July 22
Sunday Bloody Sunday!
I missed my flite to LA. Oh well, leasons learned, at nde na muling mauulit sa tanang buhay ko.
On the legendary continent of Emyu, Trib lost to Silber. Hinde maganda ang feeling ng iniiwan ka sa ere. Walang isang salita, pero as usual bawi na lang next time.
July 23
Welcome to LAX!
I arrived early sa NAIA2 airport. Around 5 hours before the flight. Thanks to my bro-in-law, exempted sa re-booking fees. The flight was OK.
I arrived safely sa LAX. Not so new airport pero i-rerenovate yata sya. Adventure kase solo flight lang ako. Sabi sa Information mas makakatipid daw ako pag shuttle compared sa taxi. So I took SuperShuttle.
July 24
Black Angus: Yummy
2nd day ng meeting. 1st day ko sa office.
We ate at Black Angus. Steakhouse sya, parang Tender Bobs. Good place. Good food.
I learned from my taiwanese officemates na yung first name ko daw e girl's name sa Taiwan, kaya nagugulat daw sila pag na-mi-meet nila ako. D@mn! Naalala ko tuloy yung 40-year old theory sa office (Sabi ng friend ko, me psychological study daw about sexuality ng mga lalake, you're not sure daw kung lalake ka nga or hindi hanggang hinde ka pa 40).
July 25
Bagle! (maling spell intended)
Quality Inns Pasadena offered free continental breakfast. On my 2nd day try ko bagel nila. Funny thing, try ko sya cut using knife. Tinuruan ako ng Miss dun kung paano gumamit ng bagel cutter. Hahaha noobie ka Char!
For dinner we had Shabu Shabu in San Gabriel. OK food. Ang patalo lang kumain sila ng stinking tofu. Mabuti na lang me exhaust sa ibabaw ng shabu shabu stove, para maalis nya amoy ng tofu.
July 26
WoW!
We had lunch at Jojos Pinoy Resto. Sorry mga kapuso, pero me wowowie sila ng lunchtime. Mas popular talaga yata ABS sa california area (had the same experience in SF last feb.)
We went to Frys. Syempre dapat pumunta ng Frys for pc and electronics stuffs.
I bought World of Warcraft Expansion (The Burning Crusade) Collectors Edition. Includes the game (TBC expansion) + DVDs + WoW trading cards + mouse pad + coffee table book on WoW Artworks. Happy ako no!
July 27
Tea Time and departure
We had tea-time sa Pasadena office! Milk Tea Shakes. I toured the Pasadena office, liit lang pero cool!
Went to my PM's home. Cool sya, parang feel ko nag-Sims ako. Block/bungalow type house, may garahe, me garden, me basketball half-court, me slides for kids. Dito ko na-appreciate mga bahay sa The Sims(tm) kaya pala ganun sya.
Arrived sa LAX earlier, na-decline ko na imbitasyon ni PM for snacks, mahirap na ma-late sa flight ulet. Strict pala security sa LAX. Checkin muna sa PAL then dalahin mo sa X-Ray nila. Delayed ang arrival ng flite ng 1 hour, pero all went well naman, I arrived in PH 5am July 29.
