November 2008

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National Highway - Bridges

National Highway – Bridges

Continuing with yesterday’s theme, I wanted to show a few pictures of the bridge construction that is taking place along the National Highway. This construction site is a little south of San Jorge, going towards Catbalogan. Notice that much of the work is still done by hand. It’s a lot of work, in a hot [...]

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Highway Construction

One of the reasons why it is so difficult to travel in Samar is because of the conditions of the roads, including the National Highway. Here are some previously unpublished pictures of the road conditions, from my recent trips from Calbayog to Catbalogan. Before I get started with the pictures, though, I want to appologize [...]

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Aircon Bus to Catbalogan

I made 1 more trip from Calbayog to Catbalogan and back. This time I took an airconditioned bus. The aircon bus was a much more comfortable way to travel than the ordinary fare busses, or even the vans. The seats are nicer, and even recline. The aircon was evenly distriputed, so we did not get [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Turkey Day to all you Foriegners from the good ole USA!

I thought this was a perfect one for Americans living in the Philippines, since you see so many chickens here.
And thanks to VintageHolidayCrafts.com for the free clip-art image.

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Avatars on Comments

Hello,
Today I want to talk about Avatars. I’m still new to blogging, so this is something I just learned, and I wanted to share it with you. When you add comments to the blog posts, you get a picture next to your comment. By default you get this one:

If you want a customized Avatar, you [...]

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Catbalogan – No Cityhood

The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ruled that the creation of 16 new cities was unconstitutional. Amongst those 16 is Samar Province’s Capitol of Catbalogan. This decision was in response to a petition by the League of Cities of the Philippines, who objected to the “mad rush” to create cities who did not meet [...]

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