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| 25th June 2008 jeanette | - From: Wow! Philippines! hi, i've been reading your entries on the phils. since i'm from the phils, just curious on how foreigners think and experienced on their trip to our country, find your blog entries very interesting. and that you're a very cool person in that you dont let bad experiences discourage you, on the contrary, you try to find some humor on them. i kept laughing at some of your stories, like the taxi driver incident, etc. i was also touched by the hospitality lyndie and her family extended to you. the filipinos are really one of the kindest and friendliest people in the world, its not that i'm bragging, bec. i'm a chinese who lives here, not a filipina. if u do encounter bad people, thieves etc, its because of extreme poverty that drove them to do it.... so i hope you will still come back here next time :) |
| 13th June 2008 J | great blog... - From: Island Hopping & GRO's! Enjoyed reading this blog....got a lil confused near the end though...you said you went to Malaysia, but then you kept mentioning how you were still in the Philippines when you went out with the GROs...were you in Malaysia or the Philippines? Anyway, I'd definitely like to go there some day... |
| 12th June 2008 jaki | CEBU babii - From: Island Hopping & GRO's! hi.. i was having fun reading your blog.. yes.. you're right about Manila... it's as crazy as what you were thinking... heaps of prostitutes or may i say ..GRO... ahaha.. I should've brought you to some nice places here in Cebu.. but that day i could not think of anything ..cos im so tired...really tired!!! Queensland a better place though, lol... remember "Queensland"? haha that bloke is so funny..uhm, in the other hand, the first thing in my mind is to bring you to Portofino beach.. it's a white sand beach... but, sadly, that taxi driver gave me or us the shits...like duh!!! There are lots of nice places here in Cebu. All you need to do is stay for a couple of days... Not as what you did.. You only stayed for 2 nights, am i right?... Better luck next time.. hihihi |
| 12th June 2008 Aim | Davie - From: Island Hopping & GRO's! Having a different style of travelling has nothing wrong babe :P But i bet there are many guys feeling jealous becuase u were surrounded by many sexy girls hahaha U told me you should stop following ppl but u always do. Well it's you u cannot change eiei. However, it's good fun though right? I've never been there before but u made me feel like i wanna go there one day. Thanks fo the GRO's for entertaining u eieiei PS. i also love the name " Guest relation officers"!!! |
| 5th June 2008 jen | I love it! - From: Our Philippines Friendzter Family! I love that everyone is so giving.. makes you wonder why we were not brought up the same way, to give !!! : ) Sounds like you're still having a blast, Jim & I are going to have to start planning a trip!!!! |
| 4th June 2008 Christine | A fellow Canadian who wants to experience Boracay!! - From: Our Philippines Friendzter Family! Your blog made me want to leave for the Phillipeans immediatly. I am over in Korea teaching English and plan on heading to Boracay island around the end of July. One quick question.. where would you reccomend to stay in Boracy (im looking for something cheap but still nice) any info would be great :) |
| 2nd June 2008 Vince | Hospitality - From: Our Philippines Friendzter Family! You've experienced Philippine hospitality first-hand. Great! What a great blog! |
| 2nd June 2008 Aim | Missing you - From: Our Philippines Friendzter Family! Babe i think you haven't finished your blog yet, have u? It's like there're something missing. So please finish it =]. It's nice to hear u had a great time there with the nice family from other country ^^ The beach is incredible!! Gosh, are u trying to kill me or something by posting the nice beach here huh? hahaha i wanna go there :P |
| 28th May 2008 Aim | Kid theung mak mak mak mak - From: Wow! Philippines! " I believe every heartbeat opens up a new world of possibilities and adventures. " I totally agree with you. and as ur openness truly widens my eyes to the world. Ting tong, you should be more careful about leaving things ok? As u said, " Live and Learn"!!! Being joined by ladyboys there is not ur experience now but something u are already used to eieieiei Hope ur ass is still alright :P Take care and enjoy ur next trip Kid thueng Dave mak mak ka |
| 24th May 2008 Aim | Missin' you - From: Momma needs 1 million dong! I wish i could join your trip.It's nice to hear you love it there. And i truly agree that ur momma is pretty smart hahahaha. I wanna tell u i was tricked once >< Stupid me! Miss you and hope u enjoy ur journey in the Phillipines! |
| 14th May 2008 Emotionz | daaam!!! - From: Poverty, torture, death and corruption wow....What an amazing trip Dave.......Keep goin///// |
| 14th May 2008 shay | wow - From: Poverty, torture, death and corruption Wow Dave... it all sounds so surreal and yet it's a terrible reality. Seems as though all is going good for you on your travels though... keep it up... travel safe |
