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This morning, Friday morning, we woke up and left the hotel around 8:26am (7:26pm CST) after eating breakfast at Chow King again. I thought we were going to go straight back to Manila, but it turned out that we had more relatives to go see.

This time we went to meet Jessie Rose’s inlaws. They had a very nice seven-bedroom house in Urdanetta. It was more like a normal house you would expect to find in America. We had a tour of it and everybody talked for awhile.

I thought that we would only be there a few minutes, but that turned into about one hour and forty-five minutes. Then, at 10:45am (9:45pm CST), two-and-a-half hours after breakfast, we ate lunch with them. Finally, after they had talked a little longer, we left at about 12:00pm (11:00pm CST).

This time we headed straight back to Manila. We went with Uncle Job and Aunt Josie to the Greenhills Shopping Center again to finish getting what we needed for people back home. We also got some pastries. I think it’s funny how they give you discounts of five pesos if you buy 25 five-peso pastries. Most of the discounts they give you for bulk purchases are not really discounts at all!

Whenever you walk by a “store” those who are selling the things always call out “Yes sir, watches sir” or “Yes maam, toys” or something similar. I noticed a long time ago that almost everyone sounds the same, no matter what they say.

I also think it’s funny how they sell so many “name-brand” things so cheap. If any of these guys went to America, they would probably make a lot of money. Nobody over there would be able to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s fake. Just because the shirt says “Made in France” doesn’t mean it’s really made in France.

At home, Uncle James and Aunt Lisa and all the other adults talked about the meeting with Uncle Joseph. I got a few things done, but then I got so tired that I just had to go to sleep.

Meals:
Breakfast- Rice chow, shanghai eggrolls, pineapple juice

Snack- Lansones, tropical punch

Lunch- Rice, chicken, fish, shrimp, mixed vegetables, sweet rice, tropical punch

Snack- Sinuman, banana

Supper- Rice, adobo chicken, mung beans, fish, pineapple, chico, banana

It’s 7:02am Thursday morning, and we are headed toward breakfast. I slept better last night, although I had to wake up earlier today than I had to yesterday.

After eating breakfast, we headed toward Baguio. Uncle Job had gotten hold of Uncle Joseph and he had said we could come. We took the Marcos highway and it didn’t take us long to get there.

When we arrived, Uncle Joseph’s wife and his 8-year-old daughter, Josephina, welcomed us in. Uncle Joseph waited inside and by the time I got inside, he was on the couch talking with Uncle Job.

The inside of their house was like a big gift shop. They had bookshelves and display cases stuffed full of Barbies, Hello Kittys, Legos, Coca-Cola memorabilia, Chinese things, and much more. They had statues of Buddha, Jesus, and Mary all over the house. Next to the couch where Uncle Joseph and Uncle Job were sitting, there was incense burning.

Uncle Job talked with Uncle Joseph for awhile while we got a tour of his house. Finally, after we had been there awhile, we went out for lunch. We rode in two separate metered taxis to the SM mall there in Baguio. On the way there, Josephina asked us if we knew what the ozone layer was. She explained how it was a protective layer of the atmosphere that keeps the sun from burning us up.

When we arrived at the ginormous mall, everyone was in the mood for Chinese, so we went to Mann Hann, a restaurant in the mall. We had a good meal and the adults talked a little longer.

After going back to his house, we took some pictures before leaving. Those who hadn’t seen the house yet also had a quick tour. Everybody is hoping that it won’t be long before Uncle Joseph softens his heart towards the whole family.

That evening we went to Urdanetta where we got a hotel to stay in. This one was more like the way a real hotel should be. However, before we got too settled in, Dad and Jennifer and I went to the adjoining Chow King for supper. We were going to go to Jolibee earlier, but for some reason I suggested Chow King. If we had gone to Jolibee, that would have been our third time going to that particular Jolibee. Anyway, we went to Chow King and had supper (which included eggrolls). It was kind of fun because four times the power to the hotel and the restaurant went out.

Afterwards, we took our showers and went to sleep.

Meals:
Breakfast- Rice, fish, shrimp, patupat, pan de sal, Filipino sausage, egg, squid, Milo Hot chocolate

Lunch- Fried rice, squid, chicken, baked oysters, egg noodle soup, tofu, rice ma-chang, green tea

Supper- Rice chow, shanghai eggrolls, regular double-size halo-halo, Sarsi