Road To Mysore

Today, I had my 3rd horseback riding class. I'm starting to get a hang of standing and sitting while the horse is trotting. It's really tiring and I'm slowly getting my timing right. I'm still holding the saddle while I'm going up and down. I'm riding on an
English saddle so eventually Michelle, my teacher expects me not to hold the saddle. I've always wanted to ride horses. I think they're amazing creatures. Instinctively, I always try to massage them. I hope to start cantering next week.

I can't say I've totally adjusted to the weather. It's getting a little better but still humid. I can't imagine being here in the summer(March to May). I'm glad I brought a lot of shirts because I go through them pretty quickly.

My driving skills have vastly improved. I'm not as tense as I used to be but nowhere close to my sister's driving skills. It's amazing how she comfortably passes cars being half an inch away. The streets are so narrow that you get used to driving so close to each other.

Practice yesterday was not too good. It was a short practice because I had to leave the house early to drive south to Kawasan Falls. We were invited to go there for the day. It's about a 2 1/2 hour bus ride to the south. The water was nice and cold. We took a raft and went under the waterfalls. It was pretty cool.

Everybody here has a cellphone and I have been pressured by friends to get one. My dad doesn't use his much so he let me borrow his. I've learned a new skill...texting. Calling on the cellphone is relatively expensive so people here text each other. It's really a new skill which I don't have the patience for. It takes me forever to write one out, it's quite frustrating. They all do it so naturally. I'll get better.

Today, I parked the car in a nearby mall and road the jeepney(public transporation). I had to go to downtown to the university I went to. A friend of mine in LA asked me to request a transcript of record for her. While I was there, I walked around hoping to see some of my old teachers. I saw a few and chatted with them. Most of them had retired (I think I'm aging myself) and other had moved to other places. I had good memories here.