Hi Papa

Has it really been three years already? As with the first time I had to pick a song to play at the funeral... here we are again... listening to the Beatles together.

We miss you.



Here comes the sun,
here comes the sun
And I say
it's all right

Little darlin'
it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darlin'
it feels like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun,
here comes the sun
And I say
it's all right

Little darlin'
the smiles returning to their faces
Little darlin'
it seems like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun,
here comes the sun
And I say
it's all right

Sun, sun, sun,
here it comes
Sun, sun, sun,
here it comes
Sun, sun, sun,
here it comes
Sun, sun, sun,
here it comes
Sun, sun, sun,
here it comes

Little darlin'
I feel the ice is slowly meltin'
Little darlin'
it seems like years since it's been clear

Here come the sun,
here comes the sun
And I say
it's all right

Here come the sun,
here comes the sun
It's all right,
it's all right

I will always always always love you. There are days when I super miss you. And moments that I wish you were still around for me to share with you... experiences I wish I could make you kwento about... but I know you're watching me... and that almost makes it better.

Random Map: Northern Luzon

I always associate the northern end of the Philippines with a man in profile. Bataan is where his chin is... Pangasinan is near the tip of his nose... La Union is where his eye is... further up is the sloping forehead (Ilocos Sur).

On the other side, Cagayan makes up the back of his pate and Isabela the back of his head -- the spot that is vulnerable to blows made by blunt objects... Bulacan to Laguna is the neck... random thoughts on this Tuesday...

Map courtest of an army website.

Surf Videos from the Pinas

Surf videos by my friends Paolo and Kerwin. All shot in various breaks in the Philippines and featuring some seriously hype local talent:







Big ups to them both. Watch out for the video Pao is putting together of our sick surf session at a secret spot in Siargao.

Travel Must-Have: Solar Powered Charger

More and more I am finding out that talk show tv is really educational! On the Tyra Banks show today (and in my defense, I was channel surfing), and she featured this product for a cleaner and greener environment. As with the iKaraoke, I am rating this based on concept and not an actual product test.
It's a bit expensive but it's deffo on my wish list of Travel Must Haves.

The Solio Portable Hybrid Solar Power Charger. The nifty device stores energy directly from our very own sun (and from the socket as well) to power most of our handheld electronic devices.

According to the site "Solio generates free and clean energy right out of the box. Solio has been made Carbon Neutral by planting trees in protected bio-diverse forests."

According to Amazon: * Charging Solio's internal battery takes 8-10 hours of direct sunlight.*
* With Solio fully charged, an average mobile phone will charge in approximately one to two hours--as efficiently as a conventional charger. * Using the included wall adapter, Solio can be fully charged in approximately 5.5 hours. * A fully charged Solio will completely charge an average cell phone at least once. * When charging a cell phone directly from the sun, 60 minutes of sunlight will provide approximately 10 minutes of talk time and four hours of standby time.* * When charging an iPod directly from the sun, one hour of sunlight will provide one hour of play time.* * Solio can store energy for more than one year.

Each Solio charger comes with connector tips for compatibility with most mobile phone brands, iPods and other music storing devices.

Plug into the sun baby!