It was Dimple's 8th birthday today. We bought her a cake and mom cooked enough spaghetti and pancit to feed the entire village. Dimple kept blowing out the candle after I took her picture, before we could sing happy birthday. She had never had a birthday cake before and didn't understand.
Epril hates her new helmet with a blazing hot passion. It messes up her hair. However, the driving conditions here in The Philippines are much worse than they were in Thailand. Therefore we've both graduated to full-face helmets. (I'm a dead man shortly after Epril sees this photo is online.)
One of my favorite things in the world to look at for my happiness are the faces of little kids... and Anna here wins top prize in the cute category. She has a sister, Apple, who is just as cute too. They follow me around all the time giggling... along with their dozen or so little friends.
This monkey lives near Epril's house, and had us all laughing. It's funny: After you live in Asia for a while, some of the things that you would have marveled at before... such as the animal life... you grow so accustomed to: The elephants that you see all the time in Thailand, or the monkeys here in The Philippines.
Mike and Emelyn's new house. It's made of wood, with split bamboo for the floors, woven bamboo walls, and coconut leaves for the roof. There is a small river off to the right where kids are always swimming around, and behind the house is Mike's very own rice paddy. He's got a little herb garden too.
Mike and Emelyn, the happy couple. They're getting married in July.
More cute girls from the village of Kimaya: Epril's cousins, Emelyn, Lerma and Mylene... all sisters.
There is an evening tradition in The Philippines called the "Time To Burn Stuff Hour". This photo was taken on a clear day at about 5:30 in the afternoon. The city of Cagayan De Oro (in the upper left of the photo) is almost hidden in the smoke. It's like this every evening.
It was Dimple's 8th birthday today. We bought her a cake and mom cooked enough spaghetti and pancit to feed the entire village. Dimple kept blowing out the candle after I took her picture, before we could sing happy birthday. She had never had a birthday cake before and didn't understand.
Epril hates her new helmet with a blazing hot passion. It messes up her hair. However, the driving conditions here in The Philippines are much worse than they were in Thailand. Therefore we've both graduated to full-face helmets. (I'm a dead man shortly after Epril sees this photo is online.)
One of my favorite things in the world to look at for my happiness are the faces of little kids... and Anna here wins top prize in the cute category. She has a sister, Apple, who is just as cute too. They follow me around all the time giggling... along with their dozen or so little friends. 
This monkey lives near Epril's house, and had us all laughing. It's funny: After you live in Asia for a while, some of the things that you would have marveled at before... such as the animal life... you grow so accustomed to: The elephants that you see all the time in Thailand, or the monkeys here in The Philippines.
Mike and Emelyn's new house. It's made of wood, with split bamboo for the floors, woven bamboo walls, and coconut leaves for the roof. There is a small river off to the right where kids are always swimming around, and behind the house is Mike's very own rice paddy. He's got a little herb garden too.
Mike and Emelyn, the happy couple. They're getting married in July.
More cute girls from the village of Kimaya: Epril's cousins, Emelyn, Lerma and Mylene... all sisters.
There is an evening tradition in The Philippines called the "Time To Burn Stuff Hour". This photo was taken on a clear day at about 5:30 in the afternoon. The city of Cagayan De Oro (in the upper left of the photo) is almost hidden in the smoke. It's like this every evening.
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