My province is in a different timezone

I wrote this post at around 9 o'clock in the evening in the province. I noticed that I was the only one still awake in then. I checked the clock and, as I said, it's just 9 pm. I told myself maybe the CPU clock, my cellfone, and our wall clock were all wrong. It can't be 9 pm, because it feels like it's midnight already!

So, I went out, and walk a few blocks and believe it or not, I saw no one even after a few minutes of leisurely walk. Wow. Maybe it's midnight indeed already, so, I texted a friend of mine and asked her what time it was already. And to mys surprise, it's really just 9 pm!

starry, starry night...

Wow. At around that time, when I'm in MM, I feel like my day's work is just about to end. And Mordsith is just on her way home from her school. But in my place in the province, we were like, 4 hours ahead of time, It's like we are GMT +12, or even +13!

This means if ladies are to attend some parties here, they have to wear their evening dresses as early as 4 pm, I guess. Hehehe. Kidding aside, I only realized this now. Really.

Or maybe, I only felt that way because it was a Sunday. I dunno. Oh well.

Doon po sa amin

Three days in the province is like three weeks in the city. Believe me. But hey, I'm talking about the number of calories I have amassed during the three days I spent here in the province.

You see, unlike in the city where food (and almost everything, anyway) is so expensive, here in the province it's almost free to very, very cheap. My mom has a small garden in the backyard, our neighbors are ultra generous, and the vendors (balut, pandesal, kikiam fishballs, ice cream) are almost knocking on our door every minute! And to top all that, my sister is experimenting on so many pizza flavors whenever she's here. Aarrgh!

I am planning to stay in the province in the coming months. And I can almost see the pounds exponentially adding up. I guess I have no choice but to bring with me the best diet pills available now.

Or maybe, I can just jog every morning. Hmm...