Archive for April, 2009

Shanghai, China ( 上海 )

Our first couple days in China, sightseeing and checking out this AWESOME city, I’ll be back here again for sure! It’s big and spread out like USA and the roads arent filled with billions of people like I imagined. Here’s a few pictures while we were walking around the city yesterday and day before:
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In Hooters all the girls sang a song for us since it was our first time there in Shanghai Hooters, it was so cute.

And those 3 wisemens names are Fook, Luk, Sow, supposedly I have to place them in that same order to have “good luck” that’s why I took the picture of them hehe, to ensure when I get back to Thailand I can place them on my shelves in the correct order

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Some foods we had while there:
Jellyfish heads, SOOOOOOOOOOO delicious
Goose liver, almost made me puke
Eggs fermented in horse urine, gross!!!
These are the wierd things, but most things we ate in China were super delicious, chicken pao, hot pots, fresh foods etc

Cebu and Manila Philippines

Been having a great time meeting a lot of new friends, swimming, exploring and shopping, it’s been great past couple weeks and I’ll be departing the Philippines on Tuesday April 28th, next stop, SHANGHAI!!!! (my first time there!) I’ll post pics from all these places soon.

I hope everyone is doing well and giving my little ones big kisses (including my doggies too)

Jacobs Northeast Park Sports Complex

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Northeast Park in downtown East Moline finally has a name! Jacobs Northeast Park Sports Complex!!! Congratulations to all that contributed to making this park a fun and great experience to hundreds/thousands of East Moliners :)

Happy Birthday Erica

Hey Erk! Miss you a lot, and I want to give the “Winne’s” a big hug and congrats in person, in late June :)

Miss you guys!!! and I really was thinking about you on your birthday, wishing I’m there with ya’ll

TAX DAY SUX! But Erck’s Bday rocks! Miss ya

Some pics in honor of my bestest friend:

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Congratulations to Tony and Heidi and Woogies for a new baby boy!

I’m waiting for the pictures of my bro and his wife’s new baby boy, born today April 13th, at this point I havent yet seen him, I’m waiting for everyone to send the pics!!! Come on!!!! :)
By the way, he’s 7 lbs 13 oz 19 inches

Love you guys!

Looking at the pics now, I can almost cry from joy, SO awesome to see

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“Major Jacob Moreno
He was born April 13, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Weight 7 lbs 13 oz very nice size, 19 inches long with beautiful dark brown hair”

Boracay!!!! Holy Week

Boracay for Holy Week ROCKS!!!! It’s a very popular destination here for the Easter week up until Easter Sunday. You arrive at Caticlan airport then take a trike to the harbor where you get onto a bonka boat for about 15 minutes heading to Boracay Island. And there you take another trike about 15 minutes to the beach resorts, ours was Victory Diving Resort. It’s right on the beach, the beach here is 5 kilometers of white sands beach, filled with hotel resorts, tour agencies, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, shopping and more, it’s amazing!!! AWESOME!!!!

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It’s about 24/7 San Mig Lights, flip flops, beach sand parties at Juice Bar Nightclub, jet skiing in the mornings, and eating great fresh fishes for dinners, reggae music, henna tattoo’s and all, I give Boracay 2 thumbs up and I’ll plan to come here everytime I’m in this country :)