tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519782010-04-14T00:47:48.274-07:00My World CornerLife In and Out of the PhilippinesNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-50922859693011623032010-04-14T00:47:00.001-07:002010-04-14T00:47:48.418-07:00This blog has moved This blog is now located at http://nich3worldcorner.blogspot.com/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to http://nich3worldcorner.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default. Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-1088810152147919372004-07-02T16:15:00.000-07:002004-07-02T16:15:52.146-07:00PLDT's DSL in Davao gets boost - ComputerworldPLDT's DSL in Davao gets boost - ComputerworldNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-1088556959825479432004-06-29T17:55:00.000-07:002004-06-29T22:25:47.303-07:00Naglalayag’ wins 10 out of 17 awards in Manila Film Festivalwins 10 out of 17 awards in Manila Film FestivalNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-1088555619670261782004-06-29T17:27:00.000-07:002004-06-29T23:59:21.723-07:00Inauguration DayIt's Inauguration Day in the Philippines. This editorial in the Philippine Inquirer got me to thinking about the Presidential Oath and Inaugural Speech. NEXT to the oath of office, it is the inaugural address, or in this Wednesday's case, the pre-inaugural address and any public pronouncements that may follow, that the country looks to in order to begin to judge the potential of the President. Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-1088497982492859632004-06-29T01:32:00.000-07:002004-06-29T17:26:35.570-07:00How do you tell a fifty year old Aunt, who has been providing meals to her family for most of her life, that her food preparation practices are unsafe and contribute to the spread of infectuous diseases and have to stop? You don't. Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-1088119699032094482004-06-24T16:24:00.000-07:002004-06-24T16:28:19.033-07:00Jasper off to Davao de Ateneo this morning. His van picks him up at 6:30. For some reason, here in the "province", 6:30 am doesn't seem all that early. We're all up and about much earlier than that. Yesterday we looked at a house and lot in Monte Ritz - $300,000, very nice. 7 bedrooms, 8 baths. Built like a rock. Wish I could afford it. Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-28122052001-03-16T18:39:00.000-08:002001-03-16T18:45:33.023-08:00Check out NickNews. Most of my current writings are there, now. This will phase out and be re-directed there at some point, probably.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-27547762001-03-12T22:53:00.000-08:002001-03-12T23:44:24.910-08:00Compare reality to your perception and all kinds of goodness happens. Go down to the bottom of the link and read the little story about Dave's orange ball.Psychotherapists have been using a similar narrative to help patients, particularly in marriage counseling, for years. It's a good story to live by. But guess what, this is really an allegorical description of what's happening to the Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-27270142001-03-11T01:32:00.000-08:002001-03-11T01:44:11.033-08:00You Know You've Been in the Philippines too long when...Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-25600602001-02-27T14:55:00.000-08:002001-03-01T20:00:25.750-08:00This guy THINKS. I've been reading Doc for a couple of years - his best work comes in waves. This is a wave...check out The Long When, The Clue Rush, and any of the other stuff. Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-24565752001-02-20T13:45:00.000-08:002006-03-14T17:19:18.286-08:00I grew up in the South (southern U.S.). My wife is from southern Philippines (Mindanao). We've got a lot in common. It turns out that when things get really really bad in the provinces of Mindanao and people can't even afford rice to eat, they eat something that is exactly what I call GRITS! I brought some grits back with me from Georgia recently. If you can read the following, I'll give Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-22380722001-02-04T00:16:00.000-08:002001-02-04T00:24:29.910-08:00As I was reading Ed Angara's first installment on his diaries of the last two days in Malacanang with former President Estrada, two things became patently clear to me.First, although the events described are fascinatingly new and important, Angara is clearly not revealing the whole story - there are gaps in information that his story makes clear he has but he failed (chose not) to fill in or Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-22113772001-02-01T19:28:00.000-08:002001-02-01T19:32:01.206-08:00'Are you with the police?''No ma'am....we're musicians'&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp - The Blues BrothersNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-21728872001-01-29T20:50:00.000-08:002001-01-29T21:08:13.260-08:00The Comeback Kid: 'The last rightful president: It's Clinton's Free French to Bush's Vichy'.You know....I think I'll just kick back, grab my popcorn and coke, and watch the show over the next couple of years. This is gonna be great!Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-21472082001-01-27T18:09:00.000-08:002001-01-30T16:17:07.643-08:00'We need more radicals if we're going to do more thinking.' - Dave Winer.I was thinking about this quote this morning when Jim sent me an email with this Quote:Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never has, and it never will. If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing the ground. Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-21464652001-01-27T16:55:00.000-08:002001-01-27T16:55:16.870-08:00An experimental, alternate Home Page Site is under development here. Here is my new U.S. itinerary (created at the new site) and I'll keep it updated as things may change.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-20657412001-01-21T17:35:00.000-08:002001-01-21T17:35:54.190-08:00This is very, very interesting. The existing political machinery was not invovled in placing the Philippines' new President into power. So she has essentially no political debts, except to civil society itself (primarily through non-governmental organizations). So she has an opportunity to build her Cabinet and other government positions with those she feels will best fill those slots. Now, Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-20342992001-01-19T04:34:00.000-08:002001-01-19T04:34:25.750-08:00Wow. It's reported that there are now 500,000 at the EDSA Shrine area.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-20335092001-01-19T01:56:00.000-08:002001-01-19T01:56:49.910-08:00It's Over It's Friday afternoon in Manila. The military leaders showed up at EDSA in support of the people - starting a domino effect on the rest of the government. Cabinent members are turning their back on Estrada moment by moment. No word from the Presidential Palace - but it's over for Estrada.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-20176282001-01-17T21:05:00.000-08:002001-01-17T21:05:52.730-08:00Dad, what's a 'rally'? -- That's all it took. Right after dinner Jasper (our 7 year old) and I take off for the EDSA Shrine area. Since I figured parking would be a bear, we walked it - about 10 blocks. He was a bit overwhelmed; there must have been over 20,000 people there with loud speakers blasting speeches interspersed with chants of 'Erap Resign.' He wasn't intimidated (good for him), Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-20009052001-01-16T17:20:00.000-08:002001-01-16T17:36:35.140-08:00Here's what happened last night in Manila relating the on-going impeachment trial of President Estrada. The trial session, which I was watcing live on TV, extended past the normal 7pm suspension time; it was getting past 9pm when the Senate President resigned his position as Senate President who assists in presiding over the hearings along with the Supreme Court Chief Justice. Around midnight, Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-19166842001-01-10T06:25:00.000-08:002001-01-10T06:28:15.043-08:00My scanner is working again and in the Family Related stuff under Most Recent Photos I have 3 new pictures up of holiday at Puerto Galera....more later.By the way, if you take the ferry from Batangas to Puerto Galera and turn left to Sabang, this is what you get for $10 a day; if you turn right to White Beach, this is what you get for $10 a day.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-19014682001-01-08T23:59:00.000-08:002001-01-10T04:04:56.170-08:00Here is my very very tentative US itinerary for my planned trip in February.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-18909562001-01-08T04:34:00.000-08:002001-01-10T04:05:57.486-08:00New Year's in the Tropics. Talk about throwing me into the briar patch! I got trapped on the island of Mindoro when heavy seas came up on the morning we were to leave, cancelling all the ferries back to Batangas on Luzon and I had to spend two extra days, including New Year's Eve. Eight consecutive days on White Beach, Puerto Galera, Mindoro. Heaven. My favorite bungalow by the beach at Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-18790482001-01-07T02:02:00.000-08:002001-01-10T04:06:47.223-08:00Christmas Day we decided at the last minute to all go down to a local Water Park for the day (kind of like Whitewater in Atlanta). The girls pack picnic lunch and Jasper, Lynn, Roselle, Rosie, Jenny and I all piled into the Toyota and headed down the South Super Highway. Just outside of Manila the car dies on the expressway but somehow we make it to an exit and a service station. It had Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.com