Baseball Game - Braves vs. Rays!!

Just for the heck of it, we agreed to go to the baseball game. I'm glad we did coz it was so awesome! I never watched a baseball game before except for animes like Ookiku Furikabute and One Outs. That pretty much sums up my idea of baseball.

The game will be held at Turner Field in Atlanta. At 4PM, we left the office and went to Jarad's house where we left the car. We then hopped on Dawn's car and she zoomed at the highway amidst Atlanta traffic. With the help of Becky's 25 year old smile which she flashes everytime it's needed, we were able to get through. It turns out she was teasing Dawn about her 25-year-old way of driving.

Before the game, we ate at The Varsity. The food is something that will surely clog your arteries but it's delicious. I had the chili burger, fries and diet coke. I tried Dawn's frosted orange drink too.

Everything that could go wrong went absolutely wrong. The traffic is so congested that Jarad instructed Dawn to take the sidestreets. I think our souls temporarily leaves our body everytime Dawn had to turn to the right or left. She just speeds through the streets then abruptly turns to heaven-knows-where. She actually had to hold Becky everytime she turns (perhaps to stop her from flying out of the window LOLZ...). I also find it funny that Becky refers to the cars in first person whenever she's pissed off, for example 'Oh come on, bus! Move!' or 'Turn fast, truck!'.

We parked at the $10 parking lot and walked towards the Turner Field. Cops are everywhere as they try to control the traffic. Dawn, Jarad and Becky got the tickets (which the Vice President paid for). We went inside all the way to Golden Moon Casino to look for 322. We were at row 4, we got some pretty good seats.

Becky is wearing her Rays shirt. Since she's from Tampa, Florida, she's cheering her team. Problem is, she's probably the only Rays fan in the perimeter. We probably had to guard her life since this is the Braves' turf. You gotta salute this woman though coz she's not at all afraid to cheer for Rays despite the burning glares of the gazillion Braves fans within the vicinity. The batter of the Rays got a hit and the Braves fielder tried to catch it. Becky screamed 'Miss it!' at the top of her lungs that people around us turned to see who it was. Yep, people. We had a Rays fan right here. Now, put down your shotguns. She mean no harm.

The Braves got a score of 3 at the bottom of the 3rd inning. They're obviously winning. But Becky won't give up till the bitter end. It seems like it's going to rain so we transferred to the seats at the right which are covered. It was then that a rude guy starts shouting 'Go to hell Tampa!' whenever Becky cheers for Rays. I knew things are going to get ugly anytime soon. Man, I was so right.

I think my heart skipped a beat at the 9th inning. Not because of the game but because Becky had enough and started to face the rude guy. 'Go back to Tampa!', the redneck shouted. 'Yes, I'm going back tomorrow. And I'm happy that I live in Tampa!', was Becky's reply. Anyone can tell that guy was drunk. Good thing the audience around us are nice. A boy even said, 'but I love Tampa!' , and another guy went to Becky to tell her 'don't let him ruin your night.'

Anyway, the Braves won. In the middle of the game, I went out to buy a shirt. I wanted to buy a Chipper shirt but I forgot his surname. I saw a lady buying #6 Cox shirt so I just went for it too. I was considering Heyward, Jones, Hanson or McCann. I went back to my seat and was looking for Cox but I can't find him. Imagine my surprise when out came this old man wearing a Cox shirt. It turns out he's the coach! GrrrrrRR..I told this to Dawn and she told me I could buy a shirt outside, at the street stores. I originally wanted a Braves white jersey but it was so pricey - probably $69 or $62. So I just bought a Chipper Jones shirt.

All in all, it was a fun experience. It was my first time being in a stadium and watching a real baseball game!

Thai Dinner

I wanted to eat rice for dinner so I asked Subra if we can drop by a Thai restaurant to order dinner for take out. Again, I forgot how gigantic the servings are so I ordered for two steamed rice. Back in the Phil, it would've been just two cups of steamed rice.



Then my order was given to me. Look at how freakishly huge they are:

Lessons learned.

Uneventful Day in Kennesaw

I woke up around 12PM and ate the leftover GIANT burger I got in Burger King yesterday. Since Jimboy isn't here yet, I decided to call up a cab to do grocery shopping at Target. The cab driver is a Muslim and when he drove me back to the hotel, he even gave me a Koran (in Spanish) and a Muslim calendar. Cool stuffs. I just learned that God has 99 names. Hmmmm....


