warnings on a map in Angeles City

Saw this "Few words of caution for Tourists" from a newly released local map for Angeles City. "Due to poverty, one can encounter desperate people in Angeles. So avoid being alone. unemployed , intoxicated males hanging around the streets may verbally insult you or your female companion, ignore them, beggars may approach you and try to grasps you, move as far away as possible. Never try to retaliate or shout expletives. Doing so may result to being detained by police, foreigners will always be found to be the aggressor, regardless of reality of situation. Con artists may try to trick you into a "remember me" scam. " Hey, remember me ? I was your driver before ? After reading this, even us locals will be scared !

Hanging Coffin in Yangtze river cruise

visited hanging coffin in chongqquing. It is amazing how these early settlers were able to place coffin in these caves. I took these photos with my canon camera from afar( ordinary camera) not a dslr

EERIE CAVES IN VIETNAM

what's the fuzz: turntable

what's the fuzz: turntable: "can't believe there is a turntable now with usb and is mighty cheap. Found in Costco and Best buy. Now , we can still play our old vinyl re..."

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GRACE AMIDSTS DEATH AND DISASTER

An inevitable sadness consumes me these past few days. Seeing how Japanese people endure this huge disaster is really heartbreaking. I have been to Japan and had the luxury of staying in the home of nice Japanese family in Komoro, Nagano who became my foster parents. They really took good care of me. It was this moment in my life that I had a glimpse of how Japanese lives. They are honest, hardworking people, sensitive and so attached to their culture. In the face of recent disaster, the world is amazed on how the Japanese showed a reasonable amount of discipline and grace even in the midst of crisis. How they would quietly fall in line just to buy basic items that they needed badly. There was no pushing, shoving and fighting over who should go first. There was not even a report on looting. Surely, as a whole, we have something to learn from these people. As one who lives in Philippines, it is common to see disaster victims wailing and crying their hearts out. On the other hand, when Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, you see people, cursing and shouting at their government for being too slow in action. This crisis had made the world see how Japanese can be, seemingly subdued in public and has a sense of solidarity. After watching CNN, people are puzzled to see disaster victims still so polite and demure when being interviewed by the reporters. Their resilient nature is their exceptional virtue and has helped them survived throughout their history.

Touring around the World in One Year

I am really glad to know of someone who has the real guts to leave her comfort zone behind and tour around the world via backpacking ALONE, bringing only with her few necessities. I was able to have the chance to listen to her talk before she left. She is now in Tel-aviv,Israel and going to Jordan. Ms Lilianne Cobiao is an experienced backpacker. If you are interested in her travels, she has a website. http://www.wanderlass.com/. She is also a bonafide member of couch surfing site. I cannot imagine myself touring around the world in one year, leaving everything behind. Usually after vacationing for two weeks, i would always look forward to coming home. In her case, it will be a year before she comes home. Given the chance to tour the world, I think Europe would be on top of my list of priority, then I would like to visit Kazakhstan, heard they have so much oil there. Then Africa, Brazil, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Morocco, Iceland, Alaska. I would also love to have a tour on a real castle. I already did the Hearst Castle in the U.S. and the Casa Loma in Toronto but I know Castles in Europe are the best. Imagine touring a huge medieval castle with dungeons and long stairways going to hidden moats. It's like transporting yourself back in time.