(22) Days of Summer

So yeah, me and my big mouth are about to list down the things I did during my 3 weeks of summer vacation:

1. Made a music video for my roommates' extra credit for Theology.
2. Booked an online flight, messed up with the dates.
3. Boarded *** at about **:** *.M. on ***** **, 20** en-route to ***.
4. Slept for 8 HOURS STRAIGHT in the flight.
5. Felt that "AMERICAN COLD" I've been missing so much.
6. Ate at a Japanese restaurant. (Okazu Ya)
7. Slept over my cuz's place.
8. Ate at a Vietnamese restaurant. (I forgot the restaurant...)
9. Bought a CD of Florence + The Machine's Ceremonials for...
10. Played some Borderlands, Rainbow 6: Vegas 2, and Generals: Zero Hour co-op!
11. Went to the Palm Sunday mass at a Catholic church. (Palms here have only ONE STALK.)
12. Noticed each person has their own songbook and that responses here are slightly different. (e.g. The Lord be with you... And with your spirit.)
13. Ate at a Middle Eastern restaurant. (Filafil)
14. Discovered that California's number one foreign residents are Indian.
15. Discovered  that there are more Filipinos here than Mexicans and Chinese people.
16. Installed an antivirus and updated Windows.
17. Discovered how freakin' fast the internet is here!
18. Exploited number 17 for the rest of our stay.
19. Ate American. (Fuddruckers)
20. Ate Filipino food at relative's place where we're staying (i.e. EVERYDAY!)
21. Went to the core of APPLE at Cupertino and got myself an iPod Classic. (No iPads for me, thank you very much...)
22. Ate at a Mexican restaurant. (Rubio's)
23. Attended Maundy Thursday service.
24. Had the Sacrament of Reconciliation at Good Friday.
25. Ate at an Italian restaurant. (Olive Garden)
26. Attended the 7 last words and Good Friday service.
27. Survived numbers 1-26 without eating meat due to Holy Week. (Well, except for April 3: Carl Jr's... I was weak.) Challenge accepted...
Breakdown:
*March 30 (A Friday) - Japanese (Salmon, Sushi, Raw Shrimp, and Miso Soup)
*March 31 - Vietnamese (Beef Plate with Pho-Hoa) Not counted yet...
*April 1 - Middle-Eastern (Lamb Plate with Hummus) Still doesn't count...
*April 2 - American (Salmon burgers, peanuts, salad) It begins...
*April 3 - Outlet Deli (Avocado, Mushroom sandwich with cheese.) and yeah Carl Jr's. soon after... STAINED
*April 4 - At home all-day (Sinigang na hipon, Bagels, Salmon, Tinapa, Mixed Vegetables)
*April 5 - Mexican (FISH TACOS) In your face!
*April 6 - Italian (Seafood pasta and Minestrone) So far... still cleansed.
*April 7 - VICTORY!, BIRTHDAY!, BUFFET! Arguments are now invalid.
*April 8 - BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF UNCLE! Challenge completed with minimum casualties.
*All other meals were at home and mainly consisted of either mini-donuts, seafood, bagels, candy or vegetables.
28. Had birthday at Berkeley docks (H.S. Lordships)
29. Got secondhand BEATS! (Close enough.)
30. Purchased a pre-order of Borderlands 2!
31. Attended Easter Vigil which was combined with Baptism and Confirmation of recently converted Catholics.
Breakdown:
7:00 PM - Arrived at Church
*Realized it starts at 8 so waited for an hour but got the best seats in the house.
8:00 PM - Lights out, people out, candles lit
8:15 PM - Get back inside for the Easter vigil proper.
8:30 PM - Let there be light! Mass starts...
9:00 PM - Baptism of 33 PEOPLE starts... (Each person is drenched in 3 pitchers full of water, what a show!)
10:00 PM - Confirmation of 15 PEOPLE starts... (So... they aren't slapped in the face after the oil. Back in my country...)
10:30 PM - Mass resumes...
11:00 PM - Mass finally ends.

*In short, 5 hours in the Church! Memorable holy week, vacation, and birthdays indeed!

32. Went back home. Okay...