20041116
las vegas
iba yung lasa ng tubig sa las vegas.
parang matamis na puno ng minerals na hindi rin. parang thicker. parang may amoy. siguro kasi galing sa colorado river yung supply nila, tubig-tabang na malapit na sa pacific na reyna ng tubig-alat, tubig-tabang galing sa lalim ng mga nakapaligid na bundok.
iba yung tubig banda dito sa gitna ng bansa. walang lasa. minsan lasang pilak. makintab tulad ng pilak. hangga't maari, hinding-hindi akong iinom ng tubig galing sa gripo, napilitan lang ako sa las vegas. saan kang nakadinig na magbayad ng $5 para sa tubig? syempre, sa lahat ng maperahang lugar. di lang sa las vegas.
siguro nanibago lang ako. mwahahahaha!
i got back safe and sound! :-) grabe, i've only been gone for a weekend, and it feels like a million years!!! ahahahaha. ...
we stayed at emerald suites tropicana, five minutes from the strip. there were four singles of us in the room, and i even got yelled at for falling asleep on the couch. that's where the lone brother in our group was going to sleep, ahahaha. i hella hate being misunderstood, and for his tone of voice, i didn't bother to explain. i got overly curious for the smirnoff - damn, that stuff's strong. no one was speaking in complete sentences anymore. i got up, changed and brushed my teeth.
but even without the booze, i liked las vegas - i needed at least one more day to completely scout the strip and get tired of the place. i was able to mix the absurd with the improbable, ahaha - a monet exhibit at the bellagio and the beautiful imitation venice casino resort, where american gondola opera singers serenade regular overweight people like me. all we did was walk the length of the artificial river, ahahaha.
the casino shopping areas were the over-the-top, designer clothed, understated elegance that reminded me of houses of rich pop stars. it was embarrasing and exhilerating at the same time - i knew it wasn't reality, and yet there it was, deep in the heart of monte carlo, the bellagio, paris and all other hotels. "i wonder if these stores ever make money. can anyone even find these stores?" one of our friends mused out loud.
we finally reached the starting point of the gondola ride. it was a nondescript ticket booth counter, with dividers to make sure people fall in line. the lights shone on light blue painted ceiling, making us think it's bright daylight outside at 10 p.m. classical marble statues, greek columns and fountains taunted us.
it was great to be able to pretend for a while, ahaha. it was good that it didn't last. ¶ 11/16/2004 05:40:00 PM
parang matamis na puno ng minerals na hindi rin. parang thicker. parang may amoy. siguro kasi galing sa colorado river yung supply nila, tubig-tabang na malapit na sa pacific na reyna ng tubig-alat, tubig-tabang galing sa lalim ng mga nakapaligid na bundok.
iba yung tubig banda dito sa gitna ng bansa. walang lasa. minsan lasang pilak. makintab tulad ng pilak. hangga't maari, hinding-hindi akong iinom ng tubig galing sa gripo, napilitan lang ako sa las vegas. saan kang nakadinig na magbayad ng $5 para sa tubig? syempre, sa lahat ng maperahang lugar. di lang sa las vegas.
siguro nanibago lang ako. mwahahahaha!
i got back safe and sound! :-) grabe, i've only been gone for a weekend, and it feels like a million years!!! ahahahaha. ...
we stayed at emerald suites tropicana, five minutes from the strip. there were four singles of us in the room, and i even got yelled at for falling asleep on the couch. that's where the lone brother in our group was going to sleep, ahahaha. i hella hate being misunderstood, and for his tone of voice, i didn't bother to explain. i got overly curious for the smirnoff - damn, that stuff's strong. no one was speaking in complete sentences anymore. i got up, changed and brushed my teeth.
but even without the booze, i liked las vegas - i needed at least one more day to completely scout the strip and get tired of the place. i was able to mix the absurd with the improbable, ahaha - a monet exhibit at the bellagio and the beautiful imitation venice casino resort, where american gondola opera singers serenade regular overweight people like me. all we did was walk the length of the artificial river, ahahaha.
the casino shopping areas were the over-the-top, designer clothed, understated elegance that reminded me of houses of rich pop stars. it was embarrasing and exhilerating at the same time - i knew it wasn't reality, and yet there it was, deep in the heart of monte carlo, the bellagio, paris and all other hotels. "i wonder if these stores ever make money. can anyone even find these stores?" one of our friends mused out loud.
we finally reached the starting point of the gondola ride. it was a nondescript ticket booth counter, with dividers to make sure people fall in line. the lights shone on light blue painted ceiling, making us think it's bright daylight outside at 10 p.m. classical marble statues, greek columns and fountains taunted us.
it was great to be able to pretend for a while, ahaha. it was good that it didn't last. ¶ 11/16/2004 05:40:00 PM
