My Way of Living [10/30/16] 

  • Smart Sports' Official Response To The SIM Debacle

    Showing that they do not live in a bubble (unlike some politicians we know) and are open to constructive criticism and feedback ( they actually read blogs), here's the official response of Smart Sports to the Subic International Marathon dehydration fest : Wait, sorry for the copy-paste, I am in a sloth-like state today.SMART SPOR…

  • Hot, Sweltering Fun at Nike We Run Manila 10k

    8,000 runners. Sold out slots. You have to give it to Nike to whip up a frenzy in attracting a staggering number to participate in what's essentially "just" a 10k. The latter inference is a testament to the drawing power of the shoe behemoth's crossover appeal, compelling even casual runners to pay top peso for what essentially am…

  • Halloween memories

    You are six years old, it is Halloween night. And it is the dreaded annual Corned Beef dinner again. The slice lays on your plate with the iridescent reflection glistening among the small yellow balls, that they tell you are mustard seeds. It doesn't make it any more appetizing for you. The vapid lumpy mashed potatoes, and pale gr…

  • Putting off those winter chores

    [All these shots are from last winter, no real snow yet around here, thankfully]. We all have that list of to do stuff some of it’s more fun then others: Since this is our first winter in our own house, we are dealing with winterizing chores that we never had to do before, wrapping taps, taking in hoses, fall clean-up. Planting th…

  • Of fog, fungi, and photos

    Something else broke the other day.And this time we couldn’t be happier.After more then 2 weeks of foggy, mushy weather, gloomy, dark days it broke.The weather that is.Thank goodness.You can only take so many fog photos before it gets a little old.And damp.The first few days were a delight, I was out there clicking, in the early m…