Monthly Archives: May 2005

My children are turkeys

I used to have three turkeys and a clutch of 15 pouts. Not anymore thanks to diligence of the Philippine Health Service. In their infinite wisdom they declared it was not sanitary to have the turkeys living on our property … finish reading My children are turkeys

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Pirate DVDs

The Philippines is great for getting just about any digital media you want for about a $1 a disk. Last week I went to my DVD Pirate dealer with my list of cartoons I wanted, she found 15 of them … finish reading Pirate DVDs

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Green FireWire Trash

Today I talked with my counterpart about getting on with this green charcoal project. Time is quickly running out. Peace Corps is sponsoring a grant conference July 5th and we need to have a pilot project by then to demonstrate … finish reading Green FireWire Trash

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An open dump

Yeah! Rasa started her own blog. Now she can tell you all about me! Well, she will give you her side of the story about our time together here. She is in NY now and having a tough time with … finish reading An open dump

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Filipino Time Frustration

Last Wednesday I had an appointment with my counterpart Dr Canete to discuss Green Charcoal logistics but it was cancelled because he wasn’t there. This is common, Filipinos believe there is always time so there is never any serious effort … finish reading Filipino Time Frustration

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