One of many servings. Rice, spring roll, green mango salad, lechon, shrimps, and Diniguan (pig's blood...)




We are a Coke-drinking family, so I had to get used to that again... Mmmm coke.


Halfway there.



Check this out. All the women hard at work preparing cupcakes for the party.



While the men sit around and drink :bowdown: Life here is pretty good...


Paco! The cousin I went to visit in NorCal He's 9 months now. Fucking awesome.


Look at the girl on the left. She's only 11 and already has boobs. I was like WTF put those back, you don't need them yet. And her mom (third from left), with an awesome sense of humor, greets her every morning with a boob squeeze.


This is called bibingka. It's kinda like a cupcake...sorta. Made with coconut milk, rice flour, and eggs I think. They sell this outside church after midnight mass. Or you could just get them at the market... or a street stand... or a restaurant. Anyway it's fucking GOOD. Sometimes goat cheese is baked into it.


Day of my grandma's party. Everyone had to wear these t-shirts that either read "I <3 Lola" or "I <3 Mom." Oh and we wore them to church too. My family is weird.


Back at home base, more rehearsing. The guy on the left is my crazy governor uncle. The woman pictured is his wife (my mom's sister). She's a mayor. They're like a kingpin family... Story on that later too, involves hookers.


Time for a quick jam session with the cousins. My mom's side of the family is very musically inclined. Aside from having an aunt that teaches music, I have a cousin that produces, as well as write and perform, and an uncle that composes classical pieces and shit.
The night of my grandma's party. All the families had their own color. For example mine was silver. Others wore lime green, dark green, blue, red, purple, white, etc. Yup, my family is weird.


At some point all the guys danced with grandma. Hells yeah.


More singing


Here I am shaking my fine ass.


The whole family, missing 1 guy (kinda black sheep, doesn't show up to these things).


Us.


The next morning, a box of fruit mysteriously appeared at home base. This is called Lanzones. It only grows on the island of Camiguin, where my uncle and aunt reign supreme. Just kidding, they were probably ordered. Anyway these are really good. We killed the whole box in about an hour. The whole famiry.


I brought these back with me. Probably my favorite instant coffee drink ever. Each packet contains coffee, sugar, and creamer. Just dump some hot water and enjoy.

I'm gonna take a break for now. I'll start up again later with the whitewater rafting pics.