Last day

March 4, 2008

Today is my last day in the Philippines, so I decided to climb up to the lookout point for some peace. For some reason here in the Philippines it’s hard to find a quiet place. Everywhere I go it seems to be booming with construction, buildings are going up everywhere and with that the lovely sounds of hammers banging and saws sawing. Also here in the Philippines cock fighting is huge, the sounds of roosters can be heard at all hours of the day. The town I’m staying in is called Coron, upon arrival it’s hard not to notice the big letters spelling out C O R O N. It seems they have stolen the look of the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. I decided to hike up the mountain and see the view from the top. Today was another blistering hot day, I had to take a few stops along the way to catch my breath and cool down. While I was sitting there in the shade all alone enjoying the silence I could hear the sounds of little feet running up the stairs. A group of 10 year olds followed me up the hill, they were curious since they don’t see too many foreigners. The view from the top was beautiful. They definitely don’t have the smog like they do in Los Angeles. On a totally different note my tooth has been hurting for last few days, so I guess it’s time to go see my dentist in Thailand. Getting my tooth fixed is just one of the reasons I’m going to Thailand. Before I came to the Philippines friends of mine told me that the food was pretty bad…well they were right. The food in the Philippines sucks! So I am looking forward to the lovely food that is waiting for me in Thailand.