Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Chicago Trip

Posted by WELLA at Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1 comments

Its a 6 long hours drive from Minnesota. We left Thursday night around 10pm and arrived 4am the next day. Wawa nga si Nikky kase sya ang nagdrive back and forth. I tried to stay awake to keep him company. We stayed at Nikky's co-workers sister at the west suburb area of Illinois, and I think around 20-30 minutes drive to Chicago downtown.

Honestly, I don't wanna live there. Sanay ako sa gulo ng Manila, actually may similarity ang Manila and Chicago, but because I already live here in a small city of Minnesota, which is sobrang tahimik, walang gulo, less/no crime, di na ko sanay sa ganong lugar.

Actually, dinala kme nung friend namen ni Nikky, who is a black american don sa "hood" (who are all black americans live there), ay grabe, super scary talaga. Lahat sila nakatambay sa labas... basta. Sabi ko nga di ko kayang maglakad don alone. By the way, maraming black americans and hispanic sa chicago. I seldom see white americans or maybe they're on the other side.

I've learned a lot, kung ano ung culture nila in terms of mga gangs gangs na yan. They will not bother you if you don't bother them. They have no rules in fighting. At sympre di na uso sa knila ung fist fight... guns talaga. You will gain their respect if you fight with them. And di sila lumalaban ng one on one. If your alone and someone bitchy around you, don't run away, but tell them na tatawagin mo ung group mo and settled it after. Sabi nga nung friend namen, if ever na bumalik kme don (Nikky and I), and someone bother us, just call his brother and they will take care of it. Kumbaga sa knila, isa ang binangga mo lahat kalaban mo. That's what family means to them. Basta madami pa.

We went also sa mga flea markets. Kung sa pinas puro mga chinese ang mga nagtitinda, don puro mexicano. Wala naman akong masyadong nabili. Bitin nga e, kase di ko man lang nalibot ung downtown, kulang sa oras. Si Nikky for sure sulit kase merong toy con, nakabili sya ng mga action figures nya. Daya!!!! Baka next weekend punta ulit kme don with his tita.

United Center with Michael Jordan statue

Buckingham Fountain

Just like Roxas Blvd., Manila

Trump Tower at the back. We were there 7am of Sunday morning kaya wala masyadong tao.

Nikky's stuff from the Toy Con

Monday, May 12, 2008

Unofficial house hunters

Posted by WELLA at Monday, May 12, 2008 2 comments
We just had our unofficial house hunting yesterday. We joined with our family friend in searching for their home. It was fun but stressful kahit hindi kme (Nikky and I) yung buyer. Before, ayaw ni Nikky to go sa mga open houses. What for daw, hindi pa naman kme bibili. Saka na lang daw pag dumating yung time na ready na kme financially. Pero nag-iba ang ihip ng hangin. I asked him na gusto ko sumama, walang ka effort effort pumayag sya . 2 out of 8 (?) houses ang pasok sa list namen, di nga lang sa price . But of course, we can still haggle the price or lakihan namen ung downpayment para di kme mahirapan sa monthly. There are lots of things to consider. Budget, how many rooms, finished basement, how many baths, appliances included, tax, etc. Atleast as early as now, we know kung ano gusto namen. Actually, si Nikky hindi sya mapakali parang timang. He gets too excited talaga don sa 2 houses na gusto nya. Sabi pa nya, if our friend will not buy that house, kame daw ang bibili. Magpapa pre-approve daw sya kung magkano ang pwede nyang i-loan... hanep! Kaya lang nga, we're planning to go back some time next year kaya gustuhin man namen na bumili ng house eh gusto rin naman din namen umuwi. Funny nga kase, before we go to sleep, pinag-usapan pa rin namen. Sabi nya we'll decide on January kung ano ung isasacrifice namen. Who knows, we can buy a house at the same time pwede rin kami makauwi..

Thursday, May 08, 2008

American Filipinos

Posted by WELLA at Thursday, May 08, 2008 1 comments

We've already heard Filipino Americans but what about American Filipinos?


Watch this:




Oha, patok na patok pa rin ang kanta ni Richard Reynoso sa videoke....


Chito of Parokya ni Edgar, watch out.. baka eto na ang bagong lead singer ng banda nyo... hehehe...



I love him and his adobo!!!!


Im not sure if they have Filipino blood, but nevertheless they really work hard to learn our language and culture. Kudos to them


Actually, Nikky and I plan to raise our kids in a Filipino way. Wala nga lang ung palo.. hehehe... kase ako lumaki ako sa palo ng hanger, nyahaha... kase sobrang tigas talaga ng ulo ko. I must say na ako ang pinakamaldita sa magkakapatid. Hindi talaga ako titigil hanggat di ako napapalo. Namamaos na ang nanay ko kakasaway sken wa epek. Pero masasabi ko naman khet matigas ang ulo ko di ko naman binigyan ng sama ng loob ang parents ko at proud ako don . Di ako sure kung si Nikky pinapalo?

