The Great Escape

the dream for a simple life in Palawan

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I’m Canadian, Eh? 012

Random photos and thoughts about Canada.

Our environment, our experiences, and the people we choose to surround us shapes us into who we are. In this series I search the web for thought-provoking images about Canada, the country I grew up in.

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Canadian food culture.

Rarely do you hear people sigh over Canadian food the way they do, say, over Italian or French fare. So let’s just call the distinctive seafood, piquant cheeses and off-the-vine fruits and veggies our little secret. Read more…

The Land Where I Was Born 012

Random photos and thoughts about the Philippines

Our environment, our experiences, and the people we choose to surround us shapes us into who we are. In this series I search the web for thought-provoking images about the Philippines, the country I was born in and which I am now just discovering.

glimpse of happiness

You see?

Preschool education started during the Spanish regime when young Filipinos mostly coming from the bourgeois class were taught Christian doctrine. Read more…

I’m Canadian, Eh? 011

Random photos and thoughts about Canada.

Our environment, our experiences, and the people we choose to surround us shapes us into who we are. In this series I search the web for thought-provoking images about Canada, the country I grew up in.

Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival 2011

I want you.

The annual Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival is just weeks away from transforming downtown Toronto with a flourish of colour, music and culture. The three-week festival is now in its 45th year and according to organizers, has become the largest cultural festival in North America. Read more…

The Land Where I Was Born 011

Random photos and thoughts about the Philippines

Our environment, our experiences, and the people we choose to surround us shapes us into who we are. In this series I search the web for thought-provoking images about the Philippines, the country I was born in and which I am now just discovering.

carabao

Just doing my job.

Buffalo milk is commonly associated with Italy, where it’s made mostly into mozzarella cheese. But the water buffalo originated in Southeast Asia. Read more…

I’m Canadian, Eh? 010

Random photos and thoughts about Canada.

Our environment, our experiences, and the people we choose to surround us shapes us into who we are. In this series I search the web for thought-provoking images about Canada, the country I grew up in.

Swirly piano

Play me, I’m yours

If you come across a piano in Toronto during the next few weeks where there wasn’t one before, you can play it. It’s yours. Read more…

What Travelling Taught Me

Bitten by the travel bug.

I recently read an article written by an expat who unexpectedly gained more than he thought he would by living in a different country. Initially his desire to move was to have a lower cost of living. What he unexpectedly gained was personal growth by assimilating into a different culture.  Read more…

The Land Where I Was Born 010

Random photos and thoughts about the Philippines

Our environment, our experiences, and the people we choose to surround us shapes us into who we are. In this series I search the web for thought-provoking images about the Philippines, the country I was born in and which I am now just discovering.

One Street That Binds Them All

Life revolves around the sea.

The Philippines history begins with its first inhabitants arriving via primitive boats nearly 67,000 years ago. Read more…

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