Monday 12 Feb
Mom's training started today so I just took my time getting up and went down for breakfast at 8:00. Watched TV for a while afterwards and played Sudoku. I also called PNB in Rome and found out that Lita was in Manila for an urgent meeting and will be returning late Saturday night. Also called Roger at his office (cheered him up a bit) and then called Nette to let her know that I'll be on the 1145 bus to the Support Site to meet her for lunch at the NEX Food Court. Went to the library which is just next door to the BOQ to surf the 'Net and then walked to the bus stop in front of the library.
We had lunch at Subway in the Food Court and had my first healthy meal of grilled chicken salad. Did a bit of shopping afterwards and then got on the 1445 bus to return to the Capo base. We met up with Roger and Nicole at 5:00 pm at the pool and then went back to their place. Since it was already dark, we didn't get a good view of the outside of the house even though it was well-illuminated.
Mom's training started today so I just took my time getting up and went down for breakfast at 8:00. Watched TV for a while afterwards and played Sudoku. I also called PNB in Rome and found out that Lita was in Manila for an urgent meeting and will be returning late Saturday night. Also called Roger at his office (cheered him up a bit) and then called Nette to let her know that I'll be on the 1145 bus to the Support Site to meet her for lunch at the NEX Food Court. Went to the library which is just next door to the BOQ to surf the 'Net and then walked to the bus stop in front of the library.
We had lunch at Subway in the Food Court and had my first healthy meal of grilled chicken salad. Did a bit of shopping afterwards and then got on the 1445 bus to return to the Capo base. We met up with Roger and Nicole at 5:00 pm at the pool and then went back to their place. Since it was already dark, we didn't get a good view of the outside of the house even though it was well-illuminated.
It is a very nice house since the owner was living there before they rented it. It has a remote controlled wrought-iron gate that swings in and the driveway leads into a carport behind the house underneath the 2nd floor bedrooms. It has 3 floors (including a huge basement), 3 bedrooms on the 2nd floor and a very spacious living room in the ground floor. What's really impressive is the 24 hr. surveillance system: 6 cameras around the house with a recorder/monitor in the living room and bedroom and motion sensors. The house is also surrounded by a concrete fence topped by iron bars with spikes. This pretty much tells you about the break-in situation in the area.
We talked for a while, had some drinks, took pictures and then headed back towards the base for dinner at (guess what), an Italian restaurant. The first restaurant was closed so we went farther down and found the Viacchi Monastero. The outside appearance wasn't impressive but it was quite spacious inside and had a family-type ambience. We had assorted pasta, quattro formaggi pizza and bread. We were surprised that for an Italian restaurant, they didn't have olive oil though. The meal was really good (quite filling and heavy!) and we took our time dining Italian style. They drove us back to the BOQ afterwards which saved us from the long walk from the gate.
Tuesday Feb 13
Woke up to lightning/thunder and rain beating against the windows. Found out later that it also knocked out the phone lines when I tried to call Nette to inform her about our schedule. We were supposed to meet at the Support Site again and then go to the weekly open market near their place. I sent her a text message but didn't get a response so I just got on the bus anyway and then had our friend at NFCU call her up when I got to the Support Site. She picked me up about an hour later and then drove back to their place. This was a double purpose trip because she also wanted to show the piles of trash that have accumulated alongside the roads. The Italians (mainly Naples area) try to maintain a clean house so to accomplish that, they just throw their trash bags outside their car windows as they drive along. I took some pictures and saw a couple of side streets that were completely blocked because of the trash piles. It may actually be worse than Manila.
The weather cleared up when we got to their place and the stalls for the open market were already put up in the streets when we got there. This is a weekly event and the streets are 
closed for the whole day so Nette had to detour from her regular route. She said the stalls were fewer because of the early morning rain but some were still arriving and setting up as we were walking along. The stalls were mostly for dry goods such as clothing and textiles with a few for produce such as vegetables and fish. Took a few pictures, went back to their place and took some more pictures of the house and then had sinigang for lunch before heading back to the Support Site.
Did some more shopping and then ran into Mom at the NEX entrance as I was getting ready to leave. There was a sale going on so I had to wait a bit longer. At least we didn't have to lug all our puchases from the main gate since the bus stops infront of the BOQ. We just stayed in, ate sandwiches in the room and watched DVD movies the we borrowed from the front desk.
closed for the whole day so Nette had to detour from her regular route. She said the stalls were fewer because of the early morning rain but some were still arriving and setting up as we were walking along. The stalls were mostly for dry goods such as clothing and textiles with a few for produce such as vegetables and fish. Took a few pictures, went back to their place and took some more pictures of the house and then had sinigang for lunch before heading back to the Support Site.Did some more shopping and then ran into Mom at the NEX entrance as I was getting ready to leave. There was a sale going on so I had to wait a bit longer. At least we didn't have to lug all our puchases from the main gate since the bus stops infront of the BOQ. We just stayed in, ate sandwiches in the room and watched DVD movies the we borrowed from the front desk.
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