Looking for Housing

Yeah sure, it's close to the beach...but its not my style.

Today I had lunch with Ren (Reneli) and Mae at Coco Vida; we ate fried chicken. Afterwards I just checked email and updated my journal. I decided to try to be pro-active in looking for a house to rent and walked to Powder Keg (look at postings), Alona Land and Banana Land to inquire about how much it would be. I found a few options but they don’t look all that promising. Alona Land wanted to charge me ($500 USD) for a place with a kitchen. Its close to the beach but about twice as much as I want to pay. Looks like I’m going to have to look off the beach for better rates.

Dios Mio!

This week is Holy week and today is Good Friday. A lot of Filipinos come from Catholic families and so celebrate Catholic holidays. Alona Beach is a lot more crowded with Filipinos going on vacation today. I was expecting the bars and restaurants to be packed with people but once it got dark most people left the beach. Literally, in an hour, the beach was almost empty.

Crowds of people vacation on Alona Beach for Good Friday

I met up with Daniel and Rene at Genesis and we decided to meet up at Oops for a happy hour beer. For dinner we went to an American owned restaurant called Powder Keg which Rene and a lot of foreign born locals go to. I went there before and was disappointed by their food and don’t know why so many people like it. This time around, I had the fish and chips which was okay. Still, I’m not that impressed with the restaurant.

- jason