Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • The second day in Thailand was quiet. We found Secret Recipe in the Siam Paragon food court. It was our regular eating locale when went to Kuching, Malaysia a couple of years ago. So, of course, we had to eat there. Then, while R went to his dental appointment I explored the shops and had some PT pampering myself. 😀 After that, we had a late meal at a local eatery. [sthumbs=3864|3865|3866|3872|3899|3900|3867|3868,max,3,y,center,] Our…

  • _Catch-22_ by Joseph Heller Although I know that many people read this book in high school or early college days, it was never on my reading list. So, over the years I would read or hear references to characters or phrases from the novel along with the title itself being used commonly in literary/academic/colloquial conversations, but I never really appreciated the references. Now, I have read it. The World War II setting and…

  • Most of our first of a couple short days in Bangkok was spent recovering from our lat night arrival and relaxing in the hotel. I did manage to use the treadmill, which was a nice return to getting some exercise. In the evening we headed to Siam Paragon (no pics…) on the Skytrain and had dinner, dessert and then saw Transformers 3 in 3D. It was a pretty easy and chilled day/night. Just…

  • It was a long day of travel as we headed out of the Philippines to continue our holidays elsewhere. We booked our return flight out of the Boracay area from Kalibo instead of the closer airport, Caticlan. This involved a shuttle bus ride from the hotel to the Boracay port at the south end of the island. We had a slight shuttle breakdown, but we were quickly transferred to a new shuttle and…

  • Our last full day in Boracay was a bit better than the past week or so. We spotted a bit of sunshine for our last late afternoon visit to D’Mall. Before leaving, we wanted to be sure to partake of the Mango Shake that many of the tour groups were promoting. It was no lie – definitely a tasty beverage to be had! [simage=3823,200,y,center,][simage=3824,200,y,center,][simage=3825,200,y,center,] We were going to swim in the ocean at…

  • You know you’re bored when the pics of the day are of reptiles and insects…. [simage=3819,200,y,center,][simage=3821,200,y,center,] There was a slight clearing in the storm, which we took advantage of and went out. However, a new storm has started to come through to last for another five days! Thank goodness we are planning on getting out of here tomorrow. Please keep your fingers crossed that the weather will hold up enough for us to…

  • I have to say the weather is giving me a bit of cabin fever. When the rain and wind stopped, I decided to take a short walk around the grounds of the hotel: [sthumbs=3754|3755|3805|3806|3807|3808|3809|3810|3811|3812|3813|3814,max,3,y,center,] After that, I managed to finish my Ethical Clearance online course for ZU’s Ethical Clearance committee requirements so that I can do my research in the fall. I still have to submit an application to the university committee when…

  • Well, a tropical storm has been passing through like you wouldn’t believe. I am recalling my early days in Japan trying to get through typhoons on a bicycle and stay somewhat dry at the same time. Ultimately, there are only two ways to get through such storms: 1) don’t leave the warmth and dryness of your home; or 2) go with it! For most of the day, we stuck with option 1 –…

  • The verdict from yesterday? Rain and stormy weather has come into the region to stay for a couple of days. 🙁 The upside is that there is not much else to do other than some work things. So, I have written a course proposal, started work on the university’s ethical clearance which I need to complete even though I am waiting to hear back from MacQ’s committee as well. Plus, some writing and…

  • Recovering from too much happiness the night before, we had a slow day by the pool. We managed to get down to D’Mall for massages and then went down to the buffet at Paradise Garden. [simage=3789,200,y,center,][simage=3790,200,y,center,] It was an extremely windy evening, which R said was either going to bring in really crappy weather or blow in some great weather. Which do you think is the result? ;P

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