The guy at the end of my street opened an internet café, his first month was very slow, but then he had no internet connection. Somewhat like building a swimming pool, but having no water. But he knew something that I knew; two years ago Fiber Optic Cable was laid on the Nation Highway between […]
It’s All Woggly
I’ve mentioned before that I am a big fan of e-readers and an even bigger fan of reading. In the 1950’s and 60’s my father would come home on payday with an armload of comic books (I think for some reason they are called “Graphic Novels” now) for his five sons, they belonged to all […]
The Ber Months, and it’s not even cold
The Philippines reminds of the Spanish Caribbean Islands, and South and Central America. Which has gotten me used to the Christmas Season Starting in September or as it is referred to here in the Philippines as the “BER” months? The stores that are not yet NIS (Not in Stock) will start to put up Christmas […]
Let There Be Light
In 1999 my house was completed on a mountain in Bataan, and we moved in. I was heading to San Francisco to be assigned to a new ship. The USNS San Jose (T-AFS) which was tied up in Singapore so I had to fly back across the Pacific to SFO and back to Singapore all […]
NIS – Not in Stock – The Third Time!
I live in the Subic Area of Luzon and the shopping here is very good because of the high numbers of Kano’s Canadians, British, Australians and plus a few folks from Europe who live and shop here. The stores know the type of products we want and tend to cater to our needs, maybe because […]
Life; I Never planned it, just lived it!
Or Why I live in the Tropics! Long pants are not needed very often. Long Sleeved Shirts, I don’t own any. I’ve not had a pair of socks on since 1986. The last time I was cold, I only had to adjust the Air/Con. Somehow the Navy found out about my aversion to the cold […]