I met a new friend - Tory (from Tennessee). It turns out Jimbo is Jim's son (from Florida), I thought they were just friends. Jessica is from Mississippi.


Anyway, everything here in Kennesaw are nice. TownePlace Suites is nice except for the elevator that waits for the apocalypse before it closes. That damn thing is making the weirdest noise as if it's gonna be blown to pieces (with you in it) whenever it goes up/down.


It's already 9PM here but it's still bright outside. Well, at least it's not as hot as the weather back home.


I miss home =( I miss my oven a.k.a. my room

Trip to Atlanta, Georgia (June 5,2010)

Manila to Japan

Guess where I am - in the Delta SkyLounge. Today is my flight to Atlanta. I am still depressed over the fact that I was not upgraded to first class *sigh. The 'kuya' behind the checkin counter kept convincing me to volunteer in bumping off my flight sched in exchange for $600, I don't know why the effing hell I said no to that offer. To add to the awesomeness of my day, the local immigration almost held me up!!! CRAPPPPP!!!!!!! I can feel my insides turning upside down when she said she needed to 'refer me' coz I know that it will take a long time because of a lot of stupid questioning. It turns out someone with the same first and last name as I has a pending case (eventhough our middle name are DIFFERENT, grrrrrrrrrrrrr. Seriously, a normal thinking mind would think that two people with DIFFERENT middle name are two DIFFERENT people!!)..Luckily, the immigration officer saw that due to my birthdate, she can't hold me up since I am still a minor when the the case of the person with the same first and last name (I'd like to again emphasize that we have different middle names) was submitted.

So here I am in the Delta SkyLounge, trying to relax while using a Mac desktop. My flight to Japan is around 7:40AM (boarding time of 6:45AM), we'll arrive there around 1:10PM (12:10PM Manila Time). The flight going to Atlanta is 3:55PM (2:55PM Manila Time) so I'll be roaming around Japan airport for more than 2 hours. I hope I can meet a lot of anime guys again (right JC Honeycutt? *fangirl scream)

I just remembered, the airlines have this policy that the checked-in luggage should match the number of passengers. In other words, the plane won't leave unless all passengers with boarding pass are already in the plane - like the incident I had in Detroit where a passenger went missing and the pilot had to turn around the plane just to pick up that passenger's sorry a*s (who was still at the airport). What if I do the same? *evil smirk

Our flight is delayed by 1 hour, argggggggghhhh!!! Eventually, the pilot informed us of the reason why we're delayed. Here's what the pilot said:

"I know you're tired of hearing my voice over and over again but you might want to know why we're still here. Apparently, 10 of the passengers are....misbehaving. My eyes are directed by the entry doors waiting for them."

LOLZ at the "misbehaving" part. On a different note, my seatmate on the plane just kept on bugging me.

Japan Layover

I ran out of the plane and ditched my seatmate. The espionage novels I read was put to use when I tried to evade him every now and then. I used the reflection on the mirrors and stuff. When my peripheral vision winds up on his yellow bag, I immediately changed on a diffent line to get through security.

BUT, I still bumped into him. Crapness... He even asked for my number (which I did NOT give). I just made up a very lame excuse that my line was cut. But he insists on giving his number. WHAT THE.... Dude, can't you take a hint?

Japan to Atlanta

Fortunately, my seatmate on the longest leg of my flight is nice. To top it all, we have overhead monitors and a selection of movies and tv series we could watch!!! It was a comfortable travel and I did not get bored as I watched Asian Movies like Kaiji, Jump and Go Find a Psychic and a Hollywood movie Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Lightning Thief.

Kennesaw, Georgia

I could never get used to the size of food here in America. I went to Burger King and ordered a whopper combo. The guy asked me what size of drink would I like - small, medium or large. I went for a large drink. He then gave me a BUCKET! Seriously, the glass is bigger than my arm! Oh man...Here in the States, when they say LARGE, they really mean it. Back in the Philippines, large drink is just enough for one person. Here, it's enough for an entire family.

My hotel suite is nice and comfortable. And the people are nice too. I just met Jim, Jimbo, Claire and Jessica. They've been around here for a while.