| 14th May 2008 Aim | Missing you - From: Poverty, torture, death and corruption I truly wish one day i could pay a visit there. I know it hurts when u see people sad and struggling with their lives. However, you can see the different world and we should feel lucky to have what we do now. Miss you.... |
| 7th May 2008 agro mom | hi dave - From: From Beaches to an army of Bargirls don't forget to get me a charm or two...lol |
| 5th May 2008 Ryan Wall | word! - From: From Beaches to an army of Bargirls You def are living the life bro! Wish I was there... Ohhhh I wish I was there. |
| 27th April 2008 Kimberley | LADY BOYS! - From: Bar Girls seriously, this one cracked me up... poor Sully! |
| 26th April 2008 Aim | Davieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee - From: Bar Girls You are wrong. Thailand actually has 4 seasons which are hot hotter hottest and raining that's it!!! Your first photo did scare me!!! and about the book, i'm pretty surprised about it. As a Thai, i've never read that before hahahahahaha. How lucky you are!!! But well, i don't think i would love to read it though lol. Take care and have fun in the South. Lookin' forward to seeing u here again =) |
| 23rd April 2008 kathy labrie | friend of Aunt Joanne - From: The Thai Beach....and the Indonesian Prostitutes Love your adventures-going to Bali in October for my son's wedding |
| 21st April 2008 Jen | Travel bug - From: Screwed, Blued and Tattooed Hey Dave, I have been reading your blog for a while now, I'm a friend of your's girlfriend (Jim hughes)... I lived in Japan for a while when I was younger and I have to say reading your blog has given me the travel bug. I've got to get moving again! Sounds like you're having a great time, and I love the new ink! :) |
| 21st April 2008 kathy labrie | none - From: Screwed, Blued and Tattooed Hi Dave I am a friend of your aunt Joanne My son is getting married soon to a beautiful girl from Indonesia Loved your uptake on Indonesia |
| 16th April 2008 Shay | Sweeeeet - From: Screwed, Blued and Tattooed Sweet tat!!! I love it when people get work done that when somebody asks about it there is a great story to go with it! Your pictures always make me soooo incredibly jealous! Keep on rock'n in the free world my friend! |
| 15th April 2008 kimberley | tattoo! - From: Screwed, Blued and Tattooed Love the tattoo, David! xo |
| 9th April 2008 arjun | How was ur kerala visit? - From: Back in Incredible India Hi Davie (picked the name from another comment ) :) How was ur kerala visit? I guess it rained pretty heavily there. Anyway, to add to what you have perceived, not every indian believes in a rigid caste system or that beef eating people stink or that muslims cannot be trusted. But, a good majority believes in all the above said things. I am a hindu, but i dont really go to temples much. And a lot of my buddies are muslims. I eat beef. I think some people stink because they don't take bath or shave their underarms. I just wanted to comment so that your friends or anyone who reads the article doesn't think that an average Indian thinks the way Pooja's friend thinks. Probably, she just needs some spanking to get her mind set right. As in all countries, there are good people and bad people in India. I am honestly sorry if any foreigner is taken advantage of or cheated. But, its all about finding a reliable person before you really make your visit. I myself would be glad to help any visiting foreigner (no, hidden costs, lol), provided i have enough time. (I am a techie and sometimes i work about 12-14 hrs a day). I reside in Bangalore, but hail from Kerala. Hope you had a nice time there. I would be looking forward to your latest blogs.. |
| 25th March 2008 Uncle BO | 10 000 †? - From: The City of the Future 10,000 is 100 bucks bra, not 10 |
| 24th March 2008 Aim | Woooo!! - From: My Indonesian Family Wow that's an incredible experience i can say... hahaha Indonesian seems to be a very nice people. Some said English is a global language but apart from English is body language i guess ^^ Hope u make it safe to ur next ride... Take care... Aim |
| 19th March 2008 Kimberley | Tree boy. - From: The Thai Beach....and the Indonesian Prostitutes Thanks for another entertaining read, David! Love it. |
| 19th March 2008 mom | hi son - From: The Thai Beach....and the Indonesian Prostitutes sounds like your'e having fun , take care and be wise..yo mama |
| 19th March 2008 Leena | hey - From: The Thai Beach....and the Indonesian Prostitutes I am seriously debating coming to SE Asia... I am going to S America in July and dont know if I should spent the extra cash - but man are you ever tempting me!!! Where will you be in June? |
| 18th March 2008 Shauna | I'm glad you were wearing your shoes! - From: The Thai Beach....and the Indonesian Prostitutes Wow - the pics of the beach are beautiful! I am glad that you are in an area where you don't have to be concerned about footwear. I'm sorry to hear about your camera and all of its photos - sometimes, things happen for a reason, but it is still a hard lesson. Take care David! |
| 18th March 2008 Aim* | Happyyy - From: The Thai Beach....and the Indonesian Prostitutes I like that monkey boy!! Can you bring him back when u get back here in BKK? jk :P Well, I don't like to laugh in your Thai accent but u just mixed our accent up with Indian and others which was really funny!!! And I agree that Koh Samed is the most expensive place in Thailand I've ever visited. Nice to hear that you like Isaan Food and the cat fish is ur favorite :P Take care Mr. Jackson =] |
