The Philippines 2012 - Week Two

During this week, there are two notable events that occurred. First of all, we went to a resort at Mataas Na Kahoy. At first I thought it was Ninja's home in the Philippines, but I quickly learned that there was another place with the same name. Quite unfortunate! And secondly, it was my cousins wedding. 

Starting off with the resort. I remember it clearly, it was on a Wednesday. What a coincidence that the kids where I lived in the Philippines had no school, so we were able to have a great outing as a family and of course friends. My cousin, Ethyl, usually has work, but she was able to take a day off which was awesome as well. I was surprised to learn that there were many Korean tourist and students that go there. That probably explained the Korean flag that they put up there beside the Philippine flag. Even many signs were in Korean.

Some interesting things happened there. There was a big pool which went from 3 feet deep to 6 feet. I still don't really know how to float, but I can swim (weird eh?). But with lots of guts, I decided to jump in directly the deeper side of the pool. Man! I panicked at first not sure what to do, so what I did was swim and swim. That was tiring! After that, I did not really have the guts to stay in the middle, so you can say that I'm still not sure if I would survive in deep waters XD However, there was a little bit more of bad luck that occurred that day. Our newly bought camera broke because some water got inside. It kept bothering me because now we don't have the perfect device for recordings, especially because we were only half way through the vacation. But aside from that, it was a lot of fun. 

(A view of half the resort. They are still planning to make it even bigger.)

We are now on Saturday, the day of the wedding. The wedding was taken place sooooo early in the morning. I do not remember exactly, but all I know is that I had to wake up around 4:30am or something. But it was a special moment for my cousin, I was excited so that did not bother me. I was not very satisfied however with how the wedding was organized at the church. The person in charge of the wedding seemed like she was in a rush, it was a real mess to be honest. And the reception as well was not exactly of my liking. It was at my cousin's wife's place. Not that I hate it, but the setting isn't really a place I enjoy to be in. However, that did not stop me from enjoying this day. To see my cousin and his family happy for a big day like this is enough for me. Especially because I was able to partake in it as well, not to mention being able to bond with many of my cousins. And hey, the more unique it is, the more memorable it can be right? After a few hours, the rest of the party took place in our area of the village.And the party went on and on 'til night struck.

(Most of them are my cousins)

And there you have it, these two are the highlights of my second week. To have a memorable time doesn't mean those moment have to be positive. Sometimes, even the negative can become positive. 

"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us." - Mark Ruffalo