Monster Update

So its been absolutely ages since I've written, and it feels like a whole bunch of lifetimes have passed since I have. My last night in Baguio was wild, full of dancing, laughing, picture taking, with my friends Carla, John, Jaira, Rob, Joey, Yasmeen, Abel, Amanda, and others. Cactus the club we were at was full, and we'd grab our guy friends and dance with them trying to dodge these bunch of guys that were trying to make a not-so-smooth move on us. Sometimes guys don't get anything. Ah well. I saw my friend Mark, who I haven't seen in ages, and only just managed to see him on the last night that I was in the Philippines which is quite ironic. We had a good chat, and it was really really great to see him again. I ended up at 7-11 four in the morning, eating Korean noodles and hot dogs with Carla, Jaira and Joey, then headed back to be to gush over our night. The next day John drops by to hang out for a bit, then takes me on his bike up this steep hill to drop me off at my driving lesson. I was soooo scared. Later on we eat my mother's world famous blueberry cheesecake, and then I'm off towards the states.

 The flight was shitty, Hartford was great, full of sounds, low riders, booming stereos, people on porches, and children. The camp experience was full of waterfights, a soccer game or two under the midday sun, and lots of video game playing and just being a kid general. Well, that is, until I have to play nanny for a bunch of Pre-K kids, named Ian and Christian, and sometimes David. You'd think that it would be fairly easy, but not when one kid has the art of tantrum throwing down pat, and the other is jealous of all the attention the other one gets. One though is very sweet, and lovable like all good Pre-K kids should be. But its definitely made me rethink being a teacher a little more, but you never know. I definitely don't ever want to play nanny. On my offdays in Hartford, I'd read tons of books, and watch tons of movies, and TV. I watched Tomb Raider II, Pirates of The Carribean, and Finding Nemo, all pretty fun movies. I definitely liked Pirates, just for the scale of it all, Johnny Depp's awesome character, Orlando Bloom's gorgeous looks, and the theme about really living, and feeling. Video rental wise, I watched Frida, Memento, and Children Of Dune. I loved Frida for the sensuality of the film, and gorgeous cinematography, and how Salma Hayek really brought this passionate and extraordinary character to life. And ever the Science Fiction fan that I am, loved Children of Dune, based on Frank Herbert's Dune series. On to books, I read this really great book called The Feminine Face of God, it definitely put into words alot of what I just felt, believed or knew instinctively in my spirituality. 

 So after three weeks in Hartford, I hightail it back to Campus to chill with my friend Seng, and of course, when I am with my closest, and craziest friends, we always get into a little trouble.  We did alot of catching up, alot of being at the right place at the right time, or maybe being in the absolutely wrong place at the wrong time, a lot of shopping, and catching up with fellow MHC students. We moved into our new dorm just recently, have done tons of work getting it to look just right, and getting as much of space out of it recently. On our final trip we used one of those carts loaded full with our stuff, and pushed it uphill to Pearsons. Its a precarious exercise, because the smallest rut in the road could tip the whole thing over and spill all our possession all over the place. Not unlike life itself I would say. But we got through it by laughing uproariously and singing at the top of our lungs, as the people passing by in their cars looked on. Very much like life I would say. Anyways, I also finally wrote my first Cover letter. It is the most nerve wracking thing ever, and I slaved over it for a whole night, suffering from utter writer's block. When I went to drop my cover letter, and resume off, we got to our destination, and found in all my nervousness, I had utterly forgotten about it. So we had to go back. We've also managed to befriend a band, and watch the much raved about Seabiscuit. Oh and The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Both utterly intense. And to top it off, we got our starcharts read, and looked up at Mars as he passed by Earth. Its been a busy existence.

Yesterday we cooked food, and it was so fun, talking, and listening to salsa, breaking out in an impromptu dance on the kitchen floor, while the shrimp simmered, the fish baked, and the rice steamed. Drinking White Zinfandel, and talking about life, and again laughing our heads off, and eating our meal to the sounds of the George Gershwin, and talking about all the good things in life. Good food, good company, good wine. What more in life can you have?