| 16th March 2008 anonymous | - From: The Backwaters of Kerala The communists are not doing anything right, they just are not programmed that way. What they have done is introduce strikes at the drop of a hat and organize labour union in Kerala, so that apart from agriculture there is not industry worth its name in that state. So every family in Kerala has a person working in Gulf countries or USA or Europe, or the rest of India. These people slave it away in foriegn countries and remit money home. That is where the obvious wealth of the state is from. So much for the commies doing anything right. |
| 16th March 2008 anonymous | - From: Indian Beach Life Go to any private hospital there in Kerala, ask anyone for it, they will guide you. Private medical service in India is one of the best you would get anywhere in the world. Stay after from government hospitals. Hope you get better soon. |
| 15th March 2008 Aim* | Come David come... - From: This is Bombay I can picture when u showed me ur Indian accent :p and i think the Indian love using present continuous tense... "I am very interesting to show you the place Mr.DAVID COME come come"..... hahaha PS. I love your writing style.... |
| 13th March 2008 figaro | hi - From: This is Bombay hello from Canada. hope you are enjoying your trip. have fun in Thailand. |
| 13th March 2008 Shay | wowzers - From: This is Bombay How incredibly awesome this all sounds..... I can always picture what you're writing.... ttyl... travel safe |
| 11th March 2008 Brenda | Interesting to say the very least!! - From: Indian Beach Life Hi Dave. Your aunt Joanne sent me your blogs of your trip to India. What a very very interesting thing to read. I'm loving that I'm actually travelling through India (and other places) with you!! I'm afraid to fly and don't feel safe in too much water so travelling is kinda out of the question!! Your blogs give me a real feel of what it's like there. I'm really enjoying them. (this is the fourth I've read so far!!) Great job!!! I'm so glad she sent this to me!! Thank you for a great story and virtual trip!! Hope you're enjoying everything and hope your shoulder is better. Take care.....Brenda |
| 10th March 2008 JOANNE BAREVICH | shoulder - From: Watching the days go by..... DAVID YOU BETTER GET TO A DOCTOR WHEN YOU GET HOME ....AUNTIE JO |
| 6th March 2008 rudy ruds | you found vascos grave - From: India is full of surprises sweet dude thtas prety neet that you found vascos tomb. he was one of the greatest sailers of the seas... and discoverers |
| 5th March 2008 Aim* | Davieeeeeeee - From: Meet the Flintstones! Be careful of getting drunk by 40 cups of sweet Chai Davie.. Hampi looks like one of the amazing city in India. The architecture there is really amazing... I wish i could once visit there... It's nice to hear you had a great time there... and also came up with lots of pix :P Take care ^^ |
| 1st March 2008 agro mom | agreed - From: India is full of surprises you should always eat at busy places, the food doesn't have time to sit around , that goes for this country too. |
| 1st March 2008 shay | - From: India is full of surprises mmmmmmmmmmmm......chai!!! :) |
| 29th February 2008 Aim | - From: India is full of surprises Hope u have a safe trip to Gao... =] |
| 28th February 2008 sageb1 | the homeless have moved - From: The City of the Future http://www.cliostraat.com/tokyo/homeless/01.html you need to spend weeks in tokyo to find the homeless. just look for the blue boxes. |
| 25th February 2008 dave n | your cousin dave... - From: Indian Beach Life Wassup dave, Its your cousin dave back in Canada just travellin the world through your pictures.....looks so fun man, have a great time and keep sending your blogs they give my life a bitta adventure sometimes when Im bored. Kill it out there cuz///// |
| 25th February 2008 Aunt Joanne | SORE SHOULDER - From: Indian Beach Life D AVID DONT SCREW AROUND GET THAT SHOULDER LOOKED AT BY A DOCTOR...LUV AUNTIE |
| 25th February 2008 Aim* | - From: The Backwaters of Kerala That Hindu temple looks alike one on Silom Rd. in Thailand =] Take care and hope ur shoulders get better |
| 24th February 2008 Domnic | Wowee - From: Indian Beach Life Hi.. I am in Varlaka too today.. it is so nice.. I was at the black beach ..kind of private and less tourists ..splendid atmosphere.. and I like this place more... I was at the kerala coffee house yesterday..and at the blue moon restaurant.. I stay at the Hill Palace.. perhaps we drink a bier sometime .. I will be here til wednesday. cheers domnic |
| 22nd February 2008 Aim | Cheer up!! - From: Indian Beach Life As i read your blog, I found that ur writing is really good and i really like it. Dave I hope ur shoulder gets better soon. But if u cannot handle it just fly back to BKK :P Well hope u are doing fine there and enjoy.... Take care |
| 22nd February 2008 Shay | HAHA - From: The City of the Future I LOVE THAT YOU GAVE A SHOUT OUT TO YOUR PEN |
| 22nd February 2008 Shay | - From: The Wild Wild East I agree... how did she know those people! That`s an awesome adventure! I`m jealous! |