Articles tagged with: job
Job Opportunity in the Philippines
Job opportunity in the Philippines. I’ve seen copies of this poster all over Legazpi. It looks like people are paid to surf the Internet – clicking on links – to make it look like advertisers are getting their money’s worth. A bit of a scam, of course. The numbers in the poster don’t add up, though. It says that you earn 10 pesos per click. …
Cycling the Slopes of the Mayon Volcano
Friday April 5, 2013
7:45 a.m. Mayon Backpackers Hostel, Legazpi, Philippines
Dogs, I’ve come to realize, are common in the Philippines, at least in Legazpi. I know that not because I see them but because I hear them. Occasionally, in response to some unknown signal or danger, one dog in the neighborhood of the hostel will begin to bark and all the other dogs will join in. …
Meet Carlo
Meet Carlo. He is one of the younger residents of the village of Salvacion – a small agricultural village on the slopes of the Mayon Volcano in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. Carlo had just recently graduated from college in Manila. He studied computers. I asked him what he was doing now. Was he on vacation? And he replied that he was looking for …
Setting Up My Bike
Setting Up My Bike – Pletscher ESGE Kickstand, Handlebar Bags, & Deda Handlebar Tape
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
5:00 a.m. at the 7-11 on Chong-An Road in Taipei
I probably should have stayed in bed and tried to sleep longer. I am going to pay the price for this later on today. Then again, I’ve already paid the price. Somehow, a mosquito or two got into my bedroom last …
An ESL Class – And I Survived
Thursday January 3, 2012
10:30 a.m. at the 7-11 on Chang-An Road
Another rainy and gloomy day here in Taipei. The rain, at least, isn’t pouring down. It’s barely even making the effort to be rain. It’s just trickling a bit here and there. I didn’t even bother to break out an umbrella for the walk from my apartment to here. I was the only one walking …
“IT IS NOW BREAK TIME!” – A Singing Contest in Taoyuan
Saturday December 22, 2012
9:00 a.m. 7-11 on Chang-Ang Road in Taipei
This is pretty much the same setup as every other morning this past week or two. I’m here at the 7-11 a bit later since I managed to drop back to sleep at some point late this morning and sleep in a tiny bit. So it’s 9:00 a.m. It’s a bit of a weird day …
“The Moonlight in Jilin” at the Spot Taipei Film House
The Taiwanese movie The Moonlight in Jilin is currently playing at the Spot Taipei Film House. If you want to see it, you’ll have to move fast. It’s only playing until May 25th.
Tuesday May 22 – 18:40
Wednesday May 23 – 12:50 and 20:50
Thursday May 24 – 12:50 and 20:50
Friday May 25 – 11:00
So, we’ve established that you have to move fast if you want to see it. But …
“Monkey the Great” at the Red House Theater
I’ve had my eye on the Red House Theater in Ximindeng for a long time. I didn’t even know it was there when I first dropped in on the Red House. For anyone that doesn’t know, the Red House is a beautiful historic building in the Ximending area. As you come out of the Ximen MRT station, you find yourself at a very large and …