Monday, April 23, 2012
Monday again
Friday evening we had Hana's friend Malek and his mum (my friend Pernille) over for pizza, play and movie (for the kids) and pizza, wine and lots of talking (for mums) and kids went to bed way to late.
Saturday started off with regular "Saturday Soccer" practice for Kai. At 8.15. And in the afternoon we headed for the Swedish Compound for a swim and barbeque. Again, kids went to bed way to late.
Sunday another afternoon by the pool, with Nemo, Leo and Sara in Ciputra, including dinner at their place. Kids could hardly make it home on the motorbike, but once we got back quickly passed out at a rather normal time.
Today kids are back in school and I am relaxing, as "only" have to sit in front of computer and write. Although should be on reports, not blog. Thursday is deadline and after that I will be a full-time moving-country organizer!
Oh, how boring with posts without photos. Have to go get myself a new camera. Soon.
Friday, April 20, 2012
A week of work
Monday morning I handed over a complicated schedule to Thoa, either requiring her to stay over night, or showing up here at 6.00 a.m. to wake up the kids and take them to school, while I headed off to some province nearby, or working late as I had evening meetings or came back with very late flights, hoping she would get it and kids would not be abandoned at any point. Of course she got it.
All in all, another interesting week learning about a completely new subject and seeing new parts of Vietnam. Although seems like every time I do this kind of trips, my camera is broken.
Now looking forward to hanging out with the kids all weekend!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Home sweet home
Also, the last day on the beach in the Philippines my camera was accidentally dropped in the salty water and consequently is no more. I will have to dig out some old photos to post instead - until I get myself a new one as a birthday present. Perfect!
Weekend house
I already found one. I want this.
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Could even consider a smaller. Like this.Apparently all land surrounding this pocket beach, situated a stone's throw from "ours", belongs to the Ayala family, one of the most influential in Philippine economy and politics. Basically, it seems, the country is run by a bunch of extremely well off families who control more or less everything. They have probably bought about every island and beach in the country already, so guess we'll have to do with a smaller place in the mountains... The people in these houses certainly did not catch the bus and local boat to get there, but where taken there and back in helicopters, the yates anchored outside probably just used for sunset coctail parties. Not my kind of style anyway. But house is still nice.
Mum taking a close look...
And oh... the crowds...
And then our beach getaway coincided nicely with Easter break, the BIG travel week of the year when as good as everyone in Manila escapes the city, for a visit home - or an escape to the beach, for example Puerto Galera...
Step by step we made it down with the crowds.
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Step 2, part 3. Inside the waiting lounge there were a couple of others ahead of us. Nothing to do but find a spot on the floor - preferably close to a ceiling fan - and wait for our turn.
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Step 2, part 4. Eventually let out of the waiting lounge, to the waiting bunch on one of the piers. Step by step, and truly amazing we didnt see one single person being upset or trying to pass the line. Definitely a different style than both Latin America (screaming/pushing) and Vietnam (ignoring/squeezing), although I kept thinking the Philippines is some kind of cross-over culture between the two continents.
Hana and Kai, so brave throughout, passed out almost immediately, gently waved to sleep by the fresh breeze and movements of the boat.
The beach - a little one in Puerto Galera
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The mountains - a trip to Tagaytay
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Manila - first impressions
Here, a few things we did during our first weeks in the city - or cities, as Manila is actually a big messy chaos of about 14 cities that just grew together into what is today referred to as "Metro Manila", where twenty-something million people crowd together, trying to make a living as good as they can. It isnt exactly the centre of equality and differences between rich and poor are pretty striking, to say the least.
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