While I was away

I haven't posted for quite a while. I went on a one-month vacation abroad to visit my sister, do some sight-seeing and meet with old friends.

Now that I'm back, I'm trying to get adjusted to the time and weather here. Since I had been spoiled by the relatively pleasant spring weather (lower 20's C or lower 70's F) in Canada/USA, I'm now feeling rather uncomfortable in this country's hot and humid weather even if it's unusually hot these days. I have to have my airconditioning system full blast here in my room as well as in my office when I'm at work. I'm also still struggling to get over my jet lag. As you can see, I'm very much wide awake in these wee hours of the morning. I tend to doze off only as sunrise approaches but only get a few hours sleep as I have to report to work already. That's the main reason I practically drop into bed as soon as I get back from work at the end of the day, only to awaken a few hours after.

I've also noticed a few changes here and there which still surprise me considering I've been away for only a month.

First, the rest of the unpaved road leading up to our house from the main street is finally getting paved. The concrete was poured nearly two weeks ago and should be cured by the end of this week. As a result, it's quite a challenge maneuvering the car into the narrow strip portion of unpaved road whenever I drive home from work. One has to make an extremely sharp turn toward the electric post at the corner and back up into the main road again to align the rear wheels with the road. One has to do it properly else I might run over a corner of the concrete portion that still curing.

And then I discovered yesterday that there is no longer a Mister Donut at the arcade. Their lease must have ended last month and probably not renewed due to poor sales. (Sob! There goes my Php10 sugar-raised donuts!). Then today, I was dismayed to find that McDonald's has stopped serving "pink" lemonade (actually pomelo juice) and Milo. Sigh. From now on I guess I'll have to put up with their pop/softdrinks as I hate their orange juice, the totally artificially flavored Eight O'clock orange drink. Blech!

Oh well. It's a great welcome home for me.