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Monthly Archive for October, 2008

Honolulu (Day 1 of 2)

After wasting two hours being held by immigration, I and my mother were finally allowed to leave the airport and freely roam US territory.
We immediately felt the pinch of spending dollars when we had to take the bus to our hotel. The fare was $9 per person for the 11-kilometer drive (That same amount will [...]

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Held by Immigration

There was an extraordinary amount of security at the Honolulu Inter national Airport. When the aircraft door was opened, passengers were not immediately allowed to disembark. A security officer announced over the PA system that all passengers should be ready with their passports in their hand, “This is a passport check!”
Security personnel kept an eye [...]

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Leaving the Philippines

So far, everything is going as planned and we’re now 10,700 meters above the Earth and 6,800 kilometers away from the island of Oahu. The temperature outside is -43°C and we’re traveling at over 900 kilometers an hour. The flight will take a little over 10 hours and I’m trying to enjoy every moment of [...]

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A Visit to Some Volcanic Islands

If everything turns out right, I’ll be on the island of Oahu tomorrow. Unfortunately, I’ve been so busy at work the past weeks that I didn’t have time to be excited about this trip. I haven’t even planned how to spend my 4 days there yet!
For sure I want to see some lava flows and [...]

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The Missions Choir

One by One
After two months of practice, we finally went onstage to challenge the congregation. It was the Missions Musicale and we were the Missions Choir.
It was last August when we started our practices. Althea was invited me to join the choir and while I was in the process of explaining “I don’t sing” and [...]

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It’s Mission Month!

October is Mission Month and my singing career is alive once again! Haha!
Since I think I’m not ready to be a missionary yet and personally reach out to all the needy souls outside of my own country, I’ve agreed to join the Missions Musicale. With that, I am inviting anyone who reads this to attend [...]

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Where?

At the Blood Compact tourist site in Bohol, Philippines.

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There is no such thing as “summer” in the Philippines. There is only the dry and the wet season. Summer is a term used in temperate countries where they have four seasons - spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
However, the terms summer break, summer vacation, summer job, etc. are deeply ingrained in our subconscious that I [...]

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