a week away from home

Ok, so I’ve been here for a week now and so far, so good. Last night I did my laundry the very first time (the American way that is…) using the washing machine and the dryer. Washing machines here are quite different from the ones we have in Manila. Here, there is a direct connection to the water and you can choose to use warm or even hot water! Ayus dba? It was my first time to use the dryer as well, I know mababaw, but really, I was amazed! Hehehe! Nakakatuwa coz by time I was finished, all I had to do was to fold my clothes and put it back in my dresser. No more kusot, piga and sampay! And all my clothes smelled fresh and clean kahit hindi naarawan! (parang pang commercial na ah!)

We pretty much have a system going in our house. There are 6 of us in our apartment, you would think it’s crowded, but surprisingly, it’s not. Each of us is assigned to cook lunch/dinner everyday of the week. To save up, what we do is cook a big meal for dinner then save some and eat the remaining dish for lunch the following day. Aside from saving up on cash, we usually save up on time as well since cooking time is reduced by half! :)

Anyway, enough about the stuff in our house. So far, we have been to:

Dulles Town Center
Walmart
Grand Mart
Marshall’s
Macy’s
JCPenny
Best Buy
Toys R’ Us

It’s pretty much obvious that I am having the time of my life here, but I have to say, I still am missing some people there in Manila. Mich is going to DC for the weekend to meet up with some relatives and Jet will explore Virginia with his relatives as well. As for me, stuck in our house with no plans at all. Hopefully, I won’t get homesick and bored. I hope Alwyn and Noel would want to go to malls and outlets stores para sasama ako!

Next weekend, I’ll be going to New York!!! Woot! =)