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After my long "Vacation" I am finally back! Haha, I put vacation in quotations because it wasn't really restful, and I think the term is supposed to imply that... It was an Adventure! I fully appreciate the simple things in life now, like: AC, Hot water, Flushing Toilets, Traffic Control, Fluoride in the water for prevention of unsightly smiles... so on and so forth. On the plus side, I did get a facial for $4 and a pedi for about the same. I had to indulge... so cheap!

Philippines was definitely a different part of the world, in many different aspects. It taught me that life is a lot harder than some of us will ever know. My breakfast over there typically just consisted of a bit of bread with instant coffee (6am-ish), and then a little bit of pork or fish with rice for lunch/dinner (4 pm-ish). I'm surprised i didn't completely wither away while there! On the other hand... the gym has been WHOOPING my ass due to my lack of activity and caloric intake. Hmm...

There were positives and negatives to the trip, as with anything... but I thoroughly think that the good outweighed the bad. I got to spend three weeks straight with my whole family... something I haven't done in a while. I got to see family I hadn't seen in sixteen years, and meet family I'd never met before. I got to go to a beautiful beach, lay in the sun, while staying at a hotel almost right on the sand... and at the opposite end got to stay in a house I would consider somewhat unequipped, but that was a mansion in comparison to surroundings. I enjoyed both greatly, though to say I'm not glad to be back would be a lie. :-)

Enough about me for now... how has everyone been? :-)