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Headcanon prompts For Chris X Micah? Btw I Love Your Fanfics!!❤️❤️

Aww shucks, I’m happy you enjoy them. Thank you so much! @elyannaxoxx Sure these are going to take me awhile -

How do they feel about people shorter/taller than them? Considering both Micah and Chris are tall and are always the tallest people in the room, everyone else is short. They think shorter people are adorable.

What are they like on social media? (What’s their username, profile pic, etc.): Micah’s is probably something that emphasizes how Canadian she is. Since they both share a love of sports, I’m sure they both have their jersey numbers and probably photos of their family. AJ and Kyle pictures everywhere. Micah has the mittens Chris gave her in freshman year as her profile picture, and Chris’ is a picture of a football.

Their sexuality? From what we know of the books, I HC Chris to be heterosexual considering he’s never shown any interest in men (so far). Micah’s also attracted to the opposite sex.

Preferred weather? Chris is used to hot and sunny weather since growing up in Maine. Since Micah doesn’t really have a preferred weather. She likes hot and sunny days to play outside. But rainy days are also perfect to sleep in, and winter brings the joy of snowball fights. 

What’s their sleeping schedule? Chris usually gets a solid 8 hours of sleep, unless he’s planning something for the student committee or running drills for football practice. Micah flexes between 6-8 hours depending on her schedule.

Favorite music? Chris likes a bit of classical rock and mostly anything that’s upbeat. Micah’s music tastes varies depending on her mood. She doesn’t really have a preference but she does think her taste in music is better than her boyfriend’s.

How’s their cooking? Since they’re both from big families; they both are pretty good at cooking. They’ve learnt to be - whenever their parents aren’t able to, they pick up the slack around the house and cook dinner, sometimes makes their siblings lunch etc.

It’s movie night, what movie do they pick? They both like action flicks; they like to see things explode on camera and picking an action flick usually allows them to ‘turn their brains off’.  On rare occasions, they’ll decide on a wild card but since move nights are usually just kick back and relax - action flicks are their go-to.

How would they hold up in a pillow war? Chris would win but Micah wouldn’t go down without a fight. Usually their pillow fights turn into wrestling before a heavy make-out session naturally occurs.

What’s their sleeping position? Micah likes to sleep with her pillow covering her head if she’s sleeping alone, and Chris likes to sleep with his face facing the ceiling. When they’re together they both sleep on their sides, just so the last thing they see each is other, if they aren’t snuggling up with Chris as the big spoon.

Who do they go to for comfort? They go to each other for comfort. They’ve always reasonably honest with each other. If the other person isn’t available - usually they go to Zack for comfort next. 

Something small that they enjoy? Chris enjoys spending time with his siblings when he’s back home in Maine. (And something really fun they do is sliding across the floor with their socks on to see who’s the fastest). Micah has a sweet tooth, so quite often before the end of the day she’s got something sweet to munch on. She also enjoys walking bare-feet on grass.

How do they feel about physical contact by others? Micah is a big fan of hugs, shoulder bumping and high-fives. Chris isn’t averse to most of these things but Micah is usually the one to engage in these when it comes to other people.

What is enough to bring them to tears? A really good movie. Bad luck. Losing at anything. They’re both awfully competitive so losing at anything really can make them quite emotional. (Micah is more likely to burst into tears though).

Biggest pet peeve? When Micah tries to grab food off of Chris’ plate as she asks for it and instead of waiting for his response, she just assumes it’ll be a yes every time. (This also goes for Chris’ family and it drives Chris a little nuts). Micah doesn’t like passive aggressiveness, it’s her biggest pet peeve because she comes from a family where everyone has always been loud and open. So she prefers if people just say what’s on their mind instead of bottling them up and waiting to explode.

How well do they take care of themselves? They’re both self-sufficient. They had to be since they’re both the oldest in their families. 

What’s something they like that may be surprising to others? Chris likes to make flower arrangements. He’s very good at placing the perfect combinations together and sometimes does so for Micah for her birthday,  and sometimes just to surprise her whenever she’s having a bad day.  Micah dominates at chess, and rarely ever loses to anyone else in the house or any of her friends.

Do they consider others family? Micah considers her friends almost as much as family as her own, and thinks the same of Chris’ family. She’s usually very trusting and it doesn’t take long for someone to have a place insider her heart. Chris considers others family relatively easy as well.

