http://shizon.blogdrive.com/ ~ shizon ~ Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:25:02 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2005. http://shizon.blogdrive.com/archive/13.html Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:22:58 GMT They have rice at every single restaurant here. Rice at Wendy's, rice at KFC, rice at McDonalds. They also have McSpeghetti. And they don't call it McDonalds... they call it McDo. No, not pronounced "Mick Doo"... that's what I thought originally too. It's "Mack Doe", with a very sharp emphasis on the last syllable. Crazy Asians... Yesterday we made poutine for some of the locals here... to give them a good taste of Canada. You know what I ate in return? Peanut Butter Stew. You know what was in it? Yeah, besides peanut butter. Guess. Nope, you're wrong! It was cow stomach... (more) http://shizon.blogdrive.com/comments?id=13 http://shizon.blogdrive.com/archive/12.html Thu, 22 Sep 2005 04:06:42 GMT I've noticed several strange/interesting/different/weird/unique things about people here in The Philippines. For instance, their names. I've heard of, met and/or spoken with people sporting the one of the following names: Chips (male) Burn (male) Glorious (male) Timboy (male) Nips (female) Din-Din (female) Bong (male) Bimbo (male) Irish (female) Lord Vincent (male) Ow (female) Wowie (female) Lovely (female) Hallelujah Joy (male) Horny (male) And I'm not kidding about any of those names! Another really interesting (and often annoying) thing about some... (more) http://shizon.blogdrive.com/comments?id=12 http://shizon.blogdrive.com/archive/11.html Tue, 30 Aug 2005 06:45:31 GMT Well, still in Manila. My return date is still set for September 24th. There is still a small chance that my trip may be extended, but so far I think I'm pretty safe. I'm looking forward to coming back too... it's been along time away from home. We've seen and done some really cool stuff here, culturally speaking. Just recently we took a tour of Corregidor Island. It was quite amazing! This little island saw many brutal battles throughout WWII and even before that during the "Battle of Manila Bay" in 1898 during the American-Spanish war when an American squadron destroyed the entire... (more) http://shizon.blogdrive.com/comments?id=11 http://shizon.blogdrive.com/archive/10.html Sun, 05 Jun 2005 03:25:36 GMT Hey all. Sorry about not keeping my blog super up-to-date. My free time is rather limited over here in Manila. Anyways, I’ve got some new stories for you, so here they are… The week before Sheila got here Shane, Kurtis, Natalie and I went to a few bars. We were at a nice little bar with a lounge area upstairs which was air conditioned, so we spent most of our time there. There was an Australian and an Irish guy there too, sharing the same table as us. The Aussie was all drunk and belligerent, and even tried to freestyle rap to us… I’d rather listen to a kitten getting stepped on than... (more) http://shizon.blogdrive.com/comments?id=10 http://shizon.blogdrive.com/archive/9.html Sat, 14 May 2005 10:58:45 GMT Well, I'm here in Manila, Philippines. My stay will be approximately 4 1/2 months. I (possibly) return on September 24, 2005. I've been here only four days or so, and two words come to mind when I reflect upon my experiences here so far: culture shock. First of all, the heat is remarkable. So much so, that I shall remark upon it. Once I hit the airport in Manila, I remember thinking to myself just how hot and humid it was... but what I didn't realize was that the airport was thoroughly air conditioned. I realized this once I stepped foot outside the airport doors. A wave of thick,... (more) http://shizon.blogdrive.com/comments?id=9 http://shizon.blogdrive.com/archive/8.html Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:14:42 GMT Blogs are for famous people who have fans that care about their every day thoughts. If you're not famous, and you don't have fans, it makes it difficult to believe that people really want to read about your day. I often receive comments and remarks at how out-of-date my Blog constantly is. You know what this means? It means I'm famous and I have fans that love me. This makes me feel warm and cozy amongst my inards. So I just want to say to all my fans out there, I'm sorry for being so selfish. In the future I will make more of an effort to include you guys and gals in my life and every... (more) http://shizon.blogdrive.com/comments?id=8 http://shizon.blogdrive.com/archive/7.html Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:39:11 GMT So, there I am at work yesterday, in my office. I drink a great deal of water throughout the day, so naturally I had to make some pee-pees. I get up and head to the washroom... Now, allow me to interrupt the story for just a second to explain something. I don't work in zoo. I don't even work out doors at all. My workplace is not a construction site, nor is it a fraternity house. I work in a clean call centre with several hundred fellow employees. Ok, that being said, back to the story... I'm on my way to the can and as I'm passing the vending machines I catch a whiff of something... (more) http://shizon.blogdrive.com/comments?id=7 http://shizon.blogdrive.com/archive/6.html Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:01:48 GMT Well, I haven't gone bloggin' in a while, and I'm starting to get harassed by some of my Andrew-Scarts, so I thought I would give it an update... I've been watching alot of movies recently, because I'm broke. There's a good reason though... I paid for a trip to Las Vegas from my last pay cheque, so I've been suffering ever since. This Friday should bring me back out of my moderate financial funkiness. So far it'll be Adam, Trisha, Sheila and myself going to Vegas in November. We're staying at the Imperial Palace, which is right on the strip and consistantly receives good reviews from... (more) http://shizon.blogdrive.com/comments?id=6 http://shizon.blogdrive.com/archive/5.html Mon, 09 Aug 2004 21:18:14 GMT Well, another KEMF is over, but the memories had by all party-goers in attendance will no doubt last a life time... that is, if they weren't too drunk to remember anything that happened. The weather was perfect and the day was young... so I made a bong out of a watermelon. Sharon squished all the juice out of the melon innards while I carved that bastard up like a Valentine's Day pumpkin. We used all the juice (or melon blood, as I like to refer to it) as the liquid agent charged with the responsibility of cooling down the smoke, and of course there was a solid amount of duct tape holding the... (more) http://shizon.blogdrive.com/comments?id=5 http://shizon.blogdrive.com/archive/4.html Fri, 06 Aug 2004 03:27:05 GMT So I saw some movies this week. First, Sheila and I watched Spiderman 2 at Silver City, then we just snuck straight into The Village, which was starting 20 minutes later. Spiderman 2 was, dare I say, rad. I thought it was terrific. Better than the first one, even. The only problem I had with it was the part when those 3 unsupervised kids kept talking really loudly all throughout the movie. After multiple shhh's from a varity of other people, I had to physically get up and walk over to where they were sitting so I could tell them to shut their pie-holes. Actually it was more like, "Can I get... (more) http://shizon.blogdrive.com/comments?id=4