Greetings and salutations, all. For the residents of Dumaguete City – or Dumagueteños, if you will – today, July 26, 2020 marks the start date
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Tag: philippines
Watcha Doing to Not To Go Crazy in These Tumultuous Times?
I recently received a YouTube comment asking how I was dealing with the extended Philippines and not losing my mind. Specifically, ‘George Will’ asked: “Yo
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Emergency Power in the Philippines – 12 Volt DC Car Inverter
THE PROBLEM As with death and taxes, some things are inevitable in life, and if you live in the Philippines, you can add “brown
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American Expatriate Confronts Traffic Officers in Dipolog, Mindanao
Please note that I am not here to ‘slag’ or engage in chismis at the expense of the foreigner engaged in this incident with
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My Trusty Honda Click 125i – Three Years and 20,000 Kilometers Later
A few weeks back, my trusty little Honda Click 125i turned three years old. (My goosh, how the time flies!) Coincidentally, the odometer also spun
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Sugar, the New People’s Army and Martial Law on Negros Island
The past few months have been rather violent here on Negros, with a number of bloody encounters occurring between the New People’s Army
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My Electrifying 110 Volt Laser Printer Smoke Test in the Philippines
This past week I published a video of my Canon laser printer “blowing up” when I plugged it into the wall socket. As background,
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Escape to Siquijor One: Departure, the Witch Doctor and Bandilaan National Park
Brownouts are a drag. Especially if one is unfortunate enough to be surprised by a nine-hour maintenance blackout. For the true penitent, nothing beats
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Why It Matters – Amor Propio, Hiya, Utang na Loob and Balat Sibuyas in the Philippines
The post was inspired by a random subscriber who basically stated that there is no sense in covering criminal acts here as they can happen
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German National Murdered in Siaton, the Philippines – Dieter Pust, Aged 79
This article might be going out a little late as I am waiting on verification of the German’s actual murder. Other than the initial Facebook
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