Blogs from Romblon, Philippines, Asia - page 2

Laine's been pestering me to contribute to this, but I just havn't been filled with inspiration, especially with Filipinos reading over my shoulder in the internet cafe; they seem to have a very different understanding of privacy on the internet, possibly because few of them have email or personal pages that wouldn't necissarily be open for every passer-by to scope out. Oh well, such is life when moving through another culture - another thing to take with a grain of salt, shrug, and smile. I have found this approach essential when dealing with Filipinos, who (I'm sure Laine has already mentioned) are perhaps the most disorganized and ambiguous people I've ever met. I'm learned very quickly that in the Philippines the saying "everything is relative" becomes the golden rule - there seems to be no objective, ... read more

in my quest to find reef that has not been damaged by dynamite fishing, it has brought me to the romblon islands province. the two islands that i spent time on were tablas and romblon. in both i was greeted with so much kindness. whenever i would sit down, people would come up to me and just start talking. they were interested in why i have come to their town and where i came from. it was always very genuine. on more than one instance i was invited to homes for meals or coffee. the people alone are worth the trek to this island group. on tablas i stayed in the towns on Looc and Santa Fe. in Looc is heard there was an excellent marine sanctuary. to get there i talked to the local tourist ... read more

So just when you think the party is over. I ended up at a bonfire on the beach for my last night in Romblon, with a bunch of locals. I found out that the DRIVER is not the guy that drives the motorcycle or tricycle, but the guy in charge of the bottle. He pours the shots and then passes them around one at a time. Tonight it was Matador Rum. Good times. Ok really this is just an excuse to send you links to the pictures from Romblon. Click here for the pics Wow what a superbowl. Congrats D. I think Randle El should have been MVP though. Just my opinion.... read more