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| Saturday, May 22, 2004 |
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I belong here. i really think so. you know that feeling when you meet someone for the first time but it's like you've known each other for ever? i have taken to San Francisco like I used to life here in a previous life. Beautiful! beautiful place.
I've been trying to write about all these experiences (yes, i have only been here 3 days) but am honestly at a loss for words. SF is just like me, a contradiction in studies. slow and fast. hot and cold. corporate and creative. and that's what enhances the experience. the planned tasks with room for spontaneity. I feel like i'm moving in a reckless, random albeit reined direction.
I'm staying with my cousin alfie and his wife sharon. her brother had a flight so he left yesterday. They also have a few friends who drop by every so often that are a riot to hang with. Alfie and sharon are one of the sweetest couples i've ever met. Talk about perfect match. Being with them here is so comfortable and cozy, i feel like i just went to Baguio with friends. I can't begin to say thanks to them for having me here. So accomodating and stress-free...and i always missed alfie since he moved away a few years ago. Family always makes you feel like you're home.
So here's a rough itinerary of the past few days...
Day 1: Alfie picked me up from the airport after i got worried for an hour because my suitcase was missing. Luckily it finally turned up. After i took a well-needed shower in the apartment we went to Pacific Island supermarket that is more complete with filipino food than OUR local supermarkets. We bought fish which they cleaned and cooked for us for free! so we just had to bring it home ready for dinner. passed out early. incapacitated by jet lag.
Day 2: walked to the BART (right across the street!lucky lucky me) and took the bus to newpark mall. Met a lovely 65 year old woman named lita who i chatted with until our buses arrived. she thought i was 17!haha. says she adores lumpia cooked by her filipino friend and had a good conversation about her life. Hung out in the mall, got a few things in Target and GAP. Such a pinoy thing isn't it? Then grabbed an orange julius and hotdog at the foodcourt which served as lunch by my lonesome. enjoyed every minute of it. In the afternoon, walked around with francis to the bank and took the tour by foot of fremont because we got lost. haha. was home in time for dinner, met Edward and had to pick up Sharon's sis at the airport. Brought her back to city and shared a few smokes with Edward out in the balcony since the others were so tired and sleepy already.
Day 3: Took a cab to safeway, bought some groceries and Starbucks (finally!). that pretty much served as breakfast lunch and dinner. Hopped on BART at 330pm to get to Berkeley by 430pm. Stopped by this seaside port to catch a view of the islands and city. Then on to a quirky bookstore, Citylights with the most diverse listing i've seen in a while. Caught sight of a postcard for The Corporation which will definitely catch in June. Had a martini in a bar nearby (yes all before 6pm). Noticed that although drinks here are around seven dollars each, its like i had three of the same back home. so worth it. Next stop was Locus Arts' event which was composed of an art exhibit, film showing and the spoken word. Pitstop to get some mexican coffee before a fashion show in Stanford. Closed the night with two rum cokes at...memory fails me. i do recall it was a bar! haha. Apparently all bars here close at 2am at the latest. so you can still manage the next day. brilliant, why haven't we thought of that?
pictures to follow :) i'm editing them today
now i'm craving for some taco bell. freezing weather today. need to go buy a sweater for the boat trip tomorrow in Tiburon. damn, how the hell am i going to survive that? i don't have a clue...
oh yes, and to my friends who made the bet - i AM losing weight yet again. haha! |
posted by maldita @ 10:40 AM
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