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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 1st, 2008
I was determined to see a volcano in Hawaii. However, going to Big Island will take too much time and money so I psyched myself to be satisfied with seeing an extinct volcano on the island of Oahu. The Diamond Head crater is one of the few reminders of the ancient volcanic activity that formed [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2008
After wasting two hours being held by immigration, I and my mother were finally allowed to leave the airport and freely roam US territory.
We immediately felt the pinch of spending dollars when we had to take the bus to our hotel. The fare was $9 per person for the 11-kilometer drive (That same amount will [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2008
There was an extraordinary amount of security at the Honolulu Inter national Airport. When the aircraft door was opened, passengers were not immediately allowed to disembark. A security officer announced over the PA system that all passengers should be ready with their passports in their hand, “This is a passport check!”
Security personnel kept an eye [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 30th, 2008
So far, everything is going as planned and we’re now 10,700 meters above the Earth and 6,800 kilometers away from the island of Oahu. The temperature outside is -43°C and we’re traveling at over 900 kilometers an hour. The flight will take a little over 10 hours and I’m trying to enjoy every moment of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 29th, 2008
If everything turns out right, I’ll be on the island of Oahu tomorrow. Unfortunately, I’ve been so busy at work the past weeks that I didn’t have time to be excited about this trip. I haven’t even planned how to spend my 4 days there yet!
For sure I want to see some lava flows and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 29th, 2008
One by One
After two months of practice, we finally went onstage to challenge the congregation. It was the Missions Musicale and we were the Missions Choir.
It was last August when we started our practices. Althea was invited me to join the choir and while I was in the process of explaining “I don’t sing” and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2008
October is Mission Month and my singing career is alive once again! Haha!
Since I think I’m not ready to be a missionary yet and personally reach out to all the needy souls outside of my own country, I’ve agreed to join the Missions Musicale. With that, I am inviting anyone who reads this to attend [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 10th, 2008
At the Blood Compact tourist site in Bohol, Philippines.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 10th, 2008
There is no such thing as “summer” in the Philippines. There is only the dry and the wet season. Summer is a term used in temperate countries where they have four seasons - spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
However, the terms summer break, summer vacation, summer job, etc. are deeply ingrained in our subconscious that I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 28th, 2008
I hate money so much I decided to withdraw all my bank savings in 500 peso bills and shred them to pieces. Before burning them, I decided to take a souvenir photo.