Archive | Philippines 2010

09 December 2010 ~ 0 Comments

LTO Guards Storm Government Building, attacking Stradcom guards

LTO Guards Storm Government Building, attacking Stradcom guards

Tension broke at the Stradcom Corp. building inside the Land Transportation Office (LTO) compound in Quezon City, Thursday morning. Police said a new set of security guards arrived at the Stradcom Corp. building around 6 a.m. and tried to takeover the building. Radio reports said that the new set of security guards claimed they have [...]

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17 October 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Typhoon Megi upgraded to Super Typhoon

Typhoon Megi upgraded to Super Typhoon

Typhoon Megi has just been upgraded from a category 4 to a category 5 Super Typhoon with expected winds of over 155 MPH. The following is detailed in the warning issued online. According to the Saffir-Simpson damage scale the potential property damage and flooding from a storm of Megi’s strength (category 5) at landfall includes: [...]

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06 October 2010 ~ 0 Comments

7 Months

7 Months

Today, it has been 7 months since I landed here in the Philippines. Ian and I have been through a lot, she had a stroke just 3 days after I arrived and was in hospital for almost a week. In some instances, it seems much longer than 7 months and in others, it seems as [...]

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26 September 2010 ~ 2 Comments

The Moon

The Moon

This video was taken from my balcony, zoomed in with 14x optical zoom and using a shutter speed of 1/800 of a second which allowed me to see through the thin layer of clouds that were in the sky.

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21 August 2010 ~ Enter your password to view comments.

Protected: Day at the Ice Rink

Protected: Day at the Ice Rink

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02 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Timelapse video of sun rising over Las Pinas

Timelapse video of sun rising over Las Pinas

I have been checking my camera to see if I can do a timelapse video recording, but there is no automatic feature. Instead, I will be recording normally and then speeding up the video when editing it. I love timelapse videos of clouds forming and I can not help but stare out my bedroom window [...]

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21 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Tropical Storm Conson Hits Manila

Tropical Storm Conson Hits Manila

Ian told me that a tropical storm was heading our way. This was about a week ago. I checked the weather and it was reporting that it would hit land around 9pm that night with wind speeds of 78-95 mph. I was told this was a weak one. At around 7pm, the rain hit manila [...]

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20 July 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Definition of beyond perfection

Definition of beyond perfection

I have a beautiful, intelligent and highly successful girlfriend. I am living in the sun, getting a tan and really enjoying the fact that I never have to wear more than a tshirt and shorts, even when it’s raining! I have a beautiful daughter and two handsome boys. I have enough money coming in to [...]

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03 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Abecrombie and Fitch

Abecrombie and Fitch

I have always loved Abecrombie and Fitch clothing. It rarely fades, looks new every time I wear it and looks great on me. In the uk I was buying seconds so that I could get them for £19.99 per shirt instead of closer to £50. I was stunned today when I saw a range of [...]

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06 June 2010 ~ 0 Comments

I can’t believe it… nor can I

So many of my friends have said that they can not believe that I moved so far, so quickly. Life on the other side of the world seems a world away to the life I knew in the uk, or even in europe for that matter. Over the space of 6 months, I had sold [...]

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