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Chicago Trip

Its a 6 long hours drive from Minnesota. We left Thursday night around 10pm and arrived 4am the next day. Wawa nga si Nikky kase sya ang nagdrive back and forth. I tried to stay awake to keep him company. We stayed at Nikky's co-workers sister at the west suburb area of Illinois, and I think around 20-30 minutes drive to Chicago downtown.

Honestly, I don't wanna live there. Sanay ako sa gulo ng Manila, actually may similarity ang Manila and Chicago, but because I already live here in a small city of Minnesota, which is sobrang tahimik, walang gulo, less/no crime, di na ko sanay sa ganong lugar.

Actually, dinala kme nung friend namen ni Nikky, who is a black american don sa "hood" (who are all black americans live there), ay grabe, super scary talaga. Lahat sila nakatambay sa labas... basta. Sabi ko nga di ko kayang maglakad don alone. By the way, maraming black americans and hispanic sa chicago. I seldom see white americans or maybe they're on the other side.

I've learned a lot, kung ano ung culture nila in terms of mga gangs gangs na yan. They will not bother you if you don't bother them. They have no rules in fighting. At sympre di na uso sa knila ung fist fight... guns talaga. You will gain their respect if you fight with them. And di sila lumalaban ng one on one. If your alone and someone bitchy around you, don't run away, but tell them na tatawagin mo ung group mo and settled it after. Sabi nga nung friend namen, if ever na bumalik kme don (Nikky and I), and someone bother us, just call his brother and they will take care of it. Kumbaga sa knila, isa ang binangga mo lahat kalaban mo. That's what family means to them. Basta madami pa.

We went also sa mga flea markets. Kung sa pinas puro mga chinese ang mga nagtitinda, don puro mexicano. Wala naman akong masyadong nabili. Bitin nga e, kase di ko man lang nalibot ung downtown, kulang sa oras. Si Nikky for sure sulit kase merong toy con, nakabili sya ng mga action figures nya. Daya!!!! Baka next weekend punta ulit kme don with his tita.

United Center with Michael Jordan statue

Buckingham Fountain

Just like Roxas Blvd., Manila

Trump Tower at the back. We were there 7am of Sunday morning kaya wala masyadong tao.

Nikky's stuff from the Toy Con

Monday, May 12, 2008

Unofficial house hunters

We just had our unofficial house hunting yesterday. We joined with our family friend in searching for their home. It was fun but stressful kahit hindi kme (Nikky and I) yung buyer. Before, ayaw ni Nikky to go sa mga open houses. What for daw, hindi pa naman kme bibili. Saka na lang daw pag dumating yung time na ready na kme financially. Pero nag-iba ang ihip ng hangin. I asked him na gusto ko sumama, walang ka effort effort pumayag sya . 2 out of 8 (?) houses ang pasok sa list namen, di nga lang sa price . But of course, we can still haggle the price or lakihan namen ung downpayment para di kme mahirapan sa monthly. There are lots of things to consider. Budget, how many rooms, finished basement, how many baths, appliances included, tax, etc. Atleast as early as now, we know kung ano gusto namen. Actually, si Nikky hindi sya mapakali parang timang. He gets too excited talaga don sa 2 houses na gusto nya. Sabi pa nya, if our friend will not buy that house, kame daw ang bibili. Magpapa pre-approve daw sya kung magkano ang pwede nyang i-loan... hanep! Kaya lang nga, we're planning to go back some time next year kaya gustuhin man namen na bumili ng house eh gusto rin naman din namen umuwi. Funny nga kase, before we go to sleep, pinag-usapan pa rin namen. Sabi nya we'll decide on January kung ano ung isasacrifice namen. Who knows, we can buy a house at the same time pwede rin kami makauwi..

Thursday, May 08, 2008

American Filipinos

We've already heard Filipino Americans but what about American Filipinos?


Watch this:




Oha, patok na patok pa rin ang kanta ni Richard Reynoso sa videoke....


Chito of Parokya ni Edgar, watch out.. baka eto na ang bagong lead singer ng banda nyo... hehehe...



I love him and his adobo!!!!


Im not sure if they have Filipino blood, but nevertheless they really work hard to learn our language and culture. Kudos to them


Actually, Nikky and I plan to raise our kids in a Filipino way. Wala nga lang ung palo.. hehehe... kase ako lumaki ako sa palo ng hanger, nyahaha... kase sobrang tigas talaga ng ulo ko. I must say na ako ang pinakamaldita sa magkakapatid. Hindi talaga ako titigil hanggat di ako napapalo. Namamaos na ang nanay ko kakasaway sken wa epek. Pero masasabi ko naman khet matigas ang ulo ko di ko naman binigyan ng sama ng loob ang parents ko at proud ako don . Di ako sure kung si Nikky pinapalo?

 

Just a thought Copyright © 2009 Girl Music is Designed by Ipietoon Sponsored by Emocutez