October 2024 Blogs
Oct Food: FOMO, Pad Thai, Carrot Bread, Roasted Peanuts, Pizza Dough, Pizza, Taho
(October 2024) Aside from my usual staples (pizza, bread), I've added my flare for taho, Pad Thai and roasted peanuts for my trail mix....more »»
Segue to Cebu
(October 26-28, 2024) I had no business in Cebu, but since I was passing through Cebu from Ormoc enroute to Tagbilaran, why not stay a few days? Cebu is always good for a segue anyway....more »»
Exploring Ormoc, Leyte
(Oct 19-25, 2024) After LyFest, I stayed a few more days in Ormoc exploring the scene for a possible relocation from Tagbilaran. Decent rental units ranged from P8-12k...a litte too rich for me....more »»
Icebath at Sadhana Wellness
(October 24, 2024) Since I mentioned to Annie that I used to conduct icebaths in Thailand, she asked for an icebath class before I head out home. Of course I said YES!...more »»
Splashing at Lake Danao, Ormoc
(October 20, 2024) A day after LyFest, the organizers took us teachers for a day of splashing at Lake Danao on a floating cottage. Whoa!...more »»
Leyte Yoga Festival
(October 19, 2024) The Leyte Yoga Festival is already is on its 4th year, and the organizing group, Soulfulnest Yoga Ormoc, whose members I met at the Leyte Yoga Festival, invited me to be a guest teacher. I'll be conducting a workshop-type lecture/demo/class on Siddhi Activation - my core practice. I say YES to life....more »»
65 Years Old
(October 16, 2024) Now, I am officially at the traditional age of retirement, I have to redefine what it means to be 65. When I was in high school, I thought people this age become useless to society and just await the long-drawn outset of death. Boy, was I wrong....more »»
First Contact (2016)
(October 13, 2024) I've first stumbled upon Bashar before this film so I knew what to expect. This film is essentially a summary of what he had been saying all along through the years Darryl Anka has been channeling Bashar. Again, it doesn't matter to me who is talking but what the message is. And the message is always spot on given my life experience, and when the message is not verifiable, it still make sense to an open mind....more »»
Chilling-out at the Floating Cottage with the Tagbilaran Walkers
(October 11, 2024) At the old airport where I do my morning yoga, I occasionally bump into a group of established elders who make a daily fast-walk at 5 am. One time, they invited me to join them for some R&R on a floating cottage....more »»
US Presidential Election
(October 8, 2024) Lately, I had been listening to podcasts by great personalities and brilliant minds that have captured the public domain. With the US presidential elections less than 2 months away, their talks have all been funneled on the 'where we are' and 'what ifs' of the outcome. It seems like this is no ordinary election - more like existential Showdown at OK Corral where not only the US, geopolitics, the world and lives hang in the balance. Some even claim that this could be the last democratic election that is to take place in the US - freedom vs tyranny...more »»
Lexicon for the New Zeitgeist
(October 4, 2024) While listening to popular podcasts, I keep stumbling upon new words that describe this polarized Zeitgeist. Finally, I had to ask ChatGPT all these new words that have gained traction in this tumultous social order (given the forthcoming US presidential election)....more »»
Joker: Folie a Deux (2024)
(October 2, 2024) This was a much-awaited film for me. The first Joker was epic. And this time, Lady Gaga joins the scene as Harley Quinn. How cool is that?...more »»
Say What?
(October 2, 2024) Every once in a while, I come across a podcast between 2 intellectuals whose conversation I do not comprehend. It simply goes over my head. But it doesn't matter. Like opera or a Gregorian chant, you don't understand what's being said, but it's still music to your ears....more »»
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