Any bad habits that they have? Micah has the tendency to chew a lot of gum when she’s nervous - especially during exams, and studying. Because she chews loudly, it drives her roommates nuts. Chris has a tendency of taking on a lot of things at once and sometimes he gets a little overwhelmed and starts unknowingly cutting people off, or making more time for things most pressing in his life.

What’s their idea of a perfect vacation? Probably going off somewhere they’ve never been before together. Maybe backpacking across Europe or taking a trip to someplace new and getting familiar with it for hours.

Do they get lost easily? Will they ask for directions if they are? They’re both pretty good at following directions, but on the rare occasion they do get lost, Chris refuses to ask for directions. He assumes it’s just a matter of time before they can find a path again. Usually Micah’s less stubborn about it. 

The strangest thing they have ever seen? Micah thinks people that wear shorts in winter with no coats is really strange, especially considering she comes from a country where half the year is ridiculously cold. ( I honestly can’t think of something specifically strange for Chris to have seen, and may revisit this question later.) 

How well do they accept advice? Micah doesn’t accept advice very well. She can be surprisingly sensitive. It’s not that she doesn’t appreciate it but it gives her feelings of inadequacy. Chris takes advice in strides, and is usually a lot more receptive by it.

How much do they swear? They don’t really swear a lot. They usually don’t have a reason to, so very minimum. Something really crappy has to happen.

How do they take advice given to them? Micah takes it with a grain of salt, but she’s working on being more open to advice. Chris on the other hand, takes advice given to him better and sometimes almost too seriously.

Do they like being in pictures? Micah has a great smile and loves showing off in pictures. Half of Chris’ phone are filled of her selfies. Chris doesn’t mind being in pictures, since he knows how photogenic he is but doesn’t go out of his way for one.

Is there anything they’re bad at? They’re both bad at keeping track of time. They become very invested in things quite quickly, and can lose track of other things if they’re focused on something specifically for too long.

What’s their morning schedule? During football and track seasons, they’re up early for practice and morning jogs. During off season, Micah likes to sleep in but Chris usually gets her up and they do a lot of cardio and hit the gym on the weekends.

Any past injuries? Micah has a knee injury from her senior year of high school (lacrosse) that acts up every now and then. She does a lot of stretches in between sports. Chris has a slight shoulder injury but doesn’t have any other injuries that troubles him often.

Something that disgusts them? People that are ridiculously rude. 

Can you believe I did these instead of grabbing breakfast? Thanks again so much for the ask, these were really fun! 😊

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VEGAS REVIEW

All right! It’s been a week. I’ve taken the time to chill. The alcohol has run its course through my body. And because I don’t feel like my nasal cavity isn’t filled with bricks, I finally feel well enough to actually do this. Who goes to Vegas and comes home with a cold? Apparently I do.

Now, I saw the show twice: Friday and Saturday. Both were great, but were two completely different experiences.

Friday was the first show. I was with my sisters and it was for my birthday (which was actually 3 months ago and I had other plans for it but then they announced the residency and plans changed). Anyway, in true Toney fashion, we “pregamed.” That’s when you drink before going somewhere where you’ll probably drink again. We do it so we don’t spend so much money on drinks. So I had my vodka cranberry and we went down to the AXIS, which was on the casino floor. I stayed in Planet Hollywood, btw. Great place and the smoke wasn’t too bad. The ventilation system was great. Also got the hook up on the room because my sister sweet-talked the hostess. We reserved like the cheapest room and ended up with a view on the 50th floor.

Moving on, we got inside and there was the usual things you do for a concert and they also had a place where you could take pictures. I got a tshirt (because it was for my birthday) and we decided to get drinks. Now, I was being responsible and tried to just go with a SMALL but I gave into peer pressure from my older sister and got a large strawberry daiquiri. Again, because it was for my birthday, the bartender hooked me up with the alcohol. So after that, we went to our seats.

I sat in 206 for this one. The AXIS is not big by any means, so there is really no bad seat. So my view was great. The show was set to start at 9 but when has BSB ever been on time? Ha! Instead, things got started around 9:15. And what I mean by “start” is they play this mashup with a video of all their videos. It’s like 12min long. I linked to it a week or so ago. To me, it was like a final countdown before they came out. So we’re dancing and singing along. Having just a merry old time. Then when it’s done, everything goes dark.

