Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Virginia Is For Lovers

Another weekend has passed, so you already know what that means - another state has been Raft3rized!

Yes, Raft3rize is a new term I coined. Hopefully, it will catch on.

We went to visit Virginia and stayed at a friend's relative. They were the nicest folks ever. That's the thing about Filipinos. Even if they meet you for the first time, they will treat you like family.

This is my second time in Virginia. I always liked it. Nice and quiet.

There are a lot of romantic places here. Assateaque Island is one. Hence the state slogan: Virginia is for lovers.

Although in this trip, Raft3r didn't get to see much of its attractions. We just went to the mall and that was it. Still it was perfect. Raft3r's a huge mallrat.

The family I stayed with prepared home cooked meals for us. But they served us kare-kare, longganisa, and salted egg with tomatoes. Yummy! Raft3r ate a bowl full of rice.

It's crazy how much one craves for local food when overseas. I miss my sisig.

Anyone back home who sends me one will get an In-N-Out Burger in return.

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Homesick ka na ba, Denoy? Kakaiba talaga Pinoy, di ba? :) Walang katulad sa pagiging hospitable. Bar none. Paguwi mo dito, burger na lang treat ko sa yo hehehe. Or anywhere na may sisig.(,") Enjoy the rest of your stay there! mwah!

Raft3r said...

jella, Nyahaha. Gusto Pinoy buffet!

Payperbiz said...

Are you on that big balloon? 'Yan na lang pasalubong mo sa akin:)

Raft3r said...

sonnet's, Naku. Di kasya sa balikbayan box yan. Hehe

Anonymous said...

naks, makapunta nga jan.

sisig to In-n-Out? hmmm. di bale favorite ni Jen A. yan. pero di pa rin kita mapapadalhan ng sisig. pagbalik mo na lang. ayos sa inuman yun hahaha. ikaw ang may mukhang ikukuwento sa akin eh. bwahaha!!!

Wendy said...

Di ba may sisig na ngayon na nasa lata? Mahal ang shipping rates papunta dyan e. Hanapin mo na lang baka meron dyang Purefoods na sisig in a can. I can't tell you if it's any good though. Nakita ko lang sa supermarket dati:D

Raft3r said...

yummy friend, Hehe. Oo, dami kong kwento sayo!!!

wendy, Yun barkada ko nakatikim na nyan. May lasa naman daw. Hehe

Anonymous said...

Rafterized!

Ahahhahahahahhahaha! Nice, grabe... :-)

Raft3r said...

brainteaser, Hehe. Tanggapin kaya yan ni Mr. Webster?

escape said...

Even if they meet you for the first time, they will treat you like family.>>> true. true. true.

Anonymous said...

kami rin miss na namin ang filipino food! tuyo!!!! basta hindi microwaveable!!!

Raft3r said...

the dong, Kaya proud ako maging Pinoy kahit saan pa kong lupalop pulutin.

anonymous, Ako din. Nasusuka na sa microwaveable dinner natin!

Nanaybelen said...

iba talaga ang hospitality ang mga pinoy

Anonymous said...

what happened to your sandwich diet? baka tumaba ka na dyan.

Raft3r said...

nanaybelen, Iba talaga ang Pinoy!

bestfriend, Nyahaha. 1 time lang naman, e. Hehe

Anonymous said...

rafter..break na kami ni kung fu panda. love sucks.hehe.

Raft3r said...

donna, whoa. i'm sorry to hear that. heartbreaks are tough. pero kaya mo yan. ikaw pa.

Anonymous said...

Awesome!! I'm glad u traveling!

Raft3r said...

ar-dee-see, Funds running out. Pretty fash.

Anonymous said...

Mukhang nangangarir ka, ha

Raft3r said...

pete, Oo. Todo na ito. Hehe

Anonymous said...

1. di mo man lang kinita si ems? or kahit tawagan lang hala ka hehe.

2. not surprised dude. buti nga at nakapag-mall at di lang nagkulong sa hotel este bahay pala.

3. sisig? hayaan mo, pagbalik mo kain tayo agad sa gerry's grill haha!

Raft3r said...

dalera, Aha. Gumagawa ka ng isyu. Nyahaha