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Videos: Super Typhoon Yolanda – Destruction and Rebuilding in Tacloban (4)

December 6, 2014 – 11:28 am
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Videos: Super Typhoon Yolanda – Destruction and Rebuilding in Tacloban (3)

December 6, 2014 – 11:18 am
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Videos: Super Typhoon Yolanda – Destruction and Rebuilding in Tacloban (2)

December 6, 2014 – 11:07 am
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Videos: Super Typhoon Yolanda – Destruction and Rebuilding in Tacloban (1)

December 6, 2014 – 10:53 am
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Uploading Photos to Smugmug and Seatpost Removal Success!

October 18, 2014 – 10:55 am
My Smugmug home page.

Saturday October 18, 2014
8:00 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I made a useful discovery at the guest house yesterday. I learned that I could use the computer in the reception area to upload pictures. At first, I had trouble. The pictures would upload but then I’d get an error message at the very end and lose everything and have to start all over. I …

From Cebu to Kuala Lumpur

September 25, 2014 – 12:56 pm
My bike and luggage in the Kuala Lumpur airport.

Doug Health Check: It’s a good thing that I don’t (as the Filipinos tell me I should) have a bunch of children to take care of me in my old age. I’m already there. My phantom kids would have to start taking care of me now. My eyes are so sore and so bad that I can hardly focus on the keyboard. I’m so tired that I can hardly move. This has been a problem for a while and relates strongly to why I’ve stayed in the Philippines for so long. The days of waking up feeling refreshed and energetic seem to be long past. My legs feel like lead weights and I can hardly summon the strength to move. The last time I woke up feeling what I think of as normal was a long time ago. I remember the feeling strongly because it was so rare. It was such a surprise to open my eyes in the morning and feel good. I don’t remember when that was, but it was months ago and it was only that one time. Every other morning, I feel like this – exhausted.

Getting Fingerprinted at Cebu Immigration

September 24, 2014 – 12:34 pm
My bike wrapped up in plastic as per the Air Asia policy.

Wednesday September 24, 2014
6:50 a.m. Cebu City
I have to admit I was feeling a bit negative yesterday. It was the combination of three broken spokes, riding into Cebu, and then getting the exit visa from immigration. None of that was much fun, and it was all stuff I could have avoided if I’d planned ahead. Oh, well. Nothing I can do about it now.
I would …

The Horror of Cycling Into Cebu City

September 23, 2014 – 12:20 pm
Memories of Siquijor to keep me motivated while cycling into Cebu

Tuesday September 23, 2014
11:25 a.m. Cebu City
A lot has happened very quickly in the short time since the Aloha Pink House. The town of Carcar was only about 40 kilometers from Cebu City, but those 40 kilometers might as well have been 400. That’s standard for whenever you try to cycle into or out of a major metropolitan center. I had hoped that the traffic …