Archive for the 'Philippines Expat Life' Category

Robbery & Violation of RA 8792

Monday, September 5th, 2011

Robbery with Violence Against or Intimidation of Persons; Violation of RA 8792 for Unlawfully Stealing, Removing, and Accessing Electronic Data. Michael Alan Turner, complainant, vs Antonio Agustin “Gus” Rodano, Riza Rodano, Elmer “Tabby” Taboada, Rex Cortez, Melissa “Lia” Fernando-Murillo, Dennis Nengasca, and Junior Callo. It is not a pleasant read.

Ants, Darts, Dogs, and Speedbag

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

I like to play a game of darts in the evening, and I pretty much do so every evening.  I like to think it will help improve my competitive pistol shooting scores in competitions.  However, it also helps me unwind from a tough day at the office, doing the daily grind, doing SEO for a [...]

Why Have a Big Birthday Party for a One-Year-Old?

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

I don’t think I have ever been to a birthday party for a one-year-old child in America. I can’t even ever remember having heard of one before. It’s not that I have declined to attend, or that I’ve never been invited (for I haven’t), but I’ve never even heard of one. Here in The Philippines [...]

Good Cop? Bad Cop? (Part I)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Legal Disclaimer: The author of this blog does not intend to malign or vilify the reputation of the people involved in this post. The following events are chronologically presented based on the facts that support them through legal documents and audio recordings attached herein.  A good reference on this and future posts detailing events can [...]

LTO Administrative Order AHS 2008-015

Monday, September 15th, 2008

As a member of the Cagayan de Oro Eagles Club, I was briefed on the implementation of LTO Administrative Order AHS 2008-015. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 292 otherwise known as the Administrative Code of 1987 and the United Nations Vienna Convention for Road Traffic of 1968 to which the Philippines is a signatory, and [...]

Shame on me!

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

On the night of the Miss Cagayan de Oro beauty pageant held at the Atrium, Limketkai mall, I was accosted by a pickpocket. I had two cameras.  One in my fanny back in front of me, that was covered by a pack of cigarettes, so I was fairly confident a pickpocket could not get deep [...]

The State of This Nation, The Philippines

Monday, August 25th, 2008

I was interviewing an Xavier University 4th-year male nursing student who is keenly interested in SEO (Search Enginee Optimization), to do some work for me, and in the process he also “interviewed” me, asking a lot about what I thought about life in The  Philippines. (Normally, I take no part in hiring and firing for [...]

Termite Bloom & The Lizard

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

On a recent visit to an expat American’s nipa hut residence, I witnessed what appreared to be a termite “bloom”.  The local resident expert, another expat American, Jil Wrinkle, told us that what we were witnessing was a “termite bloom” and that it would only last about an hour, and then the termites would lose [...]

Philippines Drivers License Issue

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

So, the Cagayan de Oro Philippine Eagles Club has a joint exercise today with the LTO, starting at 1:30, to do emissions testing of vehicles. As a member of the Eagles, I wanted to participate or at least observe what was happening. I needed a new Philippines Drivers License, because mine had been damaged. This [...]

Republic Act No. 7832 (Update 2)

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Justice Prevails in The Philippines, Case Dismissed for Lack of Probable Cause I previously wrote blog posts on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008, regarding criminal charges that had been filed against me for violation of Republic Act No. 7832, The “Anti-electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994” by Cepalco officials. When Cepalco officials read [...]