Great Eastern Hotel Quezon City

... I kept hoping the weather would be fine the morning after. For I was supposed to hook up with a couple of long-lost friends who have urged me to stay a day more after concluding my official business.

At around 8:00 a.m. the following day, it started raining cats and dogs. Several minutes later, I got a text message from my friends informing me that they’re cancelling our meeting. However, if the weather improves, we’ ...

... ja "Hello sir, Ma-am." kaikuu korviin mista tahansa ovesta astuessa. Onnistuin esimerkiksi matkustamaaan metrossa naisten vaunussa siita huolimatta etta muut (samaan vaunuun vahingossa eksyneet) kundit revittiin aina seuraavalla pysakilla agressiivisesti virkanvallan puolesta ulos. Lieko sitten ollut naama vai kotimaa syyna..

Ollaan otettu Manilasta nyt joksikin aikaa valiaikainen tukikohtamme josta tehtaneen tasmaiskuja useampaan paikkaa (Manila ...

not so bad, according to tv is 29 but feels like 35 sometimes!! its nice when it rains, cools it down for a while and also slowly cools after dark. For some reason one night we walked back to the apartment and encountered 5 cockroaches in there, much fun chasing them around, they are pretty fast but got them all in the end, we dont normally get them so why we were chosen I dont know.. hmmm highlight of my entertainment this week hehehehe
Taught Flora dominoes ...

Acclimatization to many things has started!!
First of all the weather, well its not to hot, about 34C max but my des it rain so quite humid....
During the rainfall its very refreshing probably drops the air temp by 10C but after it stops and the heat returns it all evaporates into the air and gets a bit stupefying, fortunately there are often reasonable winds so it's not to bad and then there's always the aircon!! but we dont know how much we are going to ...

... Pastor Doming picks us up there to go to Tabuk. We'll be there until Tuesday when we then drive up to Bugey, Pangasisnan. In the meantime, we're open to other opportunities for mission and adventure. :D As we leave the Trader's Hotel, we're leaving a hoarde of young women competing for the Miss Earth competition...all dressed in identical green tshirts and sashes representing their countries. This is Kimberly's first time in ...

... people riding bicycles. It was already close to five-o clock and we rushed to the airport for an evening flight back to Zhuhai City. Years from now, I'll always remember that evening in Zhuhai because of its disturbing silence. While Guilin City was noisy, discordant and rowdy, Zhuhai was unusually quiet. So quiet in fact, that except for the sound of vehicles on the streets, one could distinctly hear the humming of crickets. Ms. Chen and I made a leisurely stroll near the hotel ...

... we braved the mean streets of Bontoc in the hunt for a late drink and found sanctuary in a tiny bar for a few hours. A great night was had by all...nuff said. July 8th (sigh)..never again. I was a bear with a sore head this morning as I reluctantly stepped onto the 8am bus to Banaue. Quite mixed feelings about leaving here...a town that deep down is a shithole with FA to do...but...and it's a big BUT...it has Sheng, Myra and Meauw to make up for it. What a town! Again quoting ...

My name is Russell. I want to share with you the things I learned when I am traveling or I was traveling. And to those who want go to China, or Beijing, China for Beijing Olympics 2008 this August 8, 2008. Before I stayed in Beijing, I stayed first in Changchun, Jilin Province for almost eight months before I moved to Beijing to see places, and while seeing places I worked for my subsistence. And while I was in Changchun, I always go back and fort ...

... in Arabic. The ladies all had a great sense of humor, and thought it was particularly funny when I told them my age. I have the impression that they think every white man is over fifty. With a rare few exceptions, I think they all are. My stylist was thin as a rail, and had a chic feminine hair cut, a layer of foundation, and two lumps under his shirt. He also did a great job and my hair is as short as it would be had he used a razor, except he did it all with ...

... wonderful to be busy and be surrounded by the excitement of my fellow PCV's being accepted into various grad schools and others figuring out what the next steps are after this incredible journey (myself included??). However, there is some anxiety around such chapters closing and unknown ones opening. Lately when talking with fellow PCV's it is reminiscent of graduation time talks. Where are you going next? Any travel plans? What school are you applying to? Questions, I have ...