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December 2015 Blogs2015: A Year in Review(Dec 31, 2015) From Luang Prabang in Laos at the start of 2015, it's been a year and I'm back in the Philippines after spending time in Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore. I didn't think I'd be back again, but it is good to be back.....more »»Yuletide Season in Manila (Dec 20, 2015 - Dec 31, 2015) After 7 months in Cebu, it was time to head up to Manila to spend the holidays with my Dad who is recovering from his cancer treatment. Manila is unique for the Blues. In Southeast Asia, even with all other cities in the Philippines, you don't see Blues the way they play it here. Of course, it was an opportunity to meet up with old friends....more »» Goodbye Cebu...Daghang Salamat! (Dec 20, 2015) my last few days in Cebu were marked by the holidays. It was a festive way to say goodbye to a place I hold dear to me, to all the lovely people who have opened their doors and welcomed me with open hearts....more »» Satoshi Nakamoto - Bitcoin Creator (Dec 8, 2015) It is not clear if Satoshi Nakamoto is a real person or a group of people. The name is a pseudonym for the creator of the Bitcoin - a radically new concept in digital currency that could revolutionize the financial landscape by empowering people to be their own banks effectively neutralizing government intervention and bank control....more »» Bitcoin - the Liberation of Currency (Dec 7, 2015) Money has always been the instrument of oppression and control by governments and the banks. With the way money is created by the Federal Reserve and the interest levied on everyone for its use, the system is rigged to put us all into indentured slavery...until now. With Bitcoin, banks are rendered obsolete and government control neutralized. We now become our own banks, empowered to trade goods and services directly without the banks (and its usurious fees), no currency convertion, with instantaneous results. And the only way to shut this system down is to shut down the internet!....more »» Into the Realm of Jiu-jitsu (Dec 5, 2015) I first heard of Jiu-jitsu back in the early days of UFC when Hoyce Gracie dominated the Octagon. I've always been curious. When I talked to Firoz at his Firozian Restaurant the other day, he told me that after 4 years practising Jiu-jitsu, the spiritual side of the martial arts was revealing itself to him. That got my attention. He invited me to a complimentary class. I couldn't say no.....more »» «« back to November 2015 ARCHIVE 2024:
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