Today experinced one of the most different scuba dives i have done. As we are in the process of exploring the dive sites in the Philippines, and trying to offer complete padi open water courses here on the base, we wanted to check out the lake at Clearwater resort. Having been on a crefully monitored drinking session last night, the secret as i ahve found is to always ask for your rum or vodka very weak, as the bars here especially in Mabalacat, really like to get you drunk as quick as they can, and the alcohol is the cheapest part [View Full Entry]

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raining solidly all day, earlier the rain was so heavy couldnt hear the radio... been raining every day for last couple of weeks, possibly even three.. usually in late afternoon/evening... plus some dramatic lightning storms in the evening. dont remember such a long rainy season in the philippines last year. the sky here can be beautiful though eletric blues and greys and the clouds wrapped around the mountains around mount pinatubo and the magestic mount arayat looming out of the flat pampanga countryside... really can be a beautiful place here. shame its so hard to get photos of the volcanoe [View Full Entry]

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