Sand

Confession of the day: I can’t build sandcastles. Not even if my life depended on it. I couldn’t even construct a sand hill if you asked. Yes, I’m that pathetic.

Just about the only things I can do in the sand are scribble random words, and dig random holes. Random is a big thing with me, and I like to pretend that it’s deliberate. Especially when I have no idea what I’m doing.

No, that’s not my gigantic hairy foot. Thank goodness. I was just sitting under some shade, taking random photographs. Because, unlike me, other people have no trouble finding things to do in the sand.

I guess the menu just wasn’t enticing enough for this guy. But c’mon, who could resist an order of … umm … frozen cafe?

Guess this kid wasn’t into the frozen cafe either. He was too busy digging. I thought of offering some help, since I do have a bit of experience with digging myself into various holes, but he looked like he had it all under control.

Hmmm. Maybe I should have asked him for pointers instead.

Thirsty

Toco

The quintessential coconut tree silhouetted against dusky skies. Not Maui this time – this is Toco in Trinidad & Tobago, taken in the summer of 2007.

Shot with a Canon Powershot A40.

More of home

See the giant “hut” on the right side? (Not me, silly. The actual hut.) Those aren’t picnic tables. Those are massage tables.

Yes, MASSAGE tables. Where you can get a two-hour full-body massage by the beach for the equivalent of, oh, maybe around five US dollars. That’s less than a fast food value meal. And oh so much better for your health.

I wouldn’t mind supersizing that.

about me

I write, cook, play music, and make pictures. Not necessarily in that order. I was born and raised in the Philippines, and it shows. That means I eat rice with every meal, love my cousins like my own siblings, and firmly believe that avocados are best eaten with cream and sugar.

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