It's a Small World After All.

So...upon leaving Chicago, Seattle*, essentially this country, I thought I would be free from a few things for the next month. I guess I was wrong. Here are a few examples. Warning: This may or may not be painful to read so let's just get the most painful one out of the way.

1. MULLETS: Initially I thought this universal, schizophrenic sign of white trash was confined to embarrassing parts of the United States (say....Michigan for example) and not-so-embarrassing places but "city" people would sport this style in order to be trendy or they just don't understand the extent of the flattery the cut brings. Not only have I observed many mullets on people wandering the streets and malls of Manila, but my cousin has brought to my attention of one young lad who works outside of the mall. (Warning: EXTREME PAIN to ensue. Read at your own risk!!) Anyway...This young man had a mullet...not just any mullet but the "business" section was black but the "party" side was rockin' a bit too hard. The whole section is BLONDE.

2. TSK-ING: I used to hear Emily tsk daily by the hundreds (Oh yeah...a LOT of things bothered her.) Usually she'd tsk at either me listening to country music or just stupid people. Little did I realize Emily doesn't even compare to any one of my 2874129 family members on any given hour! Oh MAN...and the tsk-ing isn't only out of frustration. You say anything and let the EXTREME tsk-ing begin!

3. FASHION FAUX PAS: I know. I'm no Joan Rivers and this is the really shallow side of me coming out but this must be brought up. Anyone who really knows me (okay just you, Emma) knows I hate black with brown. This is the least of what Filipinos can do. Old women can wear Jordans with their mom-denim skirts, Men (and some women) can wear swastikas on the backs of their jackets and shirts, and a man can wear a shirt that says "PUSSY EATER" in large letters and he still won't receive any flak for it. Here you can't see it too well, but maybe that's for your own benefit.

So I'm sure there are so many more things I can add to this list but I've saved this draft for over a month and I needed some EXTREME updating.