Our Recent Philippine Vacation

We had our Philippine vacation last June-July of this year. We left the U.S. on June 27 ( Reagan International Airport ). We had our friend stopped by for the last minute instructions to take care of the house and pets ( cats, fish and an iguana ). Went to the airport early as the forecast isn't so great. It rained very hard the night before, so we worried that we might get caught with the rainstorm.

Checked in at the airport. You know how Filipinos are when they go home to the Philippines, we dragged plenty of luggage and the ever present balik-bayan boxes. So I'm relieved that they were all checked in and won't touch them again until Cebu.

Our flight was delayed for four hours! We lost hope that we would be able to fly that day as planes aren't taking off around the east coast because of the heavy rainstorm. Finally, our flight number was called. Luckily we already have reserved seats for our international connecting flight in N.Y. thru the Cathay Pacific check-in in the internet.

Keet with a new friend in HK Airport...

We arrived in Cebu on June 29. It's always a happy moment to see your relatives smiling faces, and just to be surrounded with the smell, noise and people of the Philippines. Whew, very hot though!

Had a Requiem mass for Mama and Papa the next week. The mass was held at Babag's Perpetual Help Parish as we can't get an appointment in Birhen Sa Regla Church. It was a moving mass, especially when I wasn't able to go home last year when my father died.