A Shower in the Rain

Ulan na!!!  Today started off pretty rough.  I didn't get much sleep the night before, my stomach has been a real a**hole for days (i promise that sounded funnier in my head when I was thinking about it), it was super hot at noon, and have been in an overall, grumpy, homesick kind of mood.  Since dinner, it's been raining.  And not just a nice little 'Hello, I'm here to water the flowers' kind of rain, but more like a 'Hey, I'm going to flood your dining area' kind of rain.  I thought I'd take this opportunity to try something new.  I quickly ran out my door and into the rain I went with a towel, soap, and sure enough, my bathing suit - or so I'm telling you ;-) Joke lang!  It was great!  The warm weather mixed with the cool rain was one of the best experiences here so far.  I know that sounds soooo weird.... maybe you just had to be there in the moment.  I mean, hey, how many of my friends from back in Montana can say they bathed in the rain in the Philippines.  Exactly!

So, it's been about a month - maybe more - since my last blog and how can I effectively compile all of the craziness into one comprehensive little blurb?  If you're expecting me to do so, I'm much obliged to disappoint you :)  I'll try to sum it all up into my likes, and dislikes so far:

Likes:
1)  Learning a new language (Hiligaynon aka. Ilonggo)
2)  Meeting all the cool new people
3)  Going to the clubs (yes I'm lucky I live in a city)
4)  Traveling to unique new places and seeing the Spanish style architecture of the 18th C Cathedrals
5)  The idea of my new site in Sagay City and what I'll be doing there (I'll touch more on that next blog)

Dislikes:
1)  STOMACH PAINS!
2)  The food
3)  The pollution
4)  A Red Horse hangover
5)  If crapping and puking isn't covered under stomach pains, then insert here...

So there you have it.  I'm still adjusting to the weather and the bucket loads of rice that I eat daily (I get no say so in the matter).  From now on - since I have reliable internet - I'll try to keep you up to date on other cultural happenings and facts. <----- My favorite one being that the Filipinos start celebrating Christmas in September.  Christmas music and all!  And I thought Mom starting after Thanksgiving was bad!!! Jeepers!