hawaii lei-over, so to speak
i'm extremely proud of myself right now and by golly you ought to feel the same. that lei-over pun popped into my head just seconds ago in essence, sparing you the physical aches caused by an abundance of crass puns not involving a colorful garland of flowers.
there are worse places to be lei'd-over (or is it lei-overed) say some but as far as i'm concerned, oahu, particularly waikiki ranks in the lower 10th percentile of places to be stuck for a day. it's 'spensive, local kids are punks and there are throngs of 'big-boned' americans and pasty japanese tourists mucking up the scenery (youthful japanese girls aside). worst of all i have to look forward to the impending loss of a day out of my life when i once again cross the international date line. i already feel the extra gray hairs coming in from being a day older. my hiatal hernia ain't feeling much better either. on a side note, as a kid, i erroneously thought crossing the international date line was when someone dated outside their race (e.g. 'damn, again fergie crossed the international date line but now with tyrone!').
if lei's are synonymous with hawaii, then old white men paying for young filipinas is synonymous with the philippines. during my 2 day manila lay-over (pun regretfully intended), i'm proud to say i didn't once eat a shred of filipino food. my previous 6 month tour took care of any curiosity i'd had about filipino cuisine... though i'd make an exception for kinilaw - a lemony raw fish dish possibly inspired by ceviche (or afterbirth?).
along with nuprin (aka pickleboy, yoobrad, joonshik) my next destination is borneo. i vow to proudly show any pictures captured of nuprin getting/giving hand relief from/to an orphaned male orangutan.
and now, enjoy a puffy cloud compliments of manila.
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Posted by: Gomer | September 15, 2006 09:54 AM
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Posted by: Kat aka SicklyIrishGirl from Sandakan | September 18, 2006 11:25 PM
OUTRAGED was a little strong...I haven't had lunch yet
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Posted by: thejerk | September 20, 2006 01:06 AM