hiking day

about a week ago, my old mountain roomie and i went hiking/tide pooling...here's some photo expo of our little trip. dude, it was windy and thus, the crazy hair.

the clear pacific ocean behind us:)

Katie navigating throught the rocks of Portuguese Bend.


another photo-op, with my crazy hair.

then we met some pirates hanging on a sail...Stephen, she was kinda cute:)

well, these carefree days are soon to be over. i have signed up to this thing called employment. i wish that our society had a better understanding of work and appreciating the necessity of rest...i believe that i will have to be intention abou this...the necessity to take time to rest and play a bit.

one more wedding

so our friends gather once more to celebrate one more wedding. all the girls came together to witness amy and scott's union. it was a great day that was had by all. kites and lanterns hung on the basket ball court and great food marinated in our tummies:)

the couple with the girls of the olden days

me with the happy couple

old friends

another bites the dust:)

well, these girls have been with me since junior high...and one more wedding is happening:) (seriously, within the last year, three of my closest friends have been married....there's one more in january...and that's in Ghana!)
its been nice to have these women with me through the years, but i'm definitely feeling the transitions as each of them become married people and well, relationships change and frequency and interactions change as well.



change is hard, specially when it involves love ones...i don't think i'll ever get used to it, but at the same time, change is necessary and at times fruitful:)

Family

so this past weekend was a whirlwind of family reunions. we visited the Morley side of the family and met some members whom i've never met before. Hang out with the aunts, who were hilarious! it was a nice time with fam over some thin crusted Chicago pizza:)

dude, it took us several tries before i was able to figure out how to do the self timer thing:) it was nice to catch up with the fam and see how things are doing .

hanging out with the Cabanatuan family:) even though we haven't been with each other (for several years), sitting together over bbq and beer was like old times:) it was nice to catch up, laugh (a lot) and just be together.

atchie ingkoy and i in her living room:)

camille and i the night before we left for california.

with the extended family and uncle junior. lola in the back is heading to canada with her girls:) she is awesomely strong! i can't believe she is now 87yo!! i wish i could be as strong as she is when i get that old.

family gatherings are always interesting. its nice to reminisce and see where everyone is now. but past expectations and the always 'you ought to do this' expectations also come out...what can you do...i suppose family function is such and the criteria of success, well, is going to be validated only by what they see, specially if they can only take a glimpse a second of your life and different paradigms are imposed on how life ought to be lived. overall, family is good and can be supportive to the extent that they are willing to allow you to individuate.