i just finished a good run around salcedo village with my friend yob. it was only 8 kilometers: sort of a warm-up for my 4-day trek through the ancient trails of kalinga during this holy week. i'm not catholic, but my version of penitence is to submit to the rigors of a difficult climb and be released from the sometimes suffocating grasp of ( Read more... )

i haven't quite made sense out of the whirlwind that was my 2008, although clearly, my year was defined by wanderlust and an unfettered lust for toys. in this entry, i won't as yet reflect on the previous year, particularly on my return to places previously visited, but on the gadgets that i acquired. this past christmas, i unwrapped very few gifts ( Read more... )

let me introduce you to some of the members of my apple family...


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