As I was eating lunch the other day I noticed that the cured meat I had for lunch was a bit hard. I thought for a while that the meat has just been aired too long that it became hard. So I ate it without preamble nor complaint.

It wasn’t until I got home that I’ve learned that the meat wasn’t pork, as I thought it was. I was carabao (kalabaw) which is native here in the Philippines.

My reaction? I was surprised of course, but I wasn’t disgusted. I’ve already eaten some exotic dishes before like *censored to avoid readers’ disgust* and they weren’t that bad. The one main reaction I had though was that I suddenly remembered that when I was a kid growing up in the province, I’d go home riding a carabao after a day of playing in the fields.

Then I looked down at my plate again. ^^

As I was getting my new manga shipment today, I was surprised that the people at the international package section already knew who I was and what my package was.

Well, considering that I also went there last week to get a delayed manga shipment, it’s no surprise that they know me already. They even asked me if I could read the japanese books in my package and what they are for and who uses them. yeah, I got a surprise interview then and there.

Well, all I have to say is that there ain’t seen the last of me yet. Now with Aerandria up and running, the international package division of the post office hasn’t seen the last of me yet. ^^

I feel like I’m running around, to and fro, from whichever place I am needed. Running a scanlation site isn’t as easy as it’s cracked up to be, especially if you’re the main supplier of scanned manga for your group, advertising it on various sites, recruiting members, updating the website, coordinating with the staff members. I’m not complaining. It’s hard work but even though I get tired, I am loving every moment of it, especially when you get positive comments and reactions from visitors. It makes everything worthwhile.

And no, this entry has nothing to do with the image for this post. I just really like it so I included it here. I have a right to be random once in a while, can’t I? ^^