In Conclusion…
All in all, I had a great holidays in France. For what it’s worth, just so there’s an archive, I wanted to say thank you to everyone I met in France. They dissolved all my impressions and feedback of the so-called “French attitude”. We really must be wary of hasty generalizations. Isn’t culture wonderful?
Of course, the Western World dominates our lives, as Asians. Especially in the Philippines, the most Westernized Asian country (it hurts, that fact. But the Philippines rocks!). It’s in our vocabulary, our actions, imbedded in our central nervous systems. Anyway, we can read volumes and volumes of books about it, memorize the street maps, learn their language but … nothing beats actually being there. Nothing beats the joys of jetlag, the wonders & appeal of travelling, the smells, the tastes, the feel, the sounds, the discovery and magic of a foreign country, not to mention a foreign continent. One can’t help but be culture-shocked. I was, big-time.
So I guess it’s picture time next. Woo hoo. A special shout-out, by the way, to my gurujuju : I appreciate your doing all the tourist-y stuff with me in Paris, even though I imagine it was extremely corny on your behalf! You’re a goddam sweetheart, you know that? 
France was delicious. As the Douglas Adams book goes, so long, and thanks for all the fish. Burp.
Pictures soon, when I’m feeling better. Promis? Promis! (a-la Tanguy… well, those who watched the French Film Festival will understand)
Countdown: it’s 8 days and counting before Doctor Doom’s 25th!!! Doctor Denise, YOU’RE STILL IN SCHOOL!!! Hehehe. I’m just adding fuel to the fire. My sister laments about her age, constantly, you see. She really wanted to be fucking famous and well-known by 25 when we were kids, but she took up Medicine. Hahaha!!!
