Dec 23 2007
We’ll Just Have To See How It Unfolds …
Quickly, I'm still in the Philippines - I leave next week back to Singapore before quickly moving on to Sri Lanka in the first week of January.
There have been some interesting goings on in these neck of the woods here in Siargao Island. The first of which was that I basically got 'jacked' by the guy I hired a motorbike from. I paid him up front for an entire month, yet he still just came (carrying a machete) and took it back after only 2 weeks without refunding ANY money because … well, because he's a prick.
So I've basically been immobile for the past 10 days. Pisser … life in a cowboy town. C'iest la vie.
To balance it out, I've had the good fortune to meet some of the other locals (and foreigners) living on the island who have taken it upon themselves to right the wrongs that initially befell me here. I have been really treated like royalty for the past 10 days since that jackass fellow stole back his bike.
I owe them a debt of gratitude for restoring my faith in the human spirit after everything else I experienced here beforehand. Thank you.
On another note, the surf has also picked up a bit (it's not 'epic', but it's still good enuf to go have some really good fun with some of the local pros and other locals on a fairly regular basis).
The sweet is not as sweet without the sour. Ying and yang, my friends … ying and yang.
Take care. Happy holidays. Peace out for another week or so until I get back to Sing.
You got jacked? What a nice reminder of Miami. You’re still safe and that’s what’s important.
Happy Holidays!
The water here is so cold. No swell, either. Dogs balls! Sorry about your jacking!
Merry Christmas (don’t worry about the whole killing Christ thing)!
V, yeah, i got a bit homesick when it happened. Felt like I was back in the hood, but with a big machete.
SM, no worries. Wishes for warmer bigger swells, my friend.
Manny, thanks for forgiving a whole race for the lies propagated by the RC Church/Cult in their attempts to keep alive a 2000 yr old myth about an evangelical jew that could ‘walk on the water’ (hmm, a surfing jew … I’m just saying) meant to placate the uneducated European masses thru the dark ages. Yes, thank you for your forgiveness, my friend.
A safe happy and peaceful next year to you all.
Who saw him walking on water was high on shrooms