I remember hearing that being used even way before the winter olympics. Yeah?
Series right now is...well, I don't know but I think they're tied. o: Good luck Canucks!
4.06.2010
LXIII
With you, days are...
Superdays
Meaningfuldays
Teasingdays
Wonderfuldays
Thankfuldays
Fundays
Sunnydays
which means that days without you are...
Sadday
Moanday
Tearsday
Wasteday
Thirstday
Frightday
Shatterday
Found it on my friend's Facebook and thought I'd share. :) I hope you guys have a good one tomorrow
PS. I'm working on the Mish Mex post. It's ALOT and y'know what, it WON'T be picture heavy. Too many pics. 638 or something worth of pictures <_<;
3.08.2010
LX
Spring break already! One week of happiness. Then next week is Mission Mexico!
My plans for Spring Break so far:
Monday - UBC with Ivan
Tuesday - Photoshoot with Harvey
Wednesday - UBC with Ivan in the daytime, Cotillion Practice at night
Thursday - none
Friday - UBC with Ivan
Somewhere in there, I'll be packing for Mission Mexico, working on my UBC Supplemental Application and working on my sermon. Definitely not Monday night (which is tonight) though =P
Mission Mexico is a mission trip that has been in constant planning and fundraising for the past two years. It's a week-long trip where students from my school along with some adults go to Tesopaco, Sonora, Mexico and build schools, teach basic English and tell people about the love of God. We're going there for a week and I'm excited and nervous. I've been to trips without my parents before and with some of my classmates but it's Mexico! They said that it's pretty dangerous. I'm scared but I know that God will protect me so I just have to pray and trust Him.
Yesterday was Sportsfest hosted by our church at an Adventist school. We played volleyball, watched the guys play basketball and eat good food. Lots of fun and I chilled alot with my church fam!
We began cotillion practice for my debut. I'm disappointed that many girls couldn't make it, happy that almost all the guys were there and frustrated that I couldn't teach the late comers properly =(
My plans for Spring Break so far:
Monday - UBC with Ivan
Tuesday - Photoshoot with Harvey
Wednesday - UBC with Ivan in the daytime, Cotillion Practice at night
Thursday - none
Friday - UBC with Ivan
Somewhere in there, I'll be packing for Mission Mexico, working on my UBC Supplemental Application and working on my sermon. Definitely not Monday night (which is tonight) though =P
Mission Mexico is a mission trip that has been in constant planning and fundraising for the past two years. It's a week-long trip where students from my school along with some adults go to Tesopaco, Sonora, Mexico and build schools, teach basic English and tell people about the love of God. We're going there for a week and I'm excited and nervous. I've been to trips without my parents before and with some of my classmates but it's Mexico! They said that it's pretty dangerous. I'm scared but I know that God will protect me so I just have to pray and trust Him.
Yesterday was Sportsfest hosted by our church at an Adventist school. We played volleyball, watched the guys play basketball and eat good food. Lots of fun and I chilled alot with my church fam!
We began cotillion practice for my debut. I'm disappointed that many girls couldn't make it, happy that almost all the guys were there and frustrated that I couldn't teach the late comers properly =(
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