The TV series Gilligan’s Island was everybody’s favourite in the late ‘60s. Sixty years later in this apocalyptic, pandemic world, people who have first-hand memories of the series are falling off the twig at an alarming rate. In what could be the final nail in the coffin for the few … Continue reading
Back in August 2018 we were taking off from Davao International Airport. Our seats were on the right side just in front of the wing. Linda was in the window seat taking some footage for our travel video. Just as the nose wheel was about to lift off the runway … Continue reading
How’s this for planning! As a temporary measure during the construction of the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3, the old Sevilla Bridge on San Juan River was demolished and replaced with a special temporary bridge. So why demolish a functioning bridge? On 10 occasions during the construction of the skyway … Continue reading
In the Philippines no social occasion is complete without a group photo. In a restaurant, a passing waiter is called to take the photo. In a public area one of the group might take the photo, or often someone passing by is asked. These days everyone has a smart phone … Continue reading
You might have noticed some social media and press commentary on the number of flags appearing behind Tony Abbott at his press conferences and prime ministerial announcements. One site, Eclectic Owl, is reporting a pole count surge with a recent sighting of eight flags. This seems quite significant after an average … Continue reading
The woman who injected her 8 year-old daughter with Botox for beauty pageants has lost custody of her daughter.
have you noticed that an increasing number of people are no longer beginning sentences with a capital letter? this trend is particularly noticeable in social media and also in comments on blogs and articles in online newspapers. in some examples i’ve even seen people using lowercase for the first person … Continue reading
About 6:30 this morning our two dogs, who sleep in the kitchen at night, began quietly woofing. Thinking they wanted to go outside to relieve themselves I got up and opened the kitchen door for them. However they chose to remain inside, so I closed the door and returned to bed. … Continue reading
The title of this post appeared in an ABC news story this morning, and it immediately reminded me of my parents’ prejudice about tattoos, or more exactly, those who had tattoos. They believed you could identify the less desirable elements of society simply by the presence of tattoos. So, according … Continue reading
In 1973 the Australian Rugby League Kangaroos team were touring Great Britain. It was a great side, including players such as Arthur Beetson, Bob Fulton, and the aggressive Tommy Raudonikis. In one of the warm-up county matches, the Aussies were leading 75-nil at half time. Beetson said to Raudonikis, “This … Continue reading
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