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Having not found any mail in my Dumaguete City Post Office box or no word on my package that arrived in Manila 21 days ago, i finally found the Postmaster in his second floor office. Thought i'd pass along this info, hoping that it is correct...

The problem is that the contract between PhilPost and TransPac airlines (i think i got the name right) to deliver mail to the provinces expired two weeks ago and while the new contract is being negotiated, voila, NO MAIL... (DO NOT, REPEAT, DO NOT ask why philpost waited until after the contract expired)...

Apparently in the meantime, there is a sea container in Cebu now with mail for several post offices waiting to be opened, separated, and delivered. Maybe if we're lucky, we'll see mail in a week. And also DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT pull the usual foreigner rant and yell at Vickie or Jun-Jun, remember, the fault is in manila, not here, i think... (will federalism change anything?)....

 

Hawaiian Toast. A huge tasty serving (I cuoldn’t Finish it). English muffins topped with good ham, pineapple, cheese, and two eggs. Next time I will ask to toast the muffins a little to make it easier to cut. 230p includes juice and coffee and bread butter jam. Waitress has been there 7 years and provides great service.

 

Hello everyone,

Ive been buying fruits in the public market in Dumaguete before and when l found out that fruit vendors are using artifical ripening i am shocked and since then l never buy fruits inside the market again. What they usually do is put CALBURO in a water then they wash the fruits in there.

Did you know that CALBURO contains calcium carbide that causes cancer?

Calburo ripens fruits especially banana but its very toxic for human body.! Acetylene (Yes the gas used in some forms of welding). The resulting ripe fruit is very toxic. It causes cancer due to carcinogenic properties of calcium carbide. Acetylene is also extremely reactive and traces of it can produce blisters and mouth ulcer if it comes with contact with skin and mouth.
Accidentally, the nicest lookimg fruit are the more likely to be ripped with calcium carbide, while the imperfect ones (some black spots and black stem on bananas for example) are more likely to be naturally ripened.

Ill post some links later here to help you more aware of every fruit you're eating.
This is illegal. Vendors who are practicing this should be imprisoned.

 

You understand now why you came this way.
I'm an old CS&N fan.

Besides the high standard of living and the gourmet foods, I came here to explore the Southern Cross and the Southern Milky Way.
I'm including some photos taken during the recent Saturnalia holiday.
Happy New Year! I didn't do much last year, but I'm gonna give it hell this year.

 

Since our Husky had an unexpected litter of 3 pups fathered by our Belgian Malinois the wife decided some cages were in order to minimize the chances of that happening again.

Her design all the way; I think they came out looking pretty good (just need a final coat of paint) and are pretty large with floor space about 5 1/2' X 5 1/2' for each of the three cages.

I'm not a huge fan of caging dogs but short of getting them fixed (not in the plan) this seems to be a decent option.

Shawn

 

The cloudy skies over the last several days have dampened my stargazing enthusiasm (but not my drinking). The clouds however produce some incredible sunrises and sunsets, some of which I wish to share.
The sunrises over the ocean from Dumaguete are some of the best I've seen. But I never seem to have my camera handy. If anyone has some cool images of the sunrise from the Boulevard, please add them to this forum.

 

I moved from Bacong to Valencia today and used Wedo Trucking. I contacted them and they came out the next day to give an estimate. Upon agreeing to a price and time they appeared on moving day on the time agreed and performed the move with speed and attention to detail. I can highly recommend them for your next move. Thanks Wedo !!