Sunday, February 01, 2004
I got robbed!
what a CRAZY day - it's a long story; here is the summary - in a poor barrio, a kid yanked the camera out of my hands and took off down some alleys straight out of a Jackie Chan movie.
The story has a happy ending - I got the camera back, but the whole story is much more interesting - more on that later.
highlights
1. getting robbed, then getting the item back after the whole barrio rallies around me.
2. standing in the caribbean ocean
3. attending two birthday parties.
4. going to a Caribbean Casino and having the gambling night of my life, ending with a huge stack of chips worth $7.
5. going to San Pedro De Macoris, playing baseball on the beach with some kids, and watching some kid show me some karate moves (it seems a ton of domincanos study some fighting style.)
6. eating fried chicken at a restaurant in a gas station
7. getting my credit card denied - seems Morgan Stanley thinks the card might be stolen.
8. seeing some kids drinking at tables in a 7-11! you can go to the counter, get 5 gallons of unleaded, some Red Vines, and a triple shot of Vodka.
game one is about to start - more later!
what a CRAZY day - it's a long story; here is the summary - in a poor barrio, a kid yanked the camera out of my hands and took off down some alleys straight out of a Jackie Chan movie.
The story has a happy ending - I got the camera back, but the whole story is much more interesting - more on that later.
highlights
1. getting robbed, then getting the item back after the whole barrio rallies around me.
2. standing in the caribbean ocean
3. attending two birthday parties.
4. going to a Caribbean Casino and having the gambling night of my life, ending with a huge stack of chips worth $7.
5. going to San Pedro De Macoris, playing baseball on the beach with some kids, and watching some kid show me some karate moves (it seems a ton of domincanos study some fighting style.)
6. eating fried chicken at a restaurant in a gas station
7. getting my credit card denied - seems Morgan Stanley thinks the card might be stolen.
8. seeing some kids drinking at tables in a 7-11! you can go to the counter, get 5 gallons of unleaded, some Red Vines, and a triple shot of Vodka.
game one is about to start - more later!
