Subic to Puerto Galera
January 13, 2013: We are sitting at anchor in Puerto Galera just off the island of Mindoro. It’s a beautiful sunny Sunday morning with a light breeze. Chris just finished […]
Category Archives: Philippines
Christmas 2012
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas everybody!!! And what a year it’s been. Most years we write a Christmas letter and send it out to family and friends near and far. […]
Street Treats
December 21, 2012: Yes, it’s another post about food. This time two of our favourite sweet treats from the streets…or at least favorites thus far. I think we mentioned bibingka […]
A Visit to PREDA
December 13, 2012: I’m falling a little behind in the blogging department. Maybe because Chris is back! Here’s a story from a week ago. My friend Sylvia volunteers at a […]
Subic Soup Revisited
December 12, 2012: Had to celebrate this momentous day (12-12-12) with another plunge into the Subic Soup with Sachi. Today’s dive sites included the LST (Landing Ship, Tank) and the USS […]
Olongapo’s Lantern Parade
December 11, 2012: Sometimes you come across something unexpected. Take Tuesday afternoon for example. Sachi and I had taken a trike to Pag Asa market and decided to walk back. That’s […]
Rise of the Fan Goblins
December 9, 2012: Today had its share of ups and downs. I woke up really early because it was so uncomfortably hot. Nope. Not a change in weather. Turns out […]
Typhoon Pablo
December 5, 2012: A couple of days ago, I overhead a sailor on the docks say the dreaded “T” word. Typhoon! So I quickly checked the weather online to discover that […]
SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM
November 21, 2012: Chris and I were a little surprised to discover how popular SPAM is here, although I kind of had an inkling. I remember being in the Filipino […]
Market Fresh
November 16, 2012: Today was market day! In reality, every day is market day here but today I actually went. I met my new friend Sachi at Starbucks this morning […]
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