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Post about Indonesian women and expat men has reached 221 comments

This post from nearly 5 years ago has certainly received a lot of feedback – currently at 221 comments. And there were many more comments not approved or moderated for various reasons (and I’m very lenient). It appears the nature of relationships between Asian women and foreigners is a hot topic. Unfortunately, the discussion also seems to breed hate, blatant racism, extreme generalizations, and the other crap that comes with the telling of peoples’ personal history. Each of these delicatelyRead more

The Apprentice Geisha of Gion (aka henshin)

A very helpful Flickr user posted a response to my photo “Geisha of Gion”. I thought I’d share the response, as I wasn’t aware of this at all. (Even after reading Memoirs of a Geisha 😉 ) I feel like such a tourist. — “Sorry, but this lady is just a regular lady dressed up as a maiko (an apprentice geisha) for the day. This act is called “henshin”. But this is a lovely composed picture! (1)really worn down orRead more
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Video of dolphins following our boat to Puerto Galera

This was pretty awesome. About halfway into the two hour boat ride to the island of Mindoro, a group of dolphins surfaced and followed us for a few minutes. Watch the clip. (this is my first SmugMug video embedding, so please let me know if you can’t view it) Pardon the wind noise, but I grabbed the nearest camera which happened to be my iPhone 4.Read more

“Where Will the Next Earthquake Hit?”

On February 24th, GOOD posted “Where Will the Next Earthquake Hit?“ The timing is eerie and unfortunate. “A year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, people everywhere have been speculating about when and where the next cataclysmic one will hit our shores. If major quakes occur approximately 15 times a year around the world, where will the next one hit?“Read more