[In other news...] It's back to normal for me now. My Step-Bro (SB from now on) is visiting from Pinas. We're about a year apart so I'm trying to be hospitable (he's older and his birthday just past) we've been doing the family dinner thang lately. Spending somewhat time together. It's weird to be domesticated sometimes, but my little confession is, I've always wanted an older brother... not that he feels any older then me, but it's nice to have him around. When he first got here we really didn't talk, but after birthday dinner for his dad, we started talking a bit more. Apparently we have the same music taste (which is pretty cool) so I'm hookin him up. On Saturday I was going to show him the wonderful world of highlands but we eneded up drinking beer at a pub with his friends. For the Minority/Asian kids you ever wonder what 1 and 1.5ers think of us? I sat there in silence as my 90% fluency in tagalog got me through their friend conversations on Saturday night. Contemplating on whether or not I should bust. SB's friends asked me if I was from Manila or if it was okay to speak tagalog. I got the gist of it, but the Manila slang for sure is not my twang (and I really didn't wanna be a dumb ass and ask... because I have more street cred then that) Overall, the outing made me think about how they think about people who move from PI to the states. How they adapt to their surroundings... and how they become more into the culture that they are currently living in. They have a friend who's in vegas whos in their words "Yo G money... what up G" ghetto. They kinda poked minor fun at it, but I thought to myself "that's how we talk sometime" I wonder if they look down on that. I mean whos to say either of us is right or wrong, I'm sure there really isn't any type of harmony between it all... but in my particular situation I did have fun with them. I was so curious about their outings and lifestyles. I hope more interactions for my investigation are to come =) haha... SB yesterday said, "Nakakahiya sayo, you're so nice" while we were watching TV in the living room. What am I supposed to be mean? Haha... I've kinda noticed that part of my personality. Although I'm not overall nice in the beginning, if I have a good feeling about you, it's cool. I become caucious when the vibe is all out of funk. I'm in one of those types of situations right now. I'm trying to step back then forward. Anyhow... work has been busy... so busy that I decided to give myself the weekend off. Thursday to Sunday I am off finally! Let the games begin!