tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519782011-04-21T19:31:03.900-07:00Life In and Out of the PhilippinesNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-50922859693011623032010-04-14T00:47:00.001-07:002010-04-14T00:50:25.045-07:00

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Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-1088810152147919372004-07-02T16:15:00.000-07:002004-07-02T16:15:52.146-07:00

PLDT's DSL in Davao gets boost - Computerworld

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wins 10 out of 17 awards in Manila Film Festival

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It's Inauguration Day in the Philippines. This editorial in the Philippine Inquirer got me to thinking about the Presidential Oath and Inaugural Speech. NEXT to the oath of office, it is the inaugural address, or in this Wednesday's case, the pre-inaugural address and any public pronouncements that may follow, that the country looks to in order to begin to judge the potential of the President.

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How do you tell a fifty year old Aunt, who has been providing meals to her family for most of her life, that her food preparation practices are unsafe and contribute to the spread of infectuous diseases and have to stop? You don't.

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Jasper off to Davao de Ateneo this morning. His van picks him up at 6:30. For some reason, here in the "province", 6:30 am doesn't seem all that early. We're all up and about much earlier than that. Yesterday we looked at a house and lot in Monte Ritz - $300,000, very nice. 7 bedrooms, 8 baths. Built like a rock. Wish I could afford it.

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-28122052001-03-16T18:39:00.000-08:002001-03-16T18:45:33.023-08:00

Check out NickNews. Most of my current writings are there, now. This will phase out and be re-directed there at some point, probably.

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Compare reality to your perception and all kinds of goodness happens. Go down to the bottom of the link and read the little story about Dave's orange ball.Psychotherapists have been using a similar narrative to help patients, particularly in marriage counseling, for years. It's a good story to live by. But guess what, this is really an allegorical description of what's happening to the

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You Know You've Been in the Philippines too long when...

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This guy THINKS. I've been reading Doc for a couple of years - his best work comes in waves. This is a wave...check out The Long When, The Clue Rush, and any of the other stuff.

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I grew up in the South (southern U.S.). My wife is from southern Philippines (Mindanao). We've got a lot in common. It turns out that when things get really really bad in the provinces of Mindanao and people can't even afford rice to eat, they eat something that is exactly what I call GRITS! I brought some grits back with me from Georgia recently. If you can read the following, I'll give

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As I was reading Ed Angara's first installment on his diaries of the last two days in Malacanang with former President Estrada, two things became patently clear to me.First, although the events described are fascinatingly new and important, Angara is clearly not revealing the whole story - there are gaps in information that his story makes clear he has but he failed (chose not) to fill in or

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'Are you with the police?''No ma'am....we're musicians'&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp - The Blues Brothers

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The Comeback Kid: 'The last rightful president: It's Clinton's Free French to Bush's Vichy'.You know....I think I'll just kick back, grab my popcorn and coke, and watch the show over the next couple of years. This is gonna be great!

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'We need more radicals if we're going to do more thinking.' - Dave Winer.I was thinking about this quote this morning when Jim sent me an email with this Quote:Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never has, and it never will. If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing the ground.

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An experimental, alternate Home Page Site is under development here. Here is my new U.S. itinerary (created at the new site) and I'll keep it updated as things may change.

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This is very, very interesting. The existing political machinery was not invovled in placing the Philippines' new President into power. So she has essentially no political debts, except to civil society itself (primarily through non-governmental organizations). So she has an opportunity to build her Cabinet and other government positions with those she feels will best fill those slots. Now,

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Wow. It's reported that there are now 500,000 at the EDSA Shrine area.

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It's Over It's Friday afternoon in Manila. The military leaders showed up at EDSA in support of the people - starting a domino effect on the rest of the government. Cabinent members are turning their back on Estrada moment by moment. No word from the Presidential Palace - but it's over for Estrada.

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Dad, what's a 'rally'? -- That's all it took. Right after dinner Jasper (our 7 year old) and I take off for the EDSA Shrine area. Since I figured parking would be a bear, we walked it - about 10 blocks. He was a bit overwhelmed; there must have been over 20,000 people there with loud speakers blasting speeches interspersed with chants of 'Erap Resign.' He wasn't intimidated (good for him),

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Here's what happened last night in Manila relating the on-going impeachment trial of President Estrada. The trial session, which I was watcing live on TV, extended past the normal 7pm suspension time; it was getting past 9pm when the Senate President resigned his position as Senate President who assists in presiding over the hearings along with the Supreme Court Chief Justice. Around midnight,

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-19166842001-01-10T06:25:00.000-08:002001-01-10T06:28:15.043-08:00

My scanner is working again and in the Family Related stuff under Most Recent Photos I have 3 new pictures up of holiday at Puerto Galera....more later.By the way, if you take the ferry from Batangas to Puerto Galera and turn left to Sabang, this is what you get for $10 a day; if you turn right to White Beach, this is what you get for $10 a day.

