Getting money a third time

I left for BQ mall by 8:30 AM to get there when they open and also because Rubi wanted to go to a fiesta at 11 AM -- In the months of April and May, different towns have “fiestas” where households invite other people and host big meals. I wanted to go the bank early so there wouldn’t be any issues.

There was a long line waiting at the bank and no way of knowing who was next in line. I had to wait to see one of the two banking agents. One thing I noticed about the people and service of the bank was that nobody really cared for other people’s privacy (I’ve noticed this in general in the Philippines). There were two seats per agent and other people would sit in the seat next to another and do their banking. Often there are four transactions going on at the same time with only two banking agents.

Of course, with my luck, my ATM card was denied the cash advance I needed to pay for my diving. I had to use my credit card which had a higher limit in order to withdraw enough cash. I was so happy, I finally, after three tries, got my money in order to pay for my diving and stay at Genesis. After I got my money, I went back to my house in Doljo. Since it took so long to get my money, I texted Rubi to go ahead and go to her fiesta.

I wanted to go to Alona and Eilaine needed a ride. I tried driving her to Alona Beach but after seeing my driving, she ended up driving me to Alona Beach. There we met up with Rubi and Mae who were still waiting around. Since they still wanted to go to the fiesta, I told them I’ll go with them. There were four people but just one motorbike. Mae for some reason just left without telling people where she was going. Eilaine drove Rubi and I to Rubi’s aunts house for lunch.

We started off eating a really good sweet pastry that was supposedly a delicacy. Following that, we had pork adobo and something else tasty. Mae eventually joined us on some motorbike she got. After a good hardy lunch, we all went back to Alona because Mae, Rubi, and Eilaine had to work at Coco Vida. Eilaine forgot her laundry and so I had to drive her back to Doljo, and then back to Alona Beach. At Coco Vida, I gave Ren and Mae their souvenirs I bought them in Japan. They were very thankful but then a bunch of other Coco Vida girls were wondering where their souvenirs were. Oh well.

- jason