Just finished having breakfast. Will be heading out soonish I think, but thought I'd write a little bit - don't think Ill luck out into encountering wifi today like yesterday. Apparently some of the malls Ive been in have had wifi, but Ive been having issues connecting, and also rarely stay still enough to take advantage.
I think I mentioned before how I like it here in Manila, because everything seems so familiar. This is in part because they keep everything. I talk about my trip here when I was in Grade 6, but really, the first time I came to the Philippines was when I was something like 6 months old. Apparently, there's a baby blanket my mom embroidered that's still kicking around here, along with a little dress. They've since been used by my younger female cousins, which I think is kind of cool. Though I totally want it back. Maybe to have framed?
And there's even older stuff. They gave me a towel in my room that was apparently last used by my father when he was last here. Which would have been before I was born when he married my mom. It boggles the mind. There's also a little souvenir that he gave my mom before they were married, and I've heard rumours that there are old love letters between my parents around somewhere.
On an unrelated front, to those of you who I've complained to about this, it turns out that my ankles indeed weren't always that fat. I mentioned it to my grandmother, who gave me a cream for swelling which worked like a charm - the reigning theory was that it might have been a combination of causes, like all the plane travel, and the heat, and the walking, not to mention the falling down. One of the ankles has since swollen up a little, so I think I might have sprained it a little when I fell a few days ago - not enough to really notice, but with all the walking I think it might not be healing completely. I think it's getting better now though.
Plans for the day are shopping. And eating. Maybe some sightseeing thrown in there, time permitting.
Not to mention packing. I had bought a bigger suitcase a few days ago, but I'm thinking it might not be enough. Things are cheap here, so I've been going all out. Yesterday one of the stops we made at the mall of Asia was this store called Kultura - all Filipino souvenirs. It's where I bought my brother's barong tagalog among other things (jewelry, snacks, house stuff.... and this was me being restrained). They kinda encapsulate Filipino culture, like those places I went to in Beijing - partway through shopping there, the employees broke out into this synchronised dance. The issue is that some of the things I've been buying are overly bulky - I really hope everything fits.
Worst comes to worst though, I leave some of my things behind. I know they'll be here when I get back :)
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