today is my final day of work in manila. and it feel pretty good!! i have completed everything i wanted/needed to finish and it's all good. so i guess i could write a sappy "i'm going to miss this and i'm going to miss that" but instead let's just do a few top 5 lists.
top 5 things i will miss
1. the mangoes (fresh and dried)
2. tropical rural vacations
3. warm smiles, bright eyes and the beautiful shade of bronzed golden skin of the filipinos
4. hot calamansi juice (hmmm... heaven in a mug)
5. fantastic sushi
top 5 things i will NOT miss
1. throwing toilet paper in the waste basket
2. hot, smelly, crowded trains
3. being stared at EVERYWHERE i go
4. sharing a bed with a person i can't cuddle with (no offense jen.. :))
5. airport terminal fees
so very quickly there are the lists. in actuality i don't know if i could add anymore to the "NOT miss" list but i know there is more to be added to the "miss" list. all in all it has been a wonderful experience and i feel very blessed.
tonight myself as well as two of my roommates will be headed to bangkok, thailand for a few days... another adventure i would imagine. on wednesday i will return to manila for about a day and then on thursday travel to boracay, philippines for a few days on the beach. the hope is to come home on the 9th tan and stunning. we will see how that goes. i do not know if i will have time or access to blog while i am out and about so this may be the final entry for awhile. i know i know wipe the tear.
oh but seriously... thank you for your thoughts, prayers, letters, emails, phone calls and IM chats... you all are very important to me and i thank you for your love!!
so until the 9th...
blessings.
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