20100624

Why I didn't go to the Rodeo de Santa Fe

Posted by itsmekikay at 12:00 PM 0 comments
Two options: Rodeo versus the Sandia Peak Tramway

It was a tough choice to make because I had already given a pseudo-"yes" to the other group. And... they even singled me out -- "Itsmekikay has to see the rodeo. It's very American!" They were right! But! My two summer school best friends (1) were planning a different after-hours adventure and (2) they hate the rodeo.

I was in a dilemma!

In retrospect, I'm so glad I decided to go with my two cool and dorky best friends and other equally cool and dorky friends to the Sandia Peak Tramway instead; although, I would really have loved to have experienced the rodeo, too, with some classmates. Plus, I had also been told that there were gonna be some macho cowboys... tsk.. tsk... But, can't be in two places at the same time, can I? So, I followed my heart and off to the Sandia Peak Tramway I went.


A side note: Had I known much earlier that the Sandia Peak Tramway is the world's longest aerial tramway, there wouldn't have been a dilemma at all. :) I can be so stupid and naive at times. I just go without knowing where I'm going.



The tramway ride was only about 15-20minutes long. Just getting on the ride makes everything worth the effort already. As we were hoisted to the peak, I couldn't help but marvel at the majestic view of the mountains and the landscape. It was breathtaking.





Photos by Bogdan... much more beautiful than my shots :)


When we finally got to the peak and off the tram, we were in the back of beyond. I loved it. We waited at the Kiwanis Cabin for the sun to set. I find the cabin very poetic in its isolation. And then the sunset. It was by far the most beautiful, romantic, and spectacular sunset I've ever seen. I wanted to inhale and draw everything in and freeze the moment... if only.





I'm so glad I had that indelible experience. I'm so glad I made friends in New Mexico.



(The Sandia Peak Tramway Group Photo by Bogdan)




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20100604

All I Wanna Do

Posted by itsmekikay at 11:30 PM 0 comments
This is LA!

All I wanna do is have some fun
I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun
Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard





20100603

This is LA!

Posted by itsmekikay at 10:00 PM 0 comments
Most of my friends know that it was my first time to be out of the country. No, I didn't go to Vietnam, or Korea, or Thailand, or Malaysia. I didn't go to Japan. And no, my first time abroad was not in Macau nor was it in Singapore. Typically, Filipinos who go out of the country for the first time visit these nearby countries and not go on a flight that's more than 10-hours long. My first time abroad, on the other hand, was spent in America.

Needless to say, I was uber ecstatic about my trip that I didn't get to sleep the night before. I was worried about a lot of things -- my passport, my visa, my luggage, my english, my presence of my mind, and well, my brain... to name a few. Anyway, I successfully got on my flight without throwing up (out of anxiety and excitement). It was also quite advantageous that I wasn't able to sleep the night before. The lack of sleep kept me calm during the flight. Consequently, the buzz slowly dissipated. I took a direct flight from MNL to LA; it was a long flight... long enough for me to get some rest. I woke up right before landing and had the luck to catch a glimpse of the view outside the aircraft. I saw something unfamiliar... which snapped me back to the reality that I was laying over another country... the city planning was different; it was well-organized. No scattered clusters of homes. No apparent slum areas. "Oh my God. I'm in LA."



Even at the very moment I set foot in LAX, I still couldn't believe that I was already in America. When I got there, I felt so small... literally and figuratively. The feeling was so overwhelming, I couldn't seem to figure out whether I was excited or scared. I was all by myself. I felt so small... and yet so big.
 

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