Manila – Monaco
Here are two maritime traffic maps of this morning. Green symbols are cargo vessels, violet are yachts. Manila Monaco The extreme number of luxury yachts in the port of Monaco and off the coast...
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How is my driving ?
CAAP has not yet printed their own stickers. So they asked their friends from LTFRB to give them a hand full of their stickers. As an immediate action following the plowing adventure of a...
Tri-ski or Jet-cycle?
I just had to pirate this photo from Bam Alegre at GMA News (sorry). It perfectly shows how Filipinos are fatalists and opportunists at the same moment. How would you call this vehicle? Is it a...
Not only in the Philippines …
Benidorm, province of Alicante, Spain: Prior to the 1960s, Benidorm was a small fisher village. Then came the big tourism boom. Today it stands out for its hotel industry, beaches and skyscrapers. More and more...
Penlope Cruz directs an advertisement
Penelope Cruz writes and directs new Agent Provocateur Film Penelope Cruz knows a thing or two about being sexy. Still, I didn’t expect her latest film project to be writing and directing a rather...
Sulit sells it !
“Sulit” is known to be the Philippines’ leading online platform used to buy and sell items. Today I had to write an article and used Google to find information about the Philippine’s most important death...
Goodbye Divisoria Night Cafe!
Fishbook Jeric Chan made me read an article of Michael Ray about the Night Cafe and the Night Market in Cagayan de Oro. The following is a mix of Michael’s article and my own impressions. We have...
Go back to nature and avoid jet lag ?
A friend published this article on facebook today. I hate the jet-lag when traveling between South East Asia and Europe – and back, of course. I always need 2 or 3 days for not...
Tan lines reveal occupations
Did you know that tan lines reveal occupations? Here is the proof: If weather is OK tomorrow, I’ll show you the tan-lines of a computer programmer in the Philippines. Weather update follows in about...
Dangerous vacation in the Philippines
Some governments warn their citizens of the dangers for vacationers in the Philippines. I prefer to read my book at the beach than here … ...
Google celebrates Philippines Independence Day
Google Philippines now in 3 languages: Filipino, Cebuano and English
Try Green Mango – they are funny!
There is a Facebook page that publishes nearly every day funny pictures and funny stories about the Philippines: Green Mango. Today they published this one. How would you call this not so common vehicle?...
Boracay and more on Euronews
Euronews, Europe’s 24 hours news channel, broadcasts a series of short documentaries: “Philippine Life”. Each on-line available movie lasts for about 5 minutes. The first video was titled “Manila: the Melting Pot“. The second...
The newest NAIA Gig: Goats as Lawnmowers
After the ridiculous air-condition problem in NAIA-3, we reported some days ago, Manila’s airport makes people laugh again. The newest staff to be hired will be goats! Photo courtesy of www.grit.com Goats to replace mowers...
Bohol’s Buko King gets a competitor
Felipe Tacogdoy or Mang Peping, also known as the Buko King from Sevilla, Bohol got a competitor in Panama, Andres Gardin also known as Mr. T. The Bohol Buko King has the amazing talent of taking...
Brownout here and there and anywhere
Yesterday power generation problems in 5 Luzon power plants triggered a nearly island wide brownout. Just five days to the mid-term elections, electricity consumers in Luzon, including Metro Manila, were gripped with 4 and...
No risk – no fun
It’s more fun in the Philippines! So there is also a bit more risk … UK based risk and strategic consulting firm, Control Risk, has published an updated risk-map. The Philippines are considered of...
Have you seen the Quadrantids swarm of meteors?
Well, now it’s too late. The Quadrantids have a narrow peak lasting only a few hours and this had been in the night of January 3 to 4. I have seen one meteor and only...
Smartphone in the bowl?
Not everybody can afford the newest toilet bowl: But about every 5th user of a smartphone has already dropped his beloved gadget in the toilet bowl. Here you find an advice how you may...
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