Sometimes are travels take us a very short distance, but far enough to “cleanse our pallets” of daily life and the daily routine. I had for many years before our situations changed, a very good friend who lived just outside of Boston. She owned an older building with a first and second floor apartment, and … Continue reading She Might Be Batman- random recollections From DIY projects with Ms. B→
In 2016 I arrived back in Subic Bay in Late November to a much chubbier girlfriend. chubby in that certain way that makes you think that the cause was not excess calories, but another vice. There is a certain inherent danger in making an assumptive remark about a person’s potential pregnancy when it may turn … Continue reading The Water Baby – No Relationship Is Perfect→
Learning from mistakes is essential, but if possible, learning from other peoples mistakes is considerably more convenient and less painful. here is an overview of one of the hiccups I had during my dive trip to Subic Bay in 2018. My 2017 trip featured a bit of drama in the form of an unexpected pregnancy, … Continue reading Babies and camera Gear→
I wise biologist once told me, “Always trust your native guide”. He told me this, however, at a time when I was powerless to act on his example of wearing a wetsuit because A) I was 13 and didn’t own a wetsuit. B) I was not told the day before I might be going into … Continue reading Ivy Joy The Rock Star→
It is my 3rd day back diving in Subic Bay and I find myself floating though the El Capitan wreck, watching the sunlight streaming into the internal spaces we fin though. Marine life grows and moves everywhere on and in this man-made structure, transforming it from a lost machine of the surface world to a … Continue reading Church→
Ok, so no snow here in Olongapo, but still lots of traditional Christmas Carols. The week after Christmas, though, this group comes door-to-door. My daughter handed me an envelope in the morning, in preparation for the visit. I had no real idea what to expect, but I put 40 peso in and forgot about it. The drums are amazingly loud, and you could here them coming down the street. Throughout the video you can here one of the group asking for 1000 peso. I added 400 to the original 40 peso, they where pretty good….
Note to self / Lesson for the Day: Be careful what flippant remarks you make, because you may have to explain them in greater detail than you ever intended. Tossing out a casual, glib, and somewhat crass remarks based in your home town culture, can lose all potential comedic value (however small that may have … Continue reading Turkey’s Done!→
Being sick is usually always better at home where you are comfortable and haven’t invested any vacation money or effort to be where you will be sleeping between trips to the bathroom. I felt it coming on Thursday night, and realized Friday might be a washout. I had plans for this Friday. They involved … Continue reading Being Sick in Subic→
If Mister Toad’s Wild Ride ever left Disney World and was projected into everyday reality, you would have a pretty good approximation of the Trike experience. Convenient and plentiful, trikes allow people to move easily in population areas all over the Philippines. To use one analogy, if the Philippines was a body, and the Filipino … Continue reading Getting Around on Trikes→