Last week was a bit hectic, since we had the obligatory birthday celebrations (yours truly and my sister-in law, Nora’s).
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The next place that we looked at was rather nice, albeit a tad expensive for the size. It was a bungalow-style dwelling with the owner’s home attached. The owner’s home was nicer. The “agent” and the owner kept pointing out the “maid’s room” (located downstairs), which I found rather odd. Now, I know that a [...] Today (6/23/2010) marks my wedding anniversary to the lovely Alma. Somehow, she’s managed to put up with me for two years. Go figure… My life has suddenly become a lot more comfortable since my computer setup has been relocated to my upstairs bedroom. Now, I have the benefit of air-conditioning throughout the day. This makes it a heck of a lot easy to write for eight hours at a time. I just keep my Styrofoam cooler of cold [...] 100 extra horror film points if you can guess where this came from! Since I’ve been ensconced in the Philippines, I’ve noted many different (and unusual) aspects of the culture that, ultimately, defy any explanations on my part. It’s only after an extended period of time that I began to understand the real reason behind this. In my varied locations of residence, there has always been one consistent factor [...] See: definition of title’s term by clicking here. Things are moving right along, here, in Metro Manila. I’ve picked up a couple of new oDesk assignments to replace the dormant ones (which I am systematically closing). The pay rates seem to improving, as well. One new account is paying $10 an hour (450 pesos, approx.) which, [...] |
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