Archive for: January 2008

Happy New Yeah!

Winter vacation: Manila, I heart Philippines

Weather: hot

Reaction: thumbs up

Key phrase: “Here in the Philippines…”

Key question: “How’s my driving?” (bloody awful, mate)

Pardon?: “Come again, sir?”

Breakfast treat: champorados (chocolate-flavoured glutinous rice …

A couple of years ago I met some delightful housewives who seemed to take a shining to me. The feeling is mutual, so much so that we occasionally go out on the town together.

Last week, they invited me out to a traditional …