Tag: Vacation

Philippines, Day 11: Bible Faith Baptist Church and Bataan

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At 3:30am on Sunday (2:30pm Saturday, CST), we woke up and got ready for church. We were going to go all the way around Manila Bay to the Baptist church that Edgar Palotes pastors. On the way down I slept in the back seat, which was just about the right length for me.

We ate breakfast with Pastor Palotes at Chow King, and then we headed on over to the church. It’s called Bible Faith Baptist Church and I think it’s four years old now. I played my piano for them and Dad preached the sermon. It was exciting to be with them that morning. Of course, it would have been nice if I could have understood everything they said, and I wouldn’t have minded if it was a little cooler, but I still enjoyed it. Read Full Post

Philippines, Day 10: Shopping Adventures

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On Saturday, we went back to Huang Dental Office because Dad needed something done with his teeth. But when we got there, we discovered that they didn’t have any electricity.

We waited around for awhile in the terribly hot office and finally left after lunch. Aunt Becky Lim, Aunt Lisa’s sister, took us to a mall to help us find some slacks for me. Read Full Post

Philippines, Day 9: Greenhills Shopping Center, Again

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Friday was the day we got most of our shopping done. We went to the Greenhills Shopping Center again and shopped basically for souvenirs for our family and our friends. This time, Dad did a lot of bargaining. For example, there was one model boat in a bottle that we got for 135 pesos; its original price was 250 pesos. Some people would not go down in price, but most of them did. You could tell that Dad was having fun and that he didn’t like it when they wouldn’t go down. The time went by really fast and before we knew it (literally), it was 10:00pm (9:00am CST). We had supper with Lily and her family again and afterwards went to Starbucks for the third time in one week. Once again, I got a fruit-flavored drink since I don’t like coffee. Read Full Post

Philippines, Day 8: Back to Bontoc, Where I Learned to Walk

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On Thursday morning, we woke up at four of the clock and got ready to head for Bontoc. We left at 4:30am and watched the sun quickly rise as we headed back out on the mountain roads. I was planning to sleep for awhile, but seeing all the mountains as we drove along made me forget that idea.

I took picture after picture, thankful that I had to sit all the way in the back because of all the people in the van. It allowed me to take pictures out the back and both sides of the vehicle. Dad also videotaped a lot of it. Read Full Post

Philippines, Day 7: Trip to Baguio City

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On Wednesday, we spent the day driving to Baguio City. Bing-Bing took us to his house where we e-mailed our family. After that, Bing-Bing’s family joined us and we got headed toward Baguio City.

It was exciting to watch out the window as we passed rice paddy after rice paddy after rice paddy. It was also really neat as we got up into the mountains. There were a few simple rice terraces to look at; the temperature also started to drop. The road through the mountains was quite windy, but that made it all the more fun. Read Full Post