To Rave Or Not To Rave ?

GeNn wants me to let her attend a Rave tomorrow night (Friday 8/12/05) at Studio B. I think it is a dangerous, drug infested activity. I want her to be able to go out dancing and have fun, I just don't think it's safe. GeNn says that I can trust her but I am more worried about the creeps she might encounter. Input please, am I mean & overprotective to say no?

Seattle

Mom, Susan, and I all went down to Seattle to pick up mom's prize she won from the radio station [ $2,500 worth of doors ]. And we ended up going to Pike Place Market as well.

I had a really good time. I love Seattle. OH! And always remember this...

[ this guy was running around telling everyone to smile ]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

GeNn, Ayla and I went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last Saturday. We went the 10pm show, Ayla feel asleep during the movie and missed the last 30-40 minutes. I guess we shouldn't take her to the late show. I loved it. Johnny Depp was an excellent Willy Wonka. I still want to see War of the Worlds, and believe it or not I still haven't seen Star Wars yet.

Earl, Tiffany, GeNn & Ayla, July 24th, 2005

E A R T H Q U A K E ! ! !

Last night Ben, Jason, and I were sitting around watching Constantine on DVD when the whole building shook. Ben and I immediatly got up and started to dance - we knew it was a small earthquake.. Jason looked at us puzzled and said, "What is this like a Seattle thing? to dance after an earthquake?" It was relatively small feeling but it really freaked Jason out - it was his first quake. We were all releved it wasn't yellowstone blowing up!

Excerpt from www.missoulian.com:
"Afthershocks shake southwestern MontanaUpdated at 2:05 p.m. July 26By the Associated Press
HELENA - Eight aftershocks rumbled through southwestern Montana early Tuesday in the wake of an earthquake late Monday measuring a magnitude 5.6 that rattled windows, buildings and nerves, but caused no serious damage.The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake and its aftershocks were centered about 13 miles northeast of Dillon, although residents across a wide swath of Montana, Idaho, Washington and other areas reported feeling the main temblor at about 10:10 p.m.Reports came in from as far away as Seattle, 490 miles to the west; and Hardin, 246 miles to the east; Calgary, Alberta, more than 500 miles to the north; and Denver 841 miles to the south."

this is it.

OK. i realize this is alot to load. so please give the pictures time. These are scrolling pictures. So to STOP and look at a picture just mouse over it. ENJOY!

After I shed tears of culture shock i was pretty OK. Everyone was really sweet and kind. Almost the whole entire time we were there we went out to eat because all of the family's friends wanted to treat them to meals and such. So I really got to see all the night life and gigantic malls that stood side by side. I met Earl's friends. One of his friends house had ticks everywhere. And i didn't notice i had them all over me until I was sitting in the bathroom going pee and two go scuttling sideways across my boobs. [ YUCK! ] I even encountered a ghost when i was there.

STORY: So Earl bought Josh [ Earl's nephew ] this R/C car. We were all downstairs playing with it and when we were done Josh set it on top of the speaker near the T.V and put the remote control by it. So we were just sitting there watching TV when all of a sudden the wheels of the car start moving. And we look around at each other and no one had the remote. it was sitting right next the car! The next thing we know its on the ground and its moving around by itself. We all look at each other until I said "Well...I guess it just wanted its turn to play?"

This ghost in their house is very much known to them. This isn't the first time anyone has experienced it. One time Jeff [ Earl's sisters husband ], came home from work. And we saw his daughter Denise looking in on their fish tank. Well, he didn't think anything of it. So he went upstairs to check on his son Josh, who was sleeping in his room. And there was Denise right next to him.

There are a couple more stories of the ghost buTT i should move along...I ate alot of food there. I ate a duck fetus or better known as Bulut. I didn't however try the chicken intestines. That was just a little to much for me. Gosh we did so many things. buTT here are some pictures to maybe better explain my trip....

We went to Tagaytay this beautiful lake where inside the lake is Taal Volcano. The Volcano exploded a long time ago and it left this most stunning crater.

Of course we had to do a karaoke night! We were in asia for God's sake! So we went to this really nice karaoke bar, and got our own room. Pool included!

We didn't take that many pictures when we were in the main city of Manila. So sorry about that. This is Boracay...or heaven as i like to call it.

We went snorkling...

We rode the Banana boat [ like tubbing only the intertube is long like a banana ]

We saw beautiful sandcastles....

And well...just played around....

Here is some scenery that Earl and I took....

what do you think? Join me next time? haha.

philippines

i had such a wonderful time in the philippines.it was just the greatest experience and i'm glad mommy made it happen for me. I had such a good time i'm hoping that i'll be going back next year to see not only more white sandy beaches, buTT also PINK SAND.
i must admit however i had a nasty bit of "culture shock" for about an hour upon arrival. I think it was all the squatters in their little tin houses, knocking on your car window trying to get you to buy rags. i cried. yup. buTT I got over it. i bought from a couple of them too. flower 'necklace' type things that earl said your supposed to use to pray with.

when i get the pictures uploaded i'll TRY and explain my adventure. its should be in a couple days or so. so until then.
mahal kita [ which means i love you ]
♥tiffany