party games
The net cafe I ventured into by accident (meant to go to a different one down the street but it's hard to tell when the fronts are just plastered with video game posters) is overrun by 10 year old boys. Since there are a lot more kids than computers, they aren't just sitting in front of the monitors, they are yelling. Also some of the computers have speakers so I can hear the terrorists winning on the other side of the room.
All in all it doesn't make for a very reflective environment.
Anyway I went back and visited my former host family for New Years, which was a blast. While having a fan club of small children following you around can get old, it does make it hard to have a bad day, and for short visits it can be just what the doctor ordered. Also, I went banana-leaf-gathering (I mostly just watched even though it was a fairly easy job), peeled ube (I took some pictures don't worry), and played Feed A Banana To Your Blindfolded Partner. The Pinoys love suggestive party games. You may have played Pass The LifeSaver With Toothpicks You're Holding In Your Mouth, or Pass The Paper Along By Holding It To Your Mouth By Inhaling (both of which I've only played in the states, maybe I'm a hypocrite), but the banana one was actually relievingly tame. The teachers at school played Find The Safety Pins Hidden On Your Partners Clothing during our Christmas Party. Luckily I sat that one out.
The girl next to me is playing a flash game which simulates running a hot dog stand. You have to prepare food for customers (which are mostly human but I think I just saw a huge rabbit...) before before they get pissed off and leave. The mustard makes a farting sound when you put it on the hot dog. It's a relief to know we're not going to run out of service industry workers here any time soon.
OK I gotta get out of here it's making me even more on edge than usual.
All in all it doesn't make for a very reflective environment.
Anyway I went back and visited my former host family for New Years, which was a blast. While having a fan club of small children following you around can get old, it does make it hard to have a bad day, and for short visits it can be just what the doctor ordered. Also, I went banana-leaf-gathering (I mostly just watched even though it was a fairly easy job), peeled ube (I took some pictures don't worry), and played Feed A Banana To Your Blindfolded Partner. The Pinoys love suggestive party games. You may have played Pass The LifeSaver With Toothpicks You're Holding In Your Mouth, or Pass The Paper Along By Holding It To Your Mouth By Inhaling (both of which I've only played in the states, maybe I'm a hypocrite), but the banana one was actually relievingly tame. The teachers at school played Find The Safety Pins Hidden On Your Partners Clothing during our Christmas Party. Luckily I sat that one out.
The girl next to me is playing a flash game which simulates running a hot dog stand. You have to prepare food for customers (which are mostly human but I think I just saw a huge rabbit...) before before they get pissed off and leave. The mustard makes a farting sound when you put it on the hot dog. It's a relief to know we're not going to run out of service industry workers here any time soon.
OK I gotta get out of here it's making me even more on edge than usual.
posted by ben at 4:08 AM
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