Yo! Slang!

slang · 12-11-2013, 09:22 PM

Everything is fine here in Baguio. It's true, the elevation is about 5,000 ft and that fact helps.

I don't hear anyone here mention the typhoon. It's far removed from us here. There wasn't any damage to speak of directly following the storm and it's even less of a topic of discussion here now.

There was a donation box on the counters of several local businesses here but were people donating? Doubtful. An even better question...are the proceeds going to the typhoon victims?

It's not that I don't care or that all of my friends are fat white old bastards, it's just that it's quickly fading out of mind.

There are a few downsides living in Baguio but it is insulated from many of the troubles in the Philippines. Floods, earthquakes, typhoons, terrorism...these events are rare here but common throughout the country.

The largest inconvenience here is actually parking. And that's not normally a tragedy.

Afterthought here, the internet was out for 12 hours during the storm but the electric was steady all through except for the streetlights. The sounds of corrugated steel sheet roofs were making an eerie sound as the wind blew but no one in this neighborhood had a roof fail as far as I know.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-11-2013, 09:28 PM

Glad to hear you're OK. I guess it's been quite awhile since your aquaculture project got washed away, along with the roads.

slang · 12-12-2013, 06:36 AM

Yes, Bruce.

Now I'm working on a computer based venture which is going better. Not great by any stretch but better.

We may still pick up the aquaculture project in the future but for now it's on hold.

We only go there a few times a year since there's no house there, just a vacant lot. There are more houses being built nowdays and there are a lot more outsiders in that small town. Some foreigners, some Pinoys just from out of the area.

For me it's like taking a trip back in time...in a place that English is not the language...that rural peoples are trying to survive on animals and crops...where many people still do not have TV.

It's simple. Many times I appreciate simple living.

12-11-2013, 09:22 PM	#1
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Everything is fine here in Baguio. It's true, the elevation is about 5,000 ft and that fact helps. I don't hear anyone here mention the typhoon. It's far removed from us here. There wasn't any damage to speak of directly following the storm and it's even less of a topic of discussion here now. There was a donation box on the counters of several local businesses here but were people donating? Doubtful. An even better question...are the proceeds going to the typhoon victims? It's not that I don't care or that all of my friends are fat white old bastards, it's just that it's quickly fading out of mind. There are a few downsides living in Baguio but it is insulated from many of the troubles in the Philippines. Floods, earthquakes, typhoons, terrorism...these events are rare here but common throughout the country. The largest inconvenience here is actually parking. And that's not normally a tragedy. Afterthought here, the internet was out for 12 hours during the storm but the electric was steady all through except for the streetlights. The sounds of corrugated steel sheet roofs were making an eerie sound as the wind blew but no one in this neighborhood had a roof fail as far as I know. Last edited by slang; 12-11-2013 at 09:28 PM.

12-11-2013, 09:28 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Glad to hear you're OK. I guess it's been quite awhile since your aquaculture project got washed away, along with the roads. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-12-2013, 06:36 AM	#3
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Yes, Bruce. Now I'm working on a computer based venture which is going better. Not great by any stretch but better. We may still pick up the aquaculture project in the future but for now it's on hold. We only go there a few times a year since there's no house there, just a vacant lot. There are more houses being built nowdays and there are a lot more outsiders in that small town. Some foreigners, some Pinoys just from out of the area. For me it's like taking a trip back in time...in a place that English is not the language...that rural peoples are trying to survive on animals and crops...where many people still do not have TV. It's simple. Many times I appreciate simple living.

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