And then the show starts!

I’m not gonna explain what actually happens in the show because y'all can YouTube that for yourselves. Plus, I don’t wanna ruin… certain things. But it was soooo fun. Even more fun because by the first costume change I was completely slizzed. And I laughed for a good five minutes at my sister butchering INBYH. Oh and my sister damn near fainting when her fave (AJ) appeared before us. I’m so mad I didn’t have the presence of mind to take a picture or anything. But her reaction tho… God that was funny. All in all a great time and I didn’t want it to end.

Unfortunately it did and a hilarious set of shenanigans happened that included me leaving my phone in the theater and not realizing it til we got back to our room, having to go back and get it while feigning sobriety to the security guards because I was soooo drunk, making it back to my room, and then painting the bathroom pink. Bonus points for managing to not get any of it on me. After apologizing profusely to housekeeping lady, I somehow got into my pjs and braided my hair up. I have no recollection of even getting into the bed. All I know is that I didn’t have to share it.

NEXT!

After waking up with the type hangover where all you wanna do is go back to sleep, we ate at the buffet and THEN I went back upstairs to sleep while my sisters explored the strip. We did some other stuff later on and were surprised because we finished early. “Early” being about 8. They wanted to go back to the room and chill and get drunk and I still had energy. So I checked Ticketmaster to see if there were any good seats left for the Saturday show. Lo and behold there were! So I told my sisters I was going again, bought my ticket, and did just that.

Now, the balcony seats were open for this show so there were at least 2000 more ppl in there than on Friday. By the way, our boys are the first residency at the AXIS to have the balcony seats open due to demand. I actually had to line up to get in. Didn’t have to do that on Friday. We just kinda walked in. Now that I think about it, there probably was a line and I cut it (I went under the little barrier and told my sisters to follow me). But who was really gonna confront the girl dressed in all black with a masterful resting bitchface and shoes that could stomp you out? According to my sisters, the moment I’m not smiling I’m incredibly intimidating.

But I digress. I found my seat and chilled out til they started the video. I was singing along happily before being yanked from my seat and into the aisle by two girls. I was a little shocked at first but then I realized they were just having a harmless good time so I sang and danced along with them.

Show started and it was DEAFENING. It was much louder than it was on Friday. I was sober this time around so I could really take in what was going on around me. First, I was a section over in 207 but I was further down. Second, the usher so cute. She just looked so happy and she was singing along and stuff. Third, I did find the new angle I was sitting at weird. Fourth, the girl they brought up on stage during SOMH didn’t know what to do with herself. She looked like she was torn between hugging them all, running away, crying, or passing out altogether. It was so adorable. Fifth, it surprised me how much of a crowd favorite Drowning was. Not quite IWITW crowd favorite (few songs for any artist are) but definitely got a lot of ppl yelling the lyrics out.

The audience was so much more hype than it was on Friday. That might’ve been because there were more ppl. The guys seemed to feel that energy. And if you’ve ever been to a BSB show, you know their relationship with the audience is symbiotic. They will give us the energy we give them. So everything was on 11. Whenever there was a dance break during a song (some examples are LTL, Get Down, the ALAYLM chair dance, Everybody), the crowd collectively lost their minds. Yes. The white boys have a little rhythm. Let’s scream about it. I still don’t understand the concept of dancing off beat tho and lord knows there was a lot of that going on around me. Even drunk I could stay on beat.

Also, I’d been wondering where the hell they come from for AIHTG and since I was 1) further down and 2) sober, I could see that they come from side doors while everyone is paying attention to the dancers on stage. So Howie pops up in front of me and I’m like wow there’s Howie. So I recorded Howie. He’s so cute and small. I’m taller than Howie and at that point, I’d taken my shoes off. I’ve got a solid inch on Howie.

What amused me was that some of the audience seemed absolutely mystified by Undone. Like the casual fans who’ve probably never heard that song til that day. The rest of us were singing along and stuff. The guys sitting next to me saw I knew it and asked me where they could find it. So, I probably gave This Is Us an album sale.

