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flood, fire and a koala

It was only last week that we had hellish conditions at 40°C, and now it’s13°.  As I’m writing this, Canberra is shivering through the coldest February in years. That and the need to concentrate have compelled me to work from home.
Nature has run amok.  Her help was needed to control the raging bushfires in Victoria, and […]

i haven’t blogged because…

Last July i decided to go to work.  After our US-Canada-Mexico tour and buying/renovating a house in Davao, I needed to replenish our bank balance.  I felt guilty shopping with my husband’s money.  And i needed to do something worthwhile other than surfing, reading blogs and friendster. My mind’s turning to mush.
I did contract work for three months, and at […]

synch this in.

Life always happens in seasons and I’m constantly out of tune with it.
There was a time when every girl my age in my neighborhood, friends and former schoolmates seemed to be getting married and pregnant, vice-versa or just plainly getting pregnant.  

things you do for a wedding

lest you think i’m dead,  i’m writing this quick short blog to let you know that i’m still alive and kicking.  and yes, literally kicking as i’m trying to lose some weight for an upcoming wedding. 

the story of Digos

my dad’s a Digos historian of some sort, having lived in Digos since he was a child.  he dedicated most of his working life as a policy adviser for several mayors, as the town’s information officer and development planner for many years, and once served as an elected councilor.  his knowledge of the town is intimate and his memory is […]

Hello,hello moto? Part 1

I don’t think there’s another culture that’s more fixated on mobile phones than Filipinos.  It seems every man and his dog has a mobile phone.  A recent study revealed that even the Filipino poor spend at least P100 per month on their mobile phones.  That’s good.  I believe in equality, everyone has a right to […]