Hey Joe Quickies
Short article on items of interest to me and hopefully those living in the Philippines or thinking of moving to the Philippines.
The Badjoa — Dying Culture
I found an interesting story about a vanishing way of life in the Philippines. A semi-nomadic people in the Philippines called sea gypsies or Badjao. They are mostly Muslim fisherman that have been active in the Philippines for a thousand years or more. You can check out the full story I found clicking here I [...]
Earthquake In Bogo Round Two
We just had another small earthquake in Northern Cebu. It wasn’t a big deal, still they closed the schools. This area is not normally earthquake prone.
Major Fighting in the Philippines
There were major battles in the southern Philippines today were Muslim extremist were attacked by the Philippines Military. The fighting was in the Sulu region of the Philippines.
Hot Water Heater
Hot Showers Just a quick note, I have hopefully taken my last cold shower. Found one for P5700 yesterday. More than I wanted to pay but still bought it. That’s about $125, I’m just using my quick converter, the one in my head. Was suppose to get it installed yesterday but that didn’t work out. [...]
Philippine Banks Downgraded
Banks in the Philippines have been downgraded by the premier investment rating known as Moody’s.
One in Five Filipino are Hungry
A new survey indicates that one in five families go hungry at least once over a period of three months. That is there is no food in the household at least once to a few times in the prior three months. I don’t know their methodology, but if the poll doesn’t include people on Carbon [...]
Human Traffickers Dealing in Organs
Organs for Sale In The Philippines The Manila Times is reporting that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has discovered that Filipina are sometimes marrying foreigners in order to sell their organs to them. About a year ago, it became illegal for foreigners to obtain an organ from the Philippines. I never looked [...]
Philippine Photos for April 2009
I have finally uploaded my pictures for April. I had them almost ready to publish when Jessie’s monitor died. She’s got a new one now so back to my photos. The software I use wont run on my operating system and my computer is so old and dilapidated that the software barely runs on my [...]
Philippine Volcano About to Blow its Top
Mayon Volcano Warning It appears the Mayon Volcano is threatening to burst out at the seems. Here is a warning regarding this issue. There are also some links to help you keep up with volcanoes in the Philippines. I’m headed to that site to check it out myself. WARDEN MESSAGE July 10, 2009 THE EMBASSY [...]
Reflexology
Tonight, I had a reflexologist come by and torture me. He’s been gone now for five hours and my feet are still store in some places. Some times it felt great. Other times it was like rubbing a sore muscle, where it hurts so good. Other times there was no joy at all. Yet it [...]
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