Los Angeles, Again and Again

Oh i just cant stay away. We got here and it was raining and cold! But the days have been warming up, and you really cant go long without the sun making an appearance. ive been hanging with some buddies on the East Side. Of course, i always get sick for like three days everytime i get back and now im battling an ear infection and general fatigue. Maybe i got Dhengi Fever in Singapore, wouldnt that be so exotic of me?

Japan and Hilarious Toilets

I didnt realize i needed so many options when using a toilet. Lucky me!

Singapore River

Singapore Slings

I made sure and had a nice time in Singapore. We went to the place that invented the Sinapore Sling, the Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel. Thereafter i made sure and drank a Singapore Sling at every bar we went to after. Except for the bar with the Mojitos which were probably even more delicious than the sling, but perhaps i am just partical to pieces of green leaves floating around in a drink. I cant tell you what is in a Sinapore Sling because everywhere we went it was made with something different. Really the only similarity was that they were all Pink.

In order of appearance...

Venison... Frog... Stingray. Its a good day to be a human. Delish.

Singapore is Afraid

So we had to leave Singapore, which is OK because it was really a lot of work and not too much fun. But i made sure and had a nice time anyhow. Apparently Singaporeans are very supersticious. Who knew? Singapore is the first socialist country ive ever been to and there were a lot of differences dealing with beauracracy and airports... not really that awesome. BUT the architecture and art and the crazy way this place looked were marvelous so luxurious and very worth it.


Solong Singapore.

Hokkein

I met this man today. he's 88! He chops fire wood to make money. He was absolutely adorable and only spoke a Chinese dialect called Hokkien. When i am 88 i want to be cutting fire wood and running around, and have little muscles, and a cute tiny wife that's taller than i am. He was in this little town in Singapore when the Japanese first invaded the country in 1941 (that's WWII). Woah.

Singapore at Night

it was pretty. The pictures just dont do this country justice.

Temples

Seems Fishy

This is some kind of Crazy Massage they offer here. Fish Massage. Looks tickley.

Singapore

HEY! Im in Singapore. One bummer is that my computer has crapped out AGAIN so i am now using the Production Laptop. I have to figure a way to get my pictures out of my phone and onto the Interweb. Until then ill just have to paint pictures with my words. OH how poetic of me. Ive only been in this tiny country for a couple of hours, but so far it has managed to take my breath away many times. THe architecture, the extravagence, the money everything here is so over the top and beautiful and amzing. its super clean... i guess you go to jail for spitting. Really clean and rich. Man its hard to really convey wahts going on here. Everything is covered in twinkle lights, and magnificent structures tower and nestle everywhere yuou look. We are also in the nicest hotel we've ever stayed in. The bed is gigantic! I guess you can get around the entire country in about an hour. its just a small little island. Tomrrow i am going location scouting so i hope to see a lot of this country. Wish me luck!

Baguio

Ok, we are now in Angeles City. But i had to post a pic of Baguio. I took pictures with my other camera, but im too lazy to walk into my room and get it.
(Right now im sitting in the hall down the way from my room because its the only place i get wi-fi... so much for watching porn.)

Filipino Cobra or Python or Anaconda

We are shooting at an abandoned location. Well, though it is abandoned by humans, the local creatures are still hanging out. One of the guys found this 9 foot long skin at like 1am when we were there. It was still wet! Newly sloughed! Yikes. Then one of our drivers told me a story about how his cousin got bit on the mouth by a King Cobra and died! AND someone else saw an anaconda swimming around in one of the old elevator shafts that are now filled with water. Just like the movies. Who needs hollywood when you have Angeles City.

Balut

Yes. I did it. I ate a half-formed duckling fetus. And it was pretty good. here's a picture of the aftermath.

My Big Brother: Third Place at the Oneil World Cup

MY BROTHER IS THE GREATEST SURFER ALIVE!!!



Here's a quote "Hickman produced the highest single wave score - 9.77, and the highest heat total of 17.94 points in the second-last heat of the day in round two. "

Third Place at one of the Triple Crown contests in Hawaii! Of course Im not surprised at all! He is super great!



Also, in other fantastic news, his girlfriend of many years just won Miss Hawaii!!



YAY!



What a great day for Hawaiians!

Baguio City and the Mountain

I am in Baguio city... it was like a 6 hour drive from Manila and into the mountains. Every picture i take i am disappointed with, because it just doesn't capture how breathtaking this place is.... sprawling little shanty houses stuck to the side of the mountain... huge-gigantic-overhwelming clouds laying lazily over the horizon... the smell of gardenias everywhere... warm and soft breezes...

everyone here is sooooo nice. Always smiling, super helpful, and always accomidating. Im sad i didnt get any days off here because i want to wander around the forest, check out the butterfly sanctuary, eat the local foods... but that's ok, im tyring to take it in as much as i can.

Jet Lag

Here it is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles. i thought i didnt really feel it until i woke up at 5pm today. uh.