A Wet 'N Wild Filipina's First Time At A Waterpark!

In her final week in the United States, Pea visits Universal's Volcano Bay water park for her very first water park experience, then heads to a genuine Southern restaurant called Green Tomato Buffet to answer viewers who insisted Cracker Barrel wasn't real Southern food. The video splits between her giddy, sometimes anxious day on water slides and lazy rivers, and a detailed tour of from-scratch Southern cooking that culminates in an emotional first taste of peach cobbler.

First time at a water park ​

• Pea originally planned to go to Wet 'n Wild based on viewer suggestions, but it's permanently closed; she found Universal's Volcano Bay instead
• She's only ever seen water parks in movies — specifically references Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure when they took Napoleon to a water park
• The wave pool had over a thousand people; Pea wonders "how many of these people are peeing at the moment" and notes the heavy chlorination smell
• The waves themselves were disappointing: "Where's the big wave? Baby waves — that's so anticlimactic"

Water slides and rides ​

• Tried to film her first water slide but a lifeguard stopped her at the top: "No filming allowed" — she had to carry her GoPro all the way back down and could only film rides from the outside
• Rode Maku Puihi (tube ride): "If I don't make it out alive, at least I won't have to shoot any more videos" — the ride was taller than it looked from the entrance
• Discovered a fast-moving river attraction and loved it: "Holy — I love it, God bless!" — said she could have stayed in there all day
• Rode Krakatau (a miniature raft "as fast as a bullet") — watched another rider get in trouble with a lifeguard for jumping out of his raft early
• Ended with the lazy river, which she called "just my speed and a perfect way to end the day"
• Met visitors from Miami while floating; told them she's from "the other side of the world"

Bare bottoms at the water park ​

• Pea noticed a striking number of women in thong swimwear walking around openly — more than she'd seen even at Daytona Beach, where only a handful wore them
• She wasn't offended or uncomfortable, just genuinely surprised: "Why were there so many women flushing their cheeks here in Orlando? I guess that's a mystery for another day"

Addressing negative comments ​

• While on the lazy river, Pea addresses mean comments from viewers saying she "used to be entertaining" and "used to give good Philippines content"
• She pushes back: she's combining work with vacation and hasn't missed a single posting day in three and a half years — "Just give me a break, just for a while"
• Promises she'll return to Philippines content soon since she's heading home

Green Tomato Buffet: real Southern cooking ​

• Viewers told Pea after her Cracker Barrel episode that it wasn't real Southern food — "that's Crapper Barrel" — so she found a restaurant the locals vouch for
• Janetta, a staff member, gives Pea an extensive kitchen tour explaining every dish
• Core philosophy of Southern cooking as Janetta defines it: "Everything that's made from scratch — not nothing that's made out the can, out the package, frozen. Everything freshly out that ground, cut up, cooked by scratch"
• Tour highlights:
  • Pinto beans and black-eyed peas: hard beans cooked from scratch until super soft (Pea initially confuses black-eyed peas with the Filipino black-eyed pea, but Janetta explains they're a fresh bean)
  • Butter beans: "so buttery and soft, people love those beans"
  • Collard greens: cut thin and cooked until tender; available with or without pork
  • Fried green tomatoes: the restaurant's specialty and namesake
  • Fried chicken: "the best fried Southern chicken you could ever have"
  • Chicken and dumplings: noodles handmade from scratch, chicken cut up fresh
  • Meatloaf: Pea had never heard of it; Janetta describes it as "a homemade hamburger" shaped into a loaf with special seasonings and sauce
  • Barbecue: cooked until meat falls off the bone, then pulled
  • Desserts all made from scratch: blueberry pie, pecan pie, egg custard pie, pumpkin pie, banana pudding (with hand-cut bananas and homemade sauce), peach cobbler
• Janetta's philosophy on Southern food: "Down-home cooking is taking it from the heart and bringing it out" — and it "makes your heart bigger, makes you want to come back"
• She also claims Southern food "don't put the fattening in it" — keeping her slim

Pea's tasting session ​

• Collard greens: remind her of kangkong (Filipino water spinach)
• Butter beans: first time trying them, enjoyed the softness
• Rutabaga (she struggles with the name — "rudabaga? bangle bangle?"): reminds her of calabasa (Filipino squash/pumpkin) — "maybe they're cousins"; it's sweet
• Fried green tomatoes: crispy outside with "a little kick" — "very interesting"
• Meatloaf: first time trying it — "I'm digging it"
• Chili: notes that "chili" in the Philippines just means chili pepper/spicy, but the American dish isn't particularly spicy — "I'm not saying it's bad, it's just not something I'm accustomed to"
• Chicken and dumplings: the winner of the savory dishes — "I can eat that all day"

The peach cobbler moment ​

• Pea has only had one bite of peach in her entire life because peaches don't grow in the Philippines
• Janetta recommended it with vanilla ice cream on top
• Her reaction is genuinely emotional: "I'm going to cry now. I just died and came alive again"
• She calls it "sublime — it's like I had seen heaven"
• The combination of hot cobbler with vanilla ice cream and the tender peaches overwhelms her: "It melts in your mouth"
• She finally understands viewers who compare good food to "grandma's home cooking" — "it's very comforting, if you know what I mean"
• She'd walked 16,317 steps that day but says she might double it because the cobbler is so good she can't stop eating
• Thanks viewers for insisting she try real Southern food: "If it weren't for you guys, this wouldn't be possible"

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