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Saturday, 5 Sep 2009 | Views [468] | Comments [3]
Thu 27th Aug - Heading north for some sightseeing today. No desperate hurry as will
break the journey in Baguio, a place I have been before. Easy connection to
Manila Pasay EDSA area and first checked out the Partas bus company terminal,
but ... Read more >
Tuesday, 25 Aug 2009 | Views [248]
Mon 10th Aug - After a couple of days around the house just ambling along with stuff
it was time to venture out somewhere. Didn't sound too exciting, but decided on
Mahogany market in Tagaytay. On the
way there dropped into the Taal Vista ... Read more >
Wednesday, 5 Aug 2009 | Views [135]
Sun 2nd Aug - After my last posting I got really hungry and went for a meal.
Wow...superb choice of an Arabic restaurant. This area is one of my favourites
for the range of restaurants available. Have to be a
bit choosy though, but some really ... Read more >
Sunday, 31 May 2009 | Views [176]
Tue 26th May - Remember me saying that I had a dose of the Diarrhoea? Well I sure did. The worse that I think I have ever had. I started yesterday at 138 pounds, which is already under what I should weigh for my height of 5ft 10in. By the end of ... Read more >
Monday, 25 May 2009 | Views [170]
Sun 17 th May – After a fairly tiring trip away without much sleep, a catching up day
today with not much happening
Mon 18th May – It vanished into a haze of insignificance. Must have done something, but cannot ... Read more >
Sunday, 17 May 2009 | Views [400] | Comments [1]
Thu 14 th May – Set off to Lucban in Quezon region of South Luzon province this
morning. Every year Lucban hosts the ‘Pahiyas’ festival, where hundreds of
houses are decorated in the most elaborate way to celebrate a bountiful
harvest.... Read more >
Wednesday, 13 May 2009 | Views [220]
Wed 22nd Apr - A domestics day today. Spotted a bit of old culture yesterday in a
small store on the way in to town. When I was in Cebu, a made a comment about
seeing Gugo drying out along the
roadside. The bark of the Gugo tree, it ... Read more >
Monday, 20 Apr 2009 | Views [331]
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Sunday, 29 Mar 2009 | Views [243]
Wed 25th Mar - My son Tim's 19th birthday today. Unfortunately, not easy to catch him
due to time zone differences and his busy lifestyle.
Back
in Silang things are possibly on the move. Shiera's apartment is up ... Read more >
Tuesday, 24 Mar 2009 | Views [318]
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Tuesday, 17 Mar 2009 | Views [519] | Comments [2]
Sat 7th Mar - After my last posting we went for a little explore locally. A bit busy
but that is expected. A woman selling puppies at the side of the road was drawing
a crowd. Lots of eateries including Persian and all fairly cheap prices. ... Read more >
Saturday, 7 Mar 2009 | Views [541]
Sat 28th Feb
- Woke up at 7am and decided on doing an island
tour this morning. Most leave at 9am, and so jumped out of bed and went to the El Nido Boutique & Art Café to see what was on offer. Opted for tour B for
650 ... Read more >
Friday, 27 Feb 2009 | Views [561]
Sun 8 th Feb – Felt like going out somewhere for the day, but after considering the
options to go somewhere local, made up our mind to go a little further and take
some things to stay overnight. Went to Pansanjan, which is in Laguna ... Read more >
Wednesday, 4 Feb 2009 | Views [368]
Wed 28th Jan - A few things to do today. Was contacted yesterday to say my mail had
arrived at the Central Post Office in Manila… happy at last. Also, my visa
expires on 2nd February, so need to consider an extension. As it happens, the
Bureau ... Read more >
Tuesday, 27 Jan 2009 | Views [433]
Sat 24th Jan - Had planned to spend the weekend away somewhere local,
but plans had to change due to a problem Sheira had to deal with. Went
walkabout in Tagaytay instead. Had heard about the possibility of some dancing
in Tagaytay at the ... Read more >
Friday, 23 Jan 2009 | Views [430] | Comments [1]
Wed 14th Jan – A day doing simple things and getting ready for
heading away tomorrow. Have decided to go to Boracay after Kalibo, so did some
research and booked accommodation for a few nights.
Thu 15th Jan ... Read more >
Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | Views [438]
I
will start with an apology...the beginning of this blog is a bit of a ramble.
But from time to time, when in a mental state of fluidity, I need to just write
what comes out....so you have been warned!
Thu 8th Dec - After ... Read more >
Thursday, 8 Jan 2009 | Views [587] | Comments [5]
Mon 5th Jan - The plan today was to head north to Banaue. There are some long
distances to cover and the roads are apparently not as good as the south, so
expect some uncomfortable times ahead. It is also going to be colder due to the
altitude ... Read more >
Sunday, 4 Jan 2009 | Views [353]
Sun 28 th Dec – Planning on spending the new year celebrations
in Manila, so the main objective was to find somewhere nice to stay, so that
Sheira and I can do some sightseeing at the same time. The main area for
attractions is the area of ... Read more >
Sunday, 28 Dec 2008 | Views [393]
Not spent as much time writing about what I have
been doing, as been busy. Tried to put together some form of summary of what
has been going on though….excuse the briefness in some parts…..
Mon 22nd
Dec - Was
planning ... Read more >
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