Journeys Far and Wide: While Away the Hours...

Sunday, January 11, 2009

While Away the Hours...

It’s too damn cold outside, so I am stuck inside to while away the hours. I ran across a few pictures in my computer that I would like to share. Ron and Grace are good about digitizing old family pictures. Here are a few I got from Ron a couple of years ago.

Inna with CJ, James, and Michael. CJ seems content with his corn on the cob, while James and Michael enviously eye the corn.

Inna with Mia. Mia’s Christmas wish for that year was her two front teeth.

Here are a few pictures at the bubble tea place from my visit last summer in Seattle.

One of the reasons James visited Kenya is to fix get his habit of “voodoo” staring fixed by a local shaman. Those are some serious evil eyes.

Maybe James can also have the problems fixed for Mia, Janice, and Joseph.

Just kidding James – I hope you’re having a good time. Let us know how your trip went.

I was never a pet person. I don’t think I will ever be because I would hate cleaning after them and I could never be as mobile with one. Anyway, after I moved overseas, quite a few family members acquired pet dogs. I enjoy playing with the dogs when I am there. Diego still remembers me from the time we played chase around their house in Gulfport. Mya has my sympathy always because of her amputated leg. Pugly shows me who is the boss every time I visit their house. Riley always seems to want to get my face sloppily wet. Here are a few pictures of some of these dogs sent to me via e-mail from their owners.

Pugly shows his mean face, but he is really a sweetheart.

Coco when she was small and cute. Now this dog is a ferocious giant.

Looks like a downer day for Riley.

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James16 January, 2009 13:11
I think I got that evil eye fixed in Africa finally.
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WELCOME

"A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it." -- George Moore.

I have always enjoyed traveling – seeing new places and meeting new people. Some have said that travel broadens the mind. I sometime think that during my journeys, I will uncover something deep and profound. I am again back overseas, in Germany, after 14 months in Seattle from March 2011 thru May 2012. I had been away from Seattle from February 2005 to March 2011 – in Iraq for one year, in Bosnia for 18 months, in Germany for 2 1/2+ years, and one year in Abu Dhabi, UAE. I was born in the Philippines, and have lived in Seattle, WA; Washington DC; Southern California; and Portland, Oregon. I have traveled in the US, Canada, Europe, and the Philippines. I have spent most of my life in Seattle.

Seattle is my home. It is where most of my family and friends live. My visits back home,when I am overseas, always invigorate me. I have discovered that it is in Seattle, my home, where I will find what I need. I don’t know how much longer this journey will continue; I do know that it will finish in Seattle.

Places Where I Have Lived

*** I decided to list all the places that I have lived at. I can't believe the number of times I have moved. My true nomadic spirit becomes especially apparent by the number of times I have changed residence. ***
Tagtagumbao, Cuyapo, Philippines - My place of birth; located in the province of Nueva Ecija. Tagtagumbao, a small rural village, will always hold a special place in my heart. It's the type of place where everyone knows each other. The are not many places like that anymore.
Bainbridge Island, WA - The first place I lived at after moving to the US. I lived there for two years, plus the countless summers spent there helping out at my sister's strawberry and raspberry farm.
Seattle, WA - I have lived there for almost twenty years total. I call this town my home.
Chevy Chase, MD - Just outside Washington, D.C. I spent six months there late 1984 thru early 1985 while I interned at US Nuclear Regulatory Agency.
Seattle, WA - Moved back to Seattle in 1985. Finished school at UW.
Pomona, California - After college, I moved there for work in 1988. It was close to my workplace, but I did not realize it was in the middle of gang country. The apartment was nice and new, but...
Rancho Cucamonga, CA - After six months in Pomona, this is where I moved to. Formerly, the town consisted mostly of vineyards. It was a growing community when I moved there. It's located in the foothills of San Gabriel mountains. I lived there for more than 6 years (1988 thru 1995).
Gresham, OR - A suburb of Portland. I lived there for about 5 years (1995 thru 1999). Portland is similar to Seattle, but without the congestion. It still has the small town feel. I enjoyed my time in the Portland area.
Seattle, WA - Moved back to Seattle in 1999 to live with my father after my mother passed away.
Green Zone, Baghdad, Iraq - I lived in the confines of the Green Zone my first two months in Iraq (Feb-Mar 2005). It was located in the heart of the city, where most of the former Iraqi regime's palaces and government buildings were located.
Camp Taji, Iraq - Located northwest of Baghdad, just outside the city. My Resident Office was located inside the base. The Resident Office served as the work area for 7-9 people. It also served as our living quarters. I was there for 9 months. (Apr 2005 - Dec 2005)
Eagle Base, Tuzla, Bosnia - Spent 18 memorable months in Bosnia (Jan 2006 - Jun 2007). I enjoyed my work and stay over there.
Wiesbaden, Germany - I was in Germany from Jul 2007 thru Feb 2010. I had a ball here. I took advantage of my stay here by exploring other parts of Germany and the rest of Europe every chance I got.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Moved here for a new job in mid-March 2010. I moved back to the US in March 2011.
Seattle, WA - Moved back to Seattle in March 2011.
Wiesbaden, Germany - Back again in Deutschland, in early May 2012