But if you haven’t gotten tickets to go yet, GO ON SATURDAY! Both days were great but the energy is so much better on Saturday. That and the crowd seemed… younger? Well, there were more ppl MY age. On Friday there were a lot of kids and older ppl. When I say older ppl, I mean folks who were adults when BSB was at the height of their powers.

Oh I hope they put the show on a DVD or something. Celine puts hers on DVDs. And even if they don’t wanna do physical copies they can sell digital copies on iTunes or Amazon. I’d toss my money at them.

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Life was meant for good friends and great adventures. 

Leaving the Philippines last February, the last two familiar faces I saw were Kike and Blanca‘s. Meeting them last January was one of the highlights of my comeback in Mapua. I met Blanca first when AJ wasn’t able to meet her as the student buddy. A week later, Kike arrived from Spain. I definitely clicked with Blanca right away. With Kike, it was until maybe later that we became closer. Before leaving Philippines, I traveled with them (together with Zeus and other international students in Mapua) during the weekends and we partied together every Thursday (ifykwim)! Both of them became really close to my heart.

Keeping in touch with them, they would send me photos of where they are traveling and I would do the same. Eventually, with all the talk of visiting, they booked a ticket to Taiwan! (They missed me too much. Haha. Just Kidding!) Kike then told me that his friend, Daniel, is gonna come along. He told me that his friend wanted to party in Taipei. Constantly pestering me, we made plans on what we will do when they arrive.  Checklists made, AirBnbs booked, couchsurfing hosts confirmed – everything was all set!

Filled with excitement, I started packing my bags the night before they came. I arranged their sleeping areas for when they come to my dorm since Mr. Lin told me that they could stay and sleep when they arrive from the airport. Having a delayed flight, they arrived Zhongli at around 4’o clock in the morning. I waited for them outside the dorm. Hugs! I was so happy to see them again. It was also nice to meet Daniel for the first time. Unluckily, no eating place was open so their first meal in Taiwan was from Family Mart. (So sorry guys! I brought sushi from the night market, that should be fine. Haha.)

 Day One: Taipei

Up after 3 hours of sleep, I was excited to showcase my Chinese speaking abilities to my friends. We went to a breakfast shop and I ordered them my favorites: zhua bing and dan bing. Of course, nai cha! Walking towards my university, we grabbed some xiaolongbao and went to sit down at one of the benches in the campus. 

Since it was almost 10, we took the bus to the train station and arrived in Taipei at around 11. Since it was already 11, we decided to check in our AirBnb place. Funny as it may seem, we got lost! Apparently, the map on the app was different with the address. An hour of searching for our place, Daniel found a Mexican guy with his Taiwanese girlfriend who helped us on locating Mia‘s Bnb! 

Exhausted with all the walking (we had our huge bags btw), we rested for a bit before meeting Victor and Chingching who just came from Xiangshan (Elephant Mountain). Finally, I got to meet Victor from couchsurfing! As everyone’s tummies growled, Victor suggested that we have beef noodles soup for lunch. We went into a nice Taiwanese place and had a hearty meal! Kike’s chopsticks skills were so terrible that he had to use a fork. Hahaha! (Sorry Kike, I just had to. The first time we ate at Chinatown, I thought to myself, “Why the hell does this guy not know how to use chopsticks?”) 

Heading off to the famous Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, we watched the ceremony. I was quite surprised to hear that Daniel knows about the history of Chiang Kai Shek! Impressive. He was narrating the background as if he were a tour guide. Applause, Daniel! 

Having Mankiw arrive at CKS, we split up with Victor and Chingching since they wanted to visit the library. Blanca’s wish was granted: we headed to Longshan temple! Mankiw showed us around the temple while explaining how the prayers work as well as what kind of gods and goddesses were in the temple. We even tried the wishing thing with the wooden crescent moons! I got a “Yes!” for my question. 

Rain started pouring and everyone was just dead tired. We did our last walking tour at the Bopiliao historical block and hopped on the MRT back home. We decided we needed rest at home before partying. One funny thing is when we were searching for home, these kids were wondering what we were asking. I forgot what Watson taught me, the Chinese of McDonalds which is mai dang lao. After a while, we figured it out and they led us to the McDonalds. Thanks kids! 

