Looking Out For Number One, California.:)

It's already a week since I've arrived from California for a nine day vacation. So this post is kinda late but I'll still give it to you folks.:)

May 21(Manila Time)

We arrived on NAIA Terminal 2 at 7:45pm. We where placed on check-hold since we are non- revenue passengers and we will still wait until 9:45pm for the announcement. I've thought that we won't be able to make it because there were other non- rev passengers there. Luckily, my dad's id number was higher than them so we've got the spot. We were the only non- rev passengers that were able to go. So it was like the Amazing Race, we are in a hurry to go to the plane. Despite of the interruption on the 2nd to the last check, we are now ok.

May 21(Los Angeles Time)

We arrived on LAX/ Tom Bradley on 7:44pm, ahead of about 30 minutes, after a long 12 hour and 30 minute non- stop flight. We went outside the airport at around 9:30 to wait for our relative who will pick us up and it was chilling cold out there! It wasn't supposed to really be chilling cold if I dry up my hands on the plane after brushing my teeth. Our cousin, Kuya Brix fetched us at about 10:30. We went straight to their house on West Covina and arrived at about 11:30pm. Upon arriving we had some talks that lasted up to about 1:30am.:)

May 22

Our cousins woke us up at around 7: 30 in the morning since they are going to treat us up in a local diner. It really was a local diner since they sell Filipino food.haha.:)) The food there at Bamboo Bistro was good. After that, we head up to the nearby supermarket since my mother told us to buy her something.After that we went straight home and stayed there for a while because we went to our cousin's house in Rancho Cucamonga. Yep, Kuya Brix was right, we could have fallen asleep in our way there. it was really far but it's good there. They've got a mall just like Bonifacio High Street. So after going to their house, we walked to Victoria Gardens. There, I bought my AE slippers. I bought two since they've got a promo that "Buy one, take the 2nd pair 50% off." I also bought 2 shirts, a red Billabong shirt and a cute white w/ a lightning design shirt from Electric Visual. After that, we went straight back home again and left again since we went to Targte with our Ate Bheng since she's about to leave for Mexicothe next day, so she need to buy some stuff. There I once again bought. this time its my Skullcandy Paul Frank Edition headphones. After that we went straight back again to the house and there was a party for my Tito Ed's birthday.:)

May 23

We first went to their three- hour church service. It was long but you won't really notice the time. After the service, we went to Santa Anita and played at Dave and Busters. We got ourselves 2 shot glasses, a large tumbler and a medium tumbler. Next, we went to Old Navy and bought 4 shirts of the same print but different color. It was our uniform.haha. After playing and shopping, we ate at Johnny Rockets. their burger is great.(I just hope that D&B will open an arcade here and Johnny Rockets will open more stores here in the Philippines.:))

May 24

This day is quite a silent one. We just went to the HK Plaza. It seems like Chinatown but it isn't. It's more of a supermarket. We have seen that Lucky Me Pancit Canton sold abroad are at 4pcs per $1. Quite expensive right?haha. Also, the packaging was different.:)

May 25

This day gives me goosebumps.:)

We went to Pator's house. gain, Kuya Brix was right, it was really really far. We went there because he's goin' to help my brother for his NCLEX. So we ate there too. That's not the part that gave me goosebumps.:) Here it is. We went to Ontario Mills. Pastor took us into a shopping spree. It was kinda weird since we have just known each other for like two days, except my mother whom he had known for like 20 years already. He took us to JC Penney outlet store to buy our stuffs. He took a shopping cart, and that shopping cart was literally empty for about 10 minutes. So that's the case for ten minutes but when he started to say that we should pick, so we started to pick. I, unconscious(not literally.:)), really did shopping.haha. I bought 5 shirts, a Levi's Jeans, a pair of And 1 shoes and socks. He billed $255.33, 43% of the bill was mine.haha.:))

Also, that night, my ninang dropped by.:)

May 26

This night, we went to my ninang. After that night we went to a bowling game, sponsored by none other than Pastor!haha.

May 27

While we were packing for our flight tomorrow going back to MNL, my Tita Elvie said, "Nag-eempake pa kayo, di naman kayo masasakay." That was the start of everyone's greeting that see you on Saturday. As we are packing, we haven't bought enough stuff so we went to Target to buy chocolates. After that, we went to Westfield in their town. We just bonded there.:)

May 28

As what I have said, they started to tell us see you on Saturday but it became more funnier because this was already the greeting: "See you tonight. Maaga kayong gumising bukas ha, manonood tayong Prince of Persia bukas ah." Yeah, they already made a plan that we will watch the movie Prince of Persia since they are 101% sure that we won't make it. Yeah, they were right. We almost made it.

May 29

We went to AMC 30 on Covina to watch the movie. The movie was great! Also a fact that I discovered is that, you'll pay $6 to watch a single movie but if you are wise enough, you'll watch all the movies in the movie house.:)

May 30

Finally, we made it.

We arrived at the airport after their church service, 6 hours before our flight cause my mom wants to be there early. The ground staff of PAL said that we'll just take PR103,the latter flight, instead of PR113, the first flight. We were somewhat pretty sure that we'll be able to ride PR103. But when my mother and I went to the restroom, just upon entering it, I heard from the airport system that we are now called to board.haha. It's already the final boarding call! So we really ran to the counter and got our upgraded seats(yeah, we were upgraded to business class.:)). Upon arriving to the plane, we were really haggard. In the flight, it was really comfortable. The business class of LAX is better than HNL. We also had a technical stop at Guam. Now I can say, technically, that I've been to Guam.:)

June 1(Manila Time)

We arrived at around 4:36am. I was really shocked to feel that despite of that time, it's really hot already! We were fetched by my Tito and Tita and went straight to Magallanes to have breakfast.:)

>>>So that's about it.:) It's pretty long isn't it?:) Can't wait for October. I'll go back again to California and me and my dad will be going to New York(75% sure.:)) after one week.:)