Right Into The Swing of Things

Well we've back in the Philippines for a week and a half now and things seem to be like we never left. The kids are back at school, Ryan is back full swing into work and we've been able to catch up with all our friends.
We all survived the 14 hour flight from Vancouver to Manila with minor complications. Air Canada lost our luggage in Vancouver but we were fortunate enough to get it delivered to our house only a couple days after we arrived. The kids were amazing travellers as usual and I learned something new... People import Cocks from Canada!! I don't know if they are for breeding or for fighting but when we started our decent down to Manila the Roosters were crowing like crazy! At first I thought I was imagining it thinking I must be going crazy hearing the Roosters already (this is how I have woken up every morning for almost the last 2 years!) but then Brayden noticed and started crowing with them. We see them all the time on domestic flights in their little cardboard boxes with holes all over the place but i've never seen them on an international flight before! So way to go Canada for breeding international Roosters.
I've mentioned this to our family but for other readers coming home brought one huge dissapointment! Apparently a week before we arrived back into the Philippines the country passed a law limiting the passengers allowed on a motorbike to two only!! AND they both must be wearing helmets. To make it worse if there is a child on the bike they have to be at least 7 years old!! This means that now when we take the kids to school we must be super sneaky and put Brayden in clothes that make him look 7. Unfortunately this rule really sucks for those who only can afford a motorbike and it's their only means of transporting their family members to school and to work. I'm sure that this will be hard on a lot of families now having to take other means.... gas prices are now at $1.50 US and jeepney prices on the rise and rice going up it will be more difficult for these family then it already is!
In other news it was my birthday and now i'm old! But other then that... things are all good, all the same and everyone is well!