Rested up, we prepared for the party at Halo. My friend who’s the DJ of NekBrace, placed us on the list of Halo and Elektro. I met him on the party bus for the Spring Break on the beach, crazy times. Since Jay told me we could meet at 12, we went to Shilin Night Market first which was terrible that night since it was raining! Arriving at ATT4Fun, we saw my friend, Phillip! It was a nice encounter though he was partying at a different place. We went up to Halo and was greeted by Jay at the door. (Thanks a lot, Jay!) We had a few drinks by the DJ’s area and eventually started dancing at the middle where the party’s at. 

Funny story! My friends actually met Dennis that night at the party. He wasn’t supposed to come, but he came in at the last minute. (All the way from Tainan!) I’m so glad he did, my friends met him. He even clicked with Daniel. Partying with the cool squad, we had such a fun night. I met this woman named Chao Anni who just smothered me with drinks. (Okay, maybe smothered is too much. Haha.) Due to that, I got my ass super wasted that I couldn’t remember what happened next. As Dennis told me, he had to carry my ass back home. Piggy back ride, yo! It’s even funny that I slept on a bush. The rest is just too embarrassing to say. (Shoutout to Dennis for taking care of me!)

 Day Two: Taichung

Waking up late, I had to meet my friends at the Taipei Main Station so that we can catch the train that brings us to Taichung before 12 noon. Got our HSR tickets on time, but missed our train right before the door closed! It was quite embarrassing since Dad Vincent came to pick us up at the station and Rose/Jo-Tsen, my university buddy, is waiting for us at the restaurant.

On a hilarious side note, there was this Taiwanese girl who was taking selfies before getting on the train. She was actually pretty! And she knows it, lol. Betting on how long she would take more selfies on the train, Daniel and Blanca were shocked that she took more time than they expected. Kind of self-absorbed, the girl was on Daniel’s eyes the whole train ride. He tried to say goodbye to her when she was about to get off the train, but she was too busy thinking about her self. Crazy, I know!

Arriving Hsinchu, my dad came back to the HSR station since he thought we took a taxi to the restaurant because our arrival was later than expected. (Sorry, dad!) Hugs when we saw each other again. Vincent looked dashingly handsome on his vest and whole outfit. My friends instantly loved him. After a short ride, we finally came to the restaurant where Rose was waiting for us. My Mom Miranda, Brother Neil and Baby Felix came to meet us for lunch! “Happy Birthday, Neil!” I blurted as I hugged him out. I was so happy to see my Taiwanese family again since I missed them so much. Our lunch celebration of my brother’s birthday was amazing since we were at the really nice Wuwei restaurant. The food was exceptional; from the main course to the desserts – our tummies enjoyed the delicious feeding session. On top of that, we experienced a tea ceremony which was so different from what I saw in Korea.

Hugging everyone goodbye, I had to go back to Taipei for my meeting with TWIYC.tw since I’m volunteering for them. I met up with Dennis after to party at the Triangle where Jay DJed amazingly with his hiphop hits. I wasn’t much of a mess that night.

 Day Three: Hsinchu

9:30, I am still in bed trying to make my way up. I jumped right out and hurried my way to the train station. Dennis told me that I am in no way reaching my train at 10:00. He even told me he’d get me a nai cha if I can catch my train. Luckily, Chi-Yu, booked the tickets early so I only needed to rush into the train. At 9:58, I arrived into the Taipei Main Station and ran as fast as I can to the TRA area. Chi-Yu waved at me as he was past the ticketing area. He handed me my ticket and we entered our train at exactly 10:00. Phew, that was a rush. I was breathing like a maniac! (Dennis, you owe me!) Kike, Blanca, and Daniel are supposed to arrive at Hsinchu at around 10:45 or something. We arrived at 11:00.

On our way to Hsinchu, I got to know Chi-Yu better. He was supposed to host me and my friends in Tainan if we wanted to go. However, I already have planned the Taichung and Hsinchu trips that’s why we just met up for the weekend. He joined us to Hsinchu which was really nice. He’s a neuroscientist who studied in Japan and is now going to the US for his internship from May to August then pursuing his PhD in the UK next year. How great is that!? I’m kind of jealous of how smart he is. I was so fascinated of what he has been doing. Thanks couchsurfing, I’ve been meeting a lot of amazing people here in Taiwan.

