WOW, how did my first week in Cebu go so darn fast? Teaching all day, working like crazy and all of a sudden, it was Friday afternoon & class was done. Most of the "Super Crew" as we call each other, work over night here in Cebu so they are lined up with Edmonton business hours. I have not switched to that schedule yet, which is good & bad. I miss everyone & when you are so far away from your loved ones, we are a second family to each other & it is hard to be away from them too. We had to plan a team dinner Thursday night I believe just so we could all see each other.
As i mentioned last time, the Hotel sent a cake as a belated birthday gift which was very sweet. I rounded everyone up on the pool deck Saturday night to chow down. There was no way i could eat all the Chocolate cake by myself. As it turned out, i didn't have to eat any of it, people were more than happy to help. Better for my waist line that way. Not that there is any hope of loosing weight here. Everything is covered in sauces & butter & anything else bad for you that you can think of. The gym here is nice but i will nto be able to keep the pounds off i have been told.
Other pictures seen above include Charlene & i at the Spa on Saturday. We went for Mani/Pedi's & I ended up with a hair cut too. This guy was amazing. He used an electric razor, an old school barber shave razor on the edges of my hair, cut it , texturized it & then i got a whole head, face and upper back massage; for $145 peso!!!! That convert to $3.50 or so Canadian. I will be going every 2 weeks & will so spoiled by the time i get to Canada.
Anita's husband Mike arrived this weekend to join her before they left for vacation to Boracay. The photo is from lunch at TGIFridays after the previously mentioned hair cut.
The little girl wandered past & i asked if i could take a photo. 
Her mother agreed but by the look on her face she just wanted Canadian money from the white guy.Speaking of kids begging, wow what a zoo here. Matt, Charlene & i went for pizza on Saturday night & he was picked out by the same kid on the way there & back. This kid would stand infornt of him with his hand out, beggin "I'm hungry, i have no food, give me money."
Matt had made the mistake of tipping a guy who helped us across the street the "frogger" stlye & i thnk the kids saw it. Charlene & i just put Matt between us & fended off the kids begging. It feel terrible not to give them something but who knows what they are using it for & most i am sure are being told to beg by their parents. It sucks & is very depressing.
The last photo i have added here is a view from our pool deck which gets beautiful sun every morning, but is constantly across form the crazy construction here in Cebu. This has been in the works since 2006 i think & is far from being done. It is all done by hand, & very few people where hard hats. There does not appear to be much in the way of safety regulations. They work most of the time, it is loud, dirty & the smell form the hole in the ground at the corner rivals anything i have ever smelled, even in Amsterdam.
Hope everyone is well. I am into my second week of teaching & it is going very fast.
Can't wait to hare from everyone. Drop me a line.
Me - Herb - Adam
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