Fats, Vitamins and Minerals

It has been raining a lot in Manila. The other day and the day before was a really strong downpour in the afternoon, then yesterday was a really frightening thunderstorm. Today was rain and rain and more rain from morning to afternoon.
Well, it is the rainy season.
But it was different in Bohol, at […]

Continuing my account of our stay in Baclayon, while memories are still fresh in my mind …

Our homestay, owned by Trini and Dan Dawson, has a beautiful garden. What a surprise when Maylene came into the kitchen with bunches of bananas and a pineapple - all from the garden! Trevor spotted a beetle, a very […]

We are back in Manila now. We arrived yesterday at the NAIA Terminal 3. Transport wasn’t as bad as we expected (it was quite difficult at the Centennial Terminal unless one uses the airport taxi which is quite expensive). Terminal 3 has metered taxi service that flags down at PhP70.00 (instead of the usual […]

We managed to go to the baluarte again yesterday, Thursday afternoon - this time with my camera to take photos of the creatures along the coast. We came a bit late in the afternoon, though, because we had to wait for the water delivery to the house.
Anyway, it was nearly five in the afternoon when […]

As expected, we woke up too late for the morning market!
However, we did manage to go swimming - err, actually, wading - today. Excited, we had our goggles and masks but the tide was really really low.
I looked in the water and saw a small metallic blue fish! When I went in, I […]

In the house we are renting, there’s this printed “tapestry” (100% cotton) from Turkey, of dogs playing billiards. I have not seen this image for a long time now - the last I’ve seen one was as posters (others show dogs playing poker) in jeepneys many years ago, when I was still a child. Below […]

We were up all night checking fares and flights for a workshop in India where I was invited to join. Quite ridiculous, Trevor thought, here we are on holiday researching on the internet for a trip somewhere else!
Anyway, I’ve always wanted to return to India, and this time, to stay longer, to learn more about […]