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January 20th 2008

Published: February 9th 2008

After ten months back from a motorcycle trip to Latin America, I quit my job at HP and start to travel again. For the Latin America trip, I felt like a school children on a summer recess. The trip had boundaries: take a leave of absence, travel, and go back to a job. For this trip, the job quitting is the only known boundary. The other boundary is unknown to me: Would I get tired of travelin... Read Full Entry

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6:30 am Saturday market in Sagada.

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Municipal Ordinances of Bontoc. Moma is a kind of bettle nut chew. The reddish spit decorated Bontoc street.

Banahue rice terrace on a misty day.

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Mostly rice fields. With a few large corn fields.

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Buffalo, the work animal of muddy field. It is slow, steady, rideable, don't mind the mud, and does not need encouragement to ....

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... clean up after themselves.

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Unlike this useless cow which is stealing the rice!

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Planting the rice seedlings.

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Ripe and harvested rice fields.

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Typical good road shared with a buffalo. Regarding animals: so far I have not seen skinny buffalo yet, and Philippine dogs do not go after motorcyclists legs.

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Fighting rooster kernel.

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Coastal road on the Ilocos Norte, the northern tip of Luzon.

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My fouvourite South East Asian fruit.

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Smaller than Mangostene with translucent meat.

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In the past, I am a target of mosquitoes, on this trip I am ready.

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Batangas Pier.

9th February 2008

Daryl Fortney
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The best Fruit
Lanzones! I love those! Nice pictures and blog...

10th February 2008

Debi Roth
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Thankyou for the update
I hope you are keeping your totems close while on this adventure. I will look forward to these as I love to keep in touch. Take it slow and enjoy your sences. Until next time. debi

11th February 2008

Margo
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Take care!
Hola Ming, we always think of you here at Casa Zen, Costa Rica. Take care and wish you the best on your new adventure. Love, Margo

12th February 2008

RodaDua
RodaDua

Hola
Hola Margo, Me too thinking of Casa Zen always, so tranguil. Please say hi to the ever smiling Gorge and the very kind Geraldo. Metta, Ming

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