Thursday, May 20, 2010
3:54 AM | 
Posted by
Raymond Sandoval
Well it's my first blog here and I had trouble figuring out what goes where when I made it to blogspot. I've been reading a lot of blogs lately, most of them on the "Blogs of Note" list. Someday I'll make it there. Someday.
The rotational brownout here in Benguet just passed, apparently the El Nino phenomenon here beat the water supply of our hydroelectric power source not too far away. I live in a high-altitude town called La Trinidad, near the American-designed Baguio City, but the heat's finally getting to my nerves. Lately, I've been so stressed out about the Manila-like temperature here. I got news before the blackout that Manila recorded its highest temperature yet in a decade, 37.5 degrees.
Before anything else, here's an update before I start posting things:
The best part of 2010 is my college graduation. That's me in the middle with open palms. If you look closely I don't exactly look like a college grad in this photo. Bear with it. I'm 5'5" and I just turned 20 last February. I took a bachelor's degree then graduated with a Magna cum laude honor, something I was shocked to learn from my department head early April.
Immediately after graduation day, I went touring in Manaoag, Pangasinan with some of my closest college buddies. There we slept in a nipa hut complete with nipa beds and nipa pillows. After a dip in a pool near Manaoag church and a heavy dinner, we went back to Baguio and looked for jobs.
After a few days, I met with several friends way back from Elementary days at Kalei's Bar and Grill near Baguio City. We spent the night telling stories and teasing the guys about their love life. Man, they looked matured now. Some of them looked really cute, some seemed smart.
Then the latest: Three of my closest cousins from Manila came for a visit here in Baguio City. That was fun, fun, fun! Yeah, I miss them a lot. That was the most fun I had in months. They stayed at our house for three days. On afternoons, me and my brothers toured them around Baguio City; from Burnham Park to the famous haunted Diplomat Hotel.
That about wraps it up. In the following days, I hope I can post a lot of stuff here. Watch out!
The rotational brownout here in Benguet just passed, apparently the El Nino phenomenon here beat the water supply of our hydroelectric power source not too far away. I live in a high-altitude town called La Trinidad, near the American-designed Baguio City, but the heat's finally getting to my nerves. Lately, I've been so stressed out about the Manila-like temperature here. I got news before the blackout that Manila recorded its highest temperature yet in a decade, 37.5 degrees.
Before anything else, here's an update before I start posting things:
The best part of 2010 is my college graduation. That's me in the middle with open palms. If you look closely I don't exactly look like a college grad in this photo. Bear with it. I'm 5'5" and I just turned 20 last February. I took a bachelor's degree then graduated with a Magna cum laude honor, something I was shocked to learn from my department head early April.
Immediately after graduation day, I went touring in Manaoag, Pangasinan with some of my closest college buddies. There we slept in a nipa hut complete with nipa beds and nipa pillows. After a dip in a pool near Manaoag church and a heavy dinner, we went back to Baguio and looked for jobs.
After a few days, I met with several friends way back from Elementary days at Kalei's Bar and Grill near Baguio City. We spent the night telling stories and teasing the guys about their love life. Man, they looked matured now. Some of them looked really cute, some seemed smart.
Then the latest: Three of my closest cousins from Manila came for a visit here in Baguio City. That was fun, fun, fun! Yeah, I miss them a lot. That was the most fun I had in months. They stayed at our house for three days. On afternoons, me and my brothers toured them around Baguio City; from Burnham Park to the famous haunted Diplomat Hotel.That about wraps it up. In the following days, I hope I can post a lot of stuff here. Watch out!
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