Blogs from Neptune Township, New Jersey, United States, North America

Bruce Springsteen does not have a star on Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles. But he has a guitar on E Street, Belmar The last few days of the summer vacation this year we made a short stop in New York. Emma flew home a few days earlier than Ake so Ake had a day when he could go do some sightseeing on his own. He decided to go to New Jersey. I thought, I want to go to New Jersey but where should I go? All I know of New Jersey comes from Bruce Springsteen's songs. Springsteen comes from New Jersey, has lived most his life in New Jersey and sings about New Jersey. In my views New Jersey is Springsteen and Springsteen in New Jersey. So I did what Magic Rat did, I went over the ... read more

Filipino’s Diaspora in America Two days after jubilant celebration of Philippine Independence Day last June 12, we bid farewell to our family, friends and native land. We packed our lives in boxes weighting not more than 50 kg each, and crossed the seas to a neighboring land in Taiwan, Taipei airport via Eva Air for a connecting flight. We saw Taipei airport was really advanced, organized, clean and modernized. We had fun at their duty free shops, got fascinated with the toy shops where Mazinger Z originated. I suddenly reminisced my “Made in Taiwan” toys, Voltron and Voltes V(ah). Made in Taiwan though was not the favored place of production due to its fragility. Before we go on dreaming of toyland and airport terminals leading to Hello kitty world we were called to our plane to ... read more