Monday, January 18, 2016 Leaving Manila: Another fitful night—probably brought on by the stress of leaving in the morning. I awake at 7. 15 am and take a shower, pack up my bags and get down for breakfast. I meet Gerald Mullins again and he was seated at a table with a Mike Anderson…
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Making the Most of a Last Day in Manila: Intramurros, Chinese Cemetery, Ayala Museum
January 17, 2016 Making the Most of the Last Day in Manila I have had a fairly fitful night with an unnecessary intrusion at 2.00 am when someone began shouting outside my door loud enough to wake me up, then knocking it and saying something in a foreign language. I am shaken and alarmed…
My Presentation at the Conference and Half Day Tour of Old Manila
Saturday, January16, 2016 Up and Awake: I am still keeping Indian time so jetlag continues to keep me fast asleep in the small hours of the morning. I awoke without setting an alarm for 7. 15 am, washed and went down for breakfast in the lobby of Lotus Garden Hotel which was basically a…
Mabuhay Manila! Getting to Know The Philippines Through the Manila Conference
Friday, January 15, 2016 Getting to Know The Philippines through the Manila Conference The first thing I have discovered about Manila is how to pronounce it. It is Ma-nee-la. That’s how all the local people say it and that’s how I will say it too from now on. Also, I have learned that the word…