So here's a quick jist of what's happened in the last couple of days (too much to mention).
- Went out to the family graveyard to pay respect to the dead - lots of incense burning. Poor KA - I think she was going to die from it all as she can barely handle the few incence that we burn at home. She's pretty sensitive to smells - must be her clean personality. She carries travel wipes everywhere - they come in handy every now and then.
- Our family went to a VIP spa with 2 of the cousins ($28 for all 6 of us!)...had a lovely time in the mud bath and hot springs. My mom thought the mud was stinky and didn't want to lather herself in it. I've got a picture of KA pouring it all over herself (as if it were as fresh as spring water).
- Bathing suits over here consist of shorts and a tank top...but I've managed to wear my bikini twice! lol...of course it was with clothes on top. KA was smart and bought a tankini before we left.
- We went to the "country" side to hang out with more family...seems that we have TONS of cousins. Rode in a dinky little boat to the farm. KA got tons of bug bites - they look really nasty! She's trying not to pick at them.
- Our servant girl ran away the other day - must be KA and I! Maybe she was scared that we would yell at her once we found out that she ruined our white clothes (she washed them with a crappy blue towel - which turned everything a bluish tingy).
- I learned how to ride a motorbike last night (as everyone here seems to know how to!)...almost crashed into a parked taxi...doh...need more practice. It's fun and scary at the same time. KA doesn't want to learn. But she's not eager to have me chauffeur her around either. I think she's happy enough just walking or calling up on of the peddlers.
- Shopping has been good - everything is super cheap but there is no clothes for me to buy. KA is an XXL over here...what does that make me?!?
- Saw a funeral this morning - pretty cool...lots of fanfare. There was a band blaring their horns and lots of buses loading people.
- Taking TONS of pictures to show everyone when I get back. Basically anything we've eaten we've taken a picture of.
- I really appreciate taking my laptop with me - has provided me with afternoon entertainment. The computers in my cousin's place is usually occupied by paying customers so KA and I only go on them in the early mornings or late at night. It doesn't really matter as KA is there only to check emails and I get on to update this blog.
- The weather is still scortching hot but we're getting use to the "siesta" mentality. Everyone is laid back in the afternoon. No one really wants to go out with us as some of the girls fear the sun as if it's rays were acid on their skins. So they cover themselves from head to toe in fabric.
Going to end it here and cross my fingers that the post will work! Talk to you later!
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