On Day 5, Lolo drove us to Subic Bay which houses a U.S. Naval base (my grandfather had served in the US Navy) for some sightseeing, eating and shopping.
On weekends, Subic Bay is filled with so many people enjoying themselves on the beach and partaking in all the festivities! With tropical weather however, you can’t ever expect when the weather may go bad. Check out the black cloud on the top picture starting to roll in from the right.
Here’s more of those black clouds rolling in.
Lolo treating out Ron and I to lunch
After eating, sightseeing and shopping, we headed home for some more eating. This time it was merienda which translates into, “the afternoon snack”
Here’s my uncle making us some fresh coconut juice! (buko juice)
Along with some Halo-Halo which is a Filipino dessert!
Ron’s alot braver than I am! Here he is eating BALUT which is a chick embryo! He actually ate two of them cause my uncle bought 2 just for him!
Lolo and Lola’s house has changed alot since my visit last year in 2007. There’s quite of mixture of tungsten and fluorescent lights, as well as electrical outputs for the different voltages.
Although they have a formal dining table, we always ate outside in the “dirty kitchen” just so we could get some fresh air.
Lolo and Lola’s room. Just recently, Lolo had that back wall torn down to make “closet space”
More rooms…
On the day before we left, Lolo was feeling the urge for some American and Italian food, so he had the cook whip up something special! Although Ron and I were thoroughly enjoying all the Filipino food, french fries and spaghetti were definitely missed!
Even Lola was in good spirits that day! This was the first time the whole week that she finished all the food on her plate!
Here’s Lolo trying to be “cute” with Lola.
Later on that evening, Orion was hosting it’s Santa Cruzan! Basically it’s a parade of each province’s selected young ladies!
The busy streets of Orion, can you imagine having to clear this street for a parade?!
The beauty queens of each province
and some fun parade festivities!
My Lola’s housemaids and her caregiver nurse hiding behind them. They were camera shy!
The following day was a Sunday and also our departure date… Here’s Lolo and Ron reading the morning paper in the dirty kitchen…
Tito Ermie and Lola in her Sunday best. Members of the church had just stopped by so that Lola could receive communion since she is unable to make the trip to church.
And lastly, Lola’s pride and joy… her garden.