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Here is my very very tentative US itinerary for my planned trip in February.

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New Year's in the Tropics. Talk about throwing me into the briar patch! I got trapped on the island of Mindoro when heavy seas came up on the morning we were to leave, cancelling all the ferries back to Batangas on Luzon and I had to spend two extra days, including New Year's Eve. Eight consecutive days on White Beach, Puerto Galera, Mindoro. Heaven. My favorite bungalow by the beach at

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Christmas Day we decided at the last minute to all go down to a local Water Park for the day (kind of like Whitewater in Atlanta). The girls pack picnic lunch and Jasper, Lynn, Roselle, Rosie, Jenny and I all piled into the Toyota and headed down the South Super Highway. Just outside of Manila the car dies on the expressway but somehow we make it to an exit and a service station. It had

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Filipinas come in one size. I'm not talking about the cookies in the U.K. called Filipinas (wow what a commotion that caused in the Philippines - the Philippine Congress almost asked their Ambassador to file a formal complaint with the British government because a private company named a line of cookies Filipinas!). I'm talking about Filipina as in the feminine form of Filipino - which is the

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Finally - my computer is back from the shop.....my website is back up and running. And...I've added a new Family Related section with photos (probably of interest to family only). The site now is not dependent on my home computer being available. I can post to this home page from any computer, anywhere...I'm much more comfortable with this situation.Last night for dinner, Jenny fixed me the

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dit it dit dit dit .... Philippine House of Representatives sends impeachment case to the Senate for trial. Senator files motion to quash! dit it dit dit dit.....

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Scripting News has a new motto-- It's even worse than it appears.I hereby adopt it.

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The President of the Philippines left for Brunei today and there's nary a second thought about a military coup here while he's gone. Philippine democracy has indeed come a loooong way from just 12 years ago.

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You should read this site of up-to-the-minute Philippine news regularly. Things are incredibly interesting - perhaps unbelievable to an outsider - on a daily basis. The US election bruhaha pales by comparison.

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I live in a 33 story apartment building that has has - IN GOD WE TRUST - emblazoned across the top if it. I kid you not. I think it's owned by Chinese.

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People shaping the net - that I try to read regularly:Dave WinerDan BricklinJeffrey ZeldmanJacob Nielson

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Back from my third trip to Osaka in past month. Learning more and more about Japanese culture and history - it's a steep curve.

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We're back! Jen and I got back Sunday evening from a 3-day weekend in Hong Kong.

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We're moved!! Jenny and I made our what's-becomming-an-annual move last week. We're now ensconced atop (well, 17th floor) of Cityland Shaw Tower, Mandaluyong -- next to Shangri-La Plaza shopping mall. My Address link over on the left has our updated contact information. In addition to her store (Mary & Martha Shoes) on the lower ground level of Shaw Tower, Jenny now has an office up on the

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I'll be at PowerGen Asia in Bangkok September 20-22. You can track me down at the Marriott.

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-5929782000-08-07T06:20:00.000-07:002000-12-01T03:03:45.776-08:00

I just finished writing two briefing papers on pricing issues in Philippine Restructuring. They're at office website.

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-5864752000-08-05T20:11:00.000-07:002000-12-01T03:16:11.770-08:00

My upcoing US trip schudle is posted on my Calendar.

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-5409352000-07-28T04:51:00.000-07:002000-12-01T03:16:54.126-08:00

At last. The Manila Office website is up and running.!!!! Check it out at here

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The Decline Check out this guy's stuff.

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-2162712000-05-11T18:47:00.000-07:002000-12-01T03:18:31.156-08:00

My QOTD - 'Citizen Kane wasn't shot with an autofocus lens.' Jeffrey Zeldman.

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Hmmm. I've been fooling around with Manila - a weblogging software that's more robust than Blogger. I'm working on the site now. You can check it out at nickn.weblogs.com.

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173927488646461044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151978.post-1835992000-04-30T02:07:00.000-07:002000-12-01T03:20:30.260-08:00

l'affaire Arius. The Arian Controversy - 'The most interesting debate in the West until the struggle between Stalin and Trotsky.' I'm reading up on it now in When Jesus Became God.

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