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March 11, 2011 – 7:21 pm

I admit it. This picture was taken a few years ago, but I think I still look vaguely like that. Depends on the day (and the time of day). And today, just before I uploaded this picture, an Indonesian English student told me how much she liked my nose. I heard that a lot in Indonesia. Apparently, a large nose like mine is a good …

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Video Post: Anibong after Super Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan

February 15, 2014 – 11:41 am
Walking Through Anibong Video Still

This is a barangay called Anibong in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Before super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), this area was crowded with small houses made of either wood or cement with galvanized tin roofing. The houses were built on stilts over the water between cement walls that had been constructed out over the water from shore. These cement walls – a type of seawall or pier construction …

Video Post – Airport Road in Tacloban after Yolanda

February 14, 2014 – 5:29 pm
Airport Road Video Image

This video shows a bit of the destruction caused by super typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan along the road leading out to the airport in Tacloban. I was sitting on the top of a firetruck at the time with a team of firefighters. It was their job to go out and collect bodies. The team I was with that day collected 72 bodies. At the end of the …

Video Post – Cebu’s Carbon Market

February 14, 2014 – 12:22 pm
Carbon Market Video

A walk through Cebu’s Carbon Market at night.

Photo Post – Goat in Carbon Market

February 14, 2014 – 11:52 am
Goat in Carbon Market

I came across this handsome fellow while wandering around Carbon Market in Cebu.
 

Photo Post – Fort San Pedro in Cebu

February 14, 2014 – 11:06 am
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Many cats live inside Fort San Pedro. They’re a handsome bunch and quite friendly. I made a lot of friends as I wandered around with my camera.
The most popular activity at Fort San Pedro by far was taking self-portraits. Lots of people showed up with massive DSLRs and tripods and even lighting rigs.
There are a couple of nice, grassy parks around Fort San Pedro, and …

Photo Post – The Cats of Fort San Pedro

February 14, 2014 – 10:23 am
Cat at Fort San Pedro

Fort San Pedro in Cebu City is a popular place for tourists to visit. It is a triangular fort made of stone walls that dates back centuries. It costs 30 pesos to go inside. I surprised myself by enjoying my visit to this fort very much. You can take pictures of the cannons and the stone walls and such things. But you can also walk …

Photo Post – Horse Cart in Cebu City

February 14, 2014 – 10:02 am
Pony Cart in Cebu City

 
There are many horse carts like this one in downtown Cebu near the Carbon Market. I don’t think they are used as transportation per se but as a fun thing for locals and tourists to do. I think they follow a set route from here around a circuit and back again. I could be wrong about that. It’s possible they actually take people to specific …

Photo Post: Dogs vs. Kitten

February 14, 2014 – 9:46 am
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I spotted this kitten clutching onto this tree with all its strength, and I assumed it had just climbed up there for fun and was now stuck. This tree has a very hard bark, and it was clearly very difficult for this kitten to hold on. I was amused by its predicament, and I started snapping some pictures. Then, suddenly, the kitten slipped and fell …