Blogs from Albay, Philippines, Asia - page 2

This vid was really shot for personal family consumption, but I really couldn't resist - so indulge me. (Damn - am I finally becoming clucky???? hmmmm she's just started singing Karaoke outside my door - perhaps not - hang on I think it's Squish singing with her that's causing the pain - and I know this comment is going to cost me . . . . . .) This is Janina, a grand niece of ours giving Squish a massage. What she's doing she's picked up from watching others. She's 4 yo... read more

Weather outlook not so flash... read more

OK - this should bring me up to date. Yesterday, Squish had to be confirmed (a Catholic thing) before the locals would agree to marry us in the church. Won't bore you with the details as it's really just a personal thing. Today has been raining again and so I've been stuck in our little 6x7 drinking SML and trying to get up to date with the blog. Since there's no travels to record, I thought I'd go through the squillion pics I've taken and jujst show some random stuff i thought was interesting, unusual or simply a little different. Over to the pics and see you next time when i'll try and show some video snippets. Promise to keep them short to minimise download times and bandwidth requirements. Hope MPL haven't blocked youTube again. . ... read more

Sorry I've been tardy in the updates folks, but between less than average wireless coverage and a busy couple of days it's not been that easy. First important note - I've switched from Colt 45 to SML (San Mig Light) - shorts are getting too tight. - BTW by light they do NOT mean low alcohol, merely claim fewer calories per serve - still 5% Jan 3 finally saw some nice weather and we traveled to Cagsawa ruins and then for another trip up the side of Mayon. Actually got to see something this time, but hazy as usual so I've tried some GIMP tweaks on contrast etc. I was surprised, given how hot it was down at ground level, it was really chilly (Melbourne chilly) up at 800 plus meters above sea level. I was ... read more

As I've said earlier, so far I have not seend a single pic that does this majestic landmark any justice whatsoever. I reckon you could spend a lifetime shooting this wonder and still not get THAT SHOT. I have included a few though just to show a couple of aspects of it. Just an aside for the non-Filipinos taking the time to read my waffling, MAYON actually means Beautiful and personally I believe that to be a gross understatement. Personally I have been awestruck by it's presence. Interestingly, because of the cloud cover that's been in place most of the time, I didn't realise, but if you walk about 20-30 paces up the road of Squish's place - on a clear day (like today and yesterday) you can actually see the peak. The only reason we ... read more