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  • Narita Airport’s Smoking Rooms, Free Wi-Fi, and Exciting Toilet Bowls

    As a not avid but long time smoker, something I enjoy about foreign airports is that their assholes aren’t so tightened by political stupidity that they’ve banned smoking rooms.  I understand that non-smokers don’t want to inhale smoke, but I also think it’s wrong to punish smokers, or inconvenience them, for doing something that isn’t…

  • Welcome To New York City, Marble!

    This is another post about Marble, the cat I brought with me to New York City and gave to my mom.  She’s done quite a bit of traveling and this last trip was hard on her, because she was in the plane for so long, but now she’s adjusting quite nicely.  She seems to not…

  • Exporting Cats From the Philippines to the USA (via Delta Airlines)

    Meet Marble.  Marble was born in Singapore, has lived in the Philippines and is sleeping in an armchair in Manhattan, New York City, in the above picture.  She’s an international cat and probably has more Sky Miles than most human beings.  She’s also a lucky cat, having started out her life as a stray under…

  • New Horizon Hotel in Manila, Philippines

    On my recent return to the US from the Philippines, I had to find a hotel in Manila to stay in for the night because it’s impractical to commute from Antipolo to make a 7:30 AM flight.  Even if there was public transit at that time of the morning, it definitely wouldn’t be safe, especially…

  • Pegashoes

    This artfully rendered version of Pegasus, the mythological flying horse, was created by students (I imagine the art majors) from the University of Santo Tomas and is on display in Gateway mall in Cubao, Manila. I thought it would be fitting to post this today, as a scheduled post, since I’ll be flying myself, likely…

  • A Car Blessing in the Philippines

    Do people actually do this in any other country?  I’ve never heard of it before.  Is it strictly a Catholic thing? In the image above, you can see a group of people gathered around a new vehicle.  The man in the white top and black pants is a priest, probably from the nearby Our Lady…

  • The “Westside” Jeepney

    Well, I guess we know where Jesus, hobbits, Aragorn and Gandalf are hanging out these days.

  • Christmas Comes Early in the Philippines

    My wife once told me that Christmas comes early in the Philippines.  She didn’t mean that the date it’s celebrated is any different than any other place, but just that people get into the Christmas spirit earlier than usual. Where I’m from, the shopping spirit hits a bit early, but that real Christmas spirit doesn’t…

  • Getting an Export Permit from the Philippines BAI for Marble

    Getting Marble’s export permit was a bit difficult, but not because of the process itself.  It was getting there that was annoying.  Before we headed down to the BAI, we had to stop by the vet to pick up her health certificate.  The vet didn’t have a printer in the office so we couldn’t get…

  • Marble Took a Trip to the Vet Today!

    I have three cats: Marble, Dapper and Thumper.  When I leave for the US next week Marble is going to be coming with me, while the other two remain in the Philippines to keep my wife company.  Obviously, you can’t just show up at the airport with your cat and expect to hop on the…