My weekend and the Mandalay Bay Tragedy

This weekend turned crazy. I could not wrap around my mind with what happened at the Mandalay Bay. I am actually too shocked.

Sometime last Friday afternoon, the Uber driver took the wrong exit and made a turn around near Mandalay Bay. I could see the glistening golden building ahead of us. We landed on the street fronting the hotel and passed by the side of the concert venue. I noticed the big spotlights and I even told the Uber driver “Oh, there’s an outdoor concert”. Naisip ko pa baka si Bruno Mars.

By Saturday noon, I was already having some allergic reaction from the cold, wind, heat. It’s chilly in the morning and at night. It’s hot during mid-day. When I enter establishments, their air-conditioning are in full blast extreme naman. Even if it’s still generally warm, I always bring a sweater and a shawl. By Saturday afternoon, I was already feeling feverish.

My sister and Bong drove for 4 hours from Lost Angeles to spend the weekend with me here in Las Vegas. First time I am staying in an Airbnb (a separate story) away from The Strip. I was trying to rent the room adjacent to the room I occupy but a couple from Colombia are checking in so I asked for the owner’s permission to let my sister and Bong stay with me in my room. He agreed, of course for an extra fee.

When I found out that my sister is spending two nights, I thought of watching either Criss Angel or David Copperfield on Sunday night. I searched for tickets but since I was already feeling under the weather, I didn’t finish my surf. I thought I would just ask Len and Bong what they wanted to do on Sunday night.

On Saturday evening, when they were an hour away, Len asked me if I wanted Jack in the Box. I said no. I was still full. Actually I was not full. I had no appetite because I felt like I was going down with a cold. They arrived on Saturday night at 9:30 pm. Nagkasya naman kami dito sa room, although ang liit.

My throat was really bad. I practically was up the whole night. It was too painful to swallow even a few drops of water. I couldn’t breathe. Without any drama, I was beginning to worry that I would die choking. I wanted to call my Kuya Junior in the middle of the night kasi inaatake ako ng nerbyos, baka ma-heart attack ako pag hindi ako makahinga.

Len and I slept on the queen bed while Bong slept on the twin airbed they bought before coming over. Sunday morning I just wanted to stay in bed but I didn’t want to spoil my bonding with my sister. We had breakfast at the Filipino restaurant.
Bong and Len had garlic rice, beef tapa na hindi lasang tapa, etc.

I had lugaw na kulang sa laman at lasa and pritong tuyo. I was craving for tawilis.

Len checked out Halloween Decors at Lowe’s Home Improvement but Bong said they won’t fit in their car. They brought kasi a small Toyota to save on gas.

Pier 1 Imports has very nice items but a little bit pricey. Before the US financial crisis, they used to import a lot of home accessories from the Philippines.

I bought the chicken for $35 down from the $50 original price. I wanted the cow too but it was $70. I will buy the cow on my next visit if it’s still there.