Woke up today and followed my normal routine of breakfast by the pool. But before I made it to the pool, I was awakened by the work crew tearing up the bathroom in the room below. After that I relaxed for a few minutes and headed back downstairs to call a taxi to take us to the mall. The taxi driver came in and we asked the normal first question, "how much?",and he responded 700 pisos (about $15). We told him that we would only pay him 250 pisos.
We arrived at the Ayala Mall and gave him the meter price plus 50 pisos as he requested. It turned out to be 200 pisos, and he lost out on 50 pisos by trying to get over. Oh well into the mall. We stopped at the 1st store and I bought a t-shirt for my mom and grandma and a hat for myself. I think that I bought something in just about every store I walked into. I picked up some cool shorts and sandles along the way, but my favorite purchase were my Ray Ban shades. They were a pretty penny but I think that it's best for me to spoil myself every now and again!
After round 1 of shopping, we headed to TGI Friday's to have "a" drink. I ended up having two drinks and shared two apps. with Jerry and Dustin. The nachos that they sold were too much for 3 people to eat, and they were very tasty might I add. Every thing was just perfect there, the atmosphere (we sat outside), the food and drinks, and the service. The waiter was a very cool guy and he took about 20 pictures at Jerry's request. Jerry is over 50 and thinks that he's about 21, but that's another story...hahahha. We left the waiter a 500 pisos tip, which was more than a days salary. The maximum wage for most workers here is about $5 a day and totals $100 a month. He was over the moon with enthusiam. I was glad that we made his day.
We went down to the supermarket and bought turkey, beer, M&Ms and other things that we cna't get in Korea, and if we are able to get them they cost an arm and a leg. Things here are so much cheaper than there. I did head to the Korean section and picked up a bottle of 참 이 슬 (Cham i Seul) Soju. I bought it so that Jerry and Steve could try it. Korea needs to get with the program and start selling things cheaper, and they should also start importing American goods. The knockoffs aren't delicious at all!
Got back to the resort and headed to the room put our goodies away. After that, off to the pool for a night time swim. I love Cebu! Until next time...be good to yourself and each other!!!
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