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While the focus lately has been on bowling I am still getting out there on my bicycle every couple of days in my continued search for the perfect quiet place. I haven't exactly f…

One of the greatest resorts in Negros Oriental is Dauin Beach because of its view. It is a location that offers happiness, tranquilly, and lifelong memories. As you gaze at the hor…

I've had some level of insomnia almost all of my life. It is extremely rare that I am tired when you "are supposed to be tired" and on the flip side I spend a great deal of time f…

I really like bowling a lot. I wouldn't say that I love it and there is a very real reason why: I am good enough at it that at a certain point if you are not doing well the game …

About 5 years ago I left traditional social media behind because I got tired of the bickering and mostly political soap-boxing. I miss out on a few pictures of cousins that I forg…

I have quite a few friends that live here in Da Nang and quite a few people I know that pop in and out. Vietnam is a relatively easy country to get visas for and the process is ra…

So I finally made it through the 4 books that are in the Giver Quartet written by Lois Lowry. The first book was written in 1993 and the way it ends it doesn't appear as though th…

Life for me in Vietnam doesn't change a great deal and a lot of this is because I am a creature of routine. I used to be Mr. Adventure and everything that I did almost every day …

There really isn't a lot of nature here in the sprawling city of Da Nang and if there is any of it, it is probably some tiny park that is going to be completely overrun with other …

I am only recently finding this out because it is happening to me now as well. In the past it has happened to many other expats living in Vietnam but I guess I was given a sort of…

We continue our literary journey in books that are follow-ups to a very famous book called "The Giver" whose success may have inspired author Lois Lowry to bother making the 3 book…

Maybe it is just years of abuse that has "trained" my body to not be able to tolerate alcohol anymore and I think the only answer going forward is going to be avoiding it altogethe…

Notice that there is a "nG" at the end of that word, not a "mP" and this is not a typo on my part. Whether Trump or Trung came first in this part of town is anyone's guess. Judgi…

I enjoy getting around by bicycle. I own a scooter but I only drive it once a week to go to practice bowling sessions and honestly, it isn't necessary for that. I just feel the n…

Like a lot of people that were social in their 20's I went kind of off the rails when I was in college and a few years beyond as far as partying was concerned. When I think back t…

So you may recall about a month ago when I was constantly complaining (informing) about the fact that my back hurt really bad. It is normal for dudes in their 40's to have back pr…

In the absence of any sort of actual family members that live less than 10,000 km from me and also the fact that I actively chase off anyone who might be thinking of having a roman…

One of the things that is definitely going to get under your skin pretty quickly about living in Da Nang, which is a lovely city, is that quiet is at a premium. Everything is so …

Is it just a global chiche that security guards desperately want to have real authority and given any opportunity to try to tell people off they will do so? I have encountered th…

The story of my family is a pretty cool one but with some differences than most other families probably experience. There are 6 of us, nobody has had any major health issues and e…