Hsinchu, at last! Poly waved at me as we exited the train station. He came with his wife Jenny and their friend Kevin. Just right on time! My friends came in first. We went on a drive for lunch and had some Taiwanese food. Since the plan of hiking was scratched, we went to the Hsinchu coastline for leisurely biking. We walked around the local fish market first and grabbed our bikes for the 34KM bike ride!

Beaches, lakes, farm fields, trees, wind turbines – it was a perfect day with the perfect weather. I was awed with how beautiful the bike ride is. Relaxing as it gets, we even had ice cream on one of our stops and some fresh pineapples at the lighthouse.

As we head back, me and Kike were pedaling so fast that we lost the others. Even though Daniel got past us and reached the finish line first. Coincidentally, we saw a pug on our way back! I biked really slowly since the pug was on this family type of bike that has an electric machine. I was biking behind them and staring at their cutie pie. Kike took some nice photos, muchas gracias!

After our bike rides, we headed to Poly and Jenny’s place to have dinner. We ate Taiwanese food and had a really delicious Taiwanese dessert! Since Daniel had to catch his flight, he didn’t stay for the night and Chi-Yu went back to Taipei since he’ll meet us at Fulong the next day. We thought the night was done, but Kevin came over bringing his craft beer! It was an amazing beer tasting experience (with funny drinking games as well). He actually told us that he started making his homemade beer just because he liked beer. Now, he’s selling his beers all over Taiwan! As VIP as we are, we got to taste the experimental batch. I loved all of his beers. The first two were fruity and very light which I appreciated more than the darker ones. Trying his beers that are on the market already, one tasted like coffee since it’s made from malt. However, the other was black IPA and also really nice. I am definitely coming back to Hsinchu for more beer tasting sessions.

 Day Four: Fulong

Last day before two of my good friends leave Taiwan! We woke up really early, 5 in the morning! Kike was awake already since around 1:30 because I woke him up when I got out of bed to niao niao. Dropping us off at the train station, Poly headed off to work in Zhongli. We waited for our train to Fulong. One of the highlights of bringing my friends there is to scuba dive. Even Chi-Yu was convinced to try scuba diving for the first time! I was so excited for his first scuba diving experience and also for my first dive with El Kike. That’s one thing we shared, our love for scuba diving. I think that’s why we became really close – one of the reasons actually.

Arriving at Fulong, we went to a breakfast shop and saw Paul. He was heading to the Scubar to open it up. After breakfast, we met Nigel at the shop and had our equipment prepared. It was a fun day for a dive! I was trying to convince Nigel that he should bring us to a nice dive site since Kike will only dive once for the day because of his flight. (Risk of nitrogen narcosis if you dive then fly, 12 hours for a dive and 18 hours for two.) Luckily, he brought us to Garden of Eden! Ian, Irene, and Aaron were all there too! Yay, fun dive! Indeed it was an amazing dive. We went around a wreck and enjoyed the whole dive site with its marine life. I personally think it’s the best dive I’ve been in Fulong, yet.

I would dive again with Nigel, Ian, Irene, and Aaron, but I didn’t want my friends to wait for me. We had curry for lunch and ice cream – lots and lots of Nijel’s Ice Cream! (My favorite part of the day.) So, we decided to chill and walk around the nice temple overlooking Fulong beach.

We went to Taipei then and saw the Grand Hotel. The hotel’s architecture was quite stunning. Entering its lobby, we were fascinated with how red everything is. There was a pianist and violinist playing soothing music perfectly matching the place’s ambiance. We walked around before hopping on a bus to the Shilin Night Market.

Blanca’s words, “This is so different from what we saw a few days ago. It’s an entirely different place.” There was no rain and there were a lot of people. It was definitely the famous Shilin Night Market! Bustling with crowds, we went on food booths and filled our stomachs with satisfying night market food. With all the walking, we agreed to call it a day. Everyone was 0% energy-wise.

Getting off the MRT, Chi-Yu went home and we went off the Taipei Main Station. It was sad saying goodbye to Chi-Yu since he’s going to Washington soon. But, he’s doing his open water diving course with Nigel when he comes back! I’m so glad he said that. Coming to the end of their trip, I said my goodbyes to Blanca and Kike. I didn’t want them to go, actually. It made me quite sad that the four days went by so quickly! But then again, I’ll see them when I get back to the Philippines. Adios, te veo pronto!

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