Phillipines-Day 11 and 12

Well, the trip is now over. After 18 hours and stopovers in Tokyo Japan, San Fransico, California, Huston, Texas-, and Austin, Texas- I am back in San Antonio, Texas. Linda and mom are chit chatting in the other room. I am just debating if I want to start unpacking now, or wait until tomorrow, and thinking about my time there. Here's what happened my last two days abroad. Day 11 At breakfast my Aunt Pinky made me cry because she said they have been waiting 27 years to finally meet me and that if I came sooner I would have been able to play with all my cousins there, and she also said I am welcome in the Philippines anytime. I ended up going with Aunt Pinky to her store. She did a little bit of office work there, and got my mom coffee and drinks for us to take home. When we got back to Aunt Pinky’s house, we took last minute photos of everyone, and then Aunt Evee, my cousin Brian, Linda, and I made the the 8 hour drive to Manila. We didn't even get into our hotel until around midnight. Day 12 After coffee in our hotel room, and a quick breakfast, we went to the Mall of Asia to go shopping! I got a luggage tag with my name on it, souvenirs for friends, 2 new pairs of shoes, and a thermos that said "Starbucks Philippines" on it. While we were there, we met up with my cousin Jason and Princess. Jason joked around and said if I stayed another week, he would get me a boyfriend there. loll After dinner, we all went clubbing at Palladium! At first it didn't seem like there was really anywhere to dance. I saw of dancers onstage, and a lot of people sitting around talking and drinking- like at a club here in the U.S. But as more alcohol got into everyone’s system, the dancing picked up. I even got to dance onstage twice! It was a fun way to say goodbye to the Philippines for now. After dancing and drinking, we got food to sober up, and made it back to the hotel at 3:40 in the morning. We all slept for an hour and a half, and at 6 am we headed to the airport. During the flight, I wondered why I had to have relatives that lived so far away. But, like Aunt Evee said, I can always come back.