one week down

my uncle is getting deployed to iraq next month!! how scary. he came home early from work wearing his army uniform (that thing would be hot if it wasn't my uncle who was wearing it) coz all of a sudden he's flying to fresno tonight for something and nobody told him till this morning. and then he announced that he was going to iraq. my cousin said last time he was deployed (to the desert storm.. what was that?) he was gone for a YEAR. imagine how long he'll be gone for this time. i may like to dance with marines in hawaiian clubs but there is no way i'm ever marrying anyone in the military. i couldn't live like that. no way. haha i'm kinda glad australians aren't as patriotic as americans coz i'd hate if my dad or boyfriend or whatever was getting deployed to the war. the word 'deployed' is just scary on its own (and kinda reminds me of jose and freddy haha).

anyway.. so we had 4th of july celebrations the day after the wedding. i ate goat!! the family i'm staying with is ilocano and apparently ilocanos treat goat as a delicacy. my cousins who were watching me take my first forkful to my mouth said my hands were shaking. ilocanos are crazy coz that shit was disgusting. it tasted like chewy bits of pork fat but worse. yuck. apart from that it was fun. we had fireworks right in the street with all the neighbours. felt like i was in the philippines on new years eve or something. it was real pretty though. very romantic. we had the opening of the wedding presents and everyone applauded when they opened "the gifts from australia" haha how embarrassing. there was this palm reader there.. one of the groom's uncles i think. my cousin anna and i so badly wanted to get our palms read but we didn't have time. oh yeh, sleaze boy was there too. at the end of the night when we kissed goodbye i said "see ya" and he replied "i really do hope so" =/

oops gotta go! will write more soon!