Blogging and Facebook.

Someone told me before, if you can't think of anything to write.  Just start writing and the ideas will form in your head of what you want to say and then...let your fingers move to write or type the words that are coming in to your mind.  It may be jumbled or unorganized but later on it will make sense when you reread and edit your thoughts on paper. 

I miss blogging.  It's been so long since I put pen to paper or typed out my day's or week's experiences onto a post.  It calms me and allows me to rethink what I did that day or week and if I can make any changes to make it better.

Sometimes I rant so I can act on all the stress that I encountered during the day or week.  And by putting it in writing and then unto a post, not for others to read.  But as a way to release my thoughts into the internet chasm and just let it go.

My days on Facebook are numbered.  Once my family is here with me on Guahan.  There is not much of a need for me to be on Facebook daily.  The only reason why I post on Facebook, since I started years ago, is to share with my family, what I do on a daily basis.  Since we are so far apart.  It allows us to communicate and see each others day on their page, to share in events that we are not physically able to attend. 

Maybe Rhoda and I wll combine accounts.  She joins mine or I join hers.  Like most couples do. Or we could still keep separate accounts and she can administrate mine.  Decisions.  Decisions.  Decisions.

Well, most of y'all know that we got hit by a typhoon, named "Dolphin".  It guess NOAA Guam has run out of names.  So now were going to names of animals to name the storms in our region.  What's the next name on the list, Elephant, Eel, Emu, etc.?

A lot of unexpected damages from that storm.  Trees that survived stronger typhoons were felled by Dolphin.  Ones that I wanted to cut on the ranch are still standing. Matua Ranch lost a lot of fruit trees and egg laying chickens.  Go to their blogpost to learn more there.

For the job...I started my new project up at the air base, last month.  How's it going?  Not as I had hoped it should be going.  It has it's many challenges.  I hope that is not an indication of how this project will progress moving forward.   I'll give it a rating of 9/10 for now.

Philippine Vacation Trip: Cagayan De Oro & Camiguin Island Summary (LATE POST)

Left Guahan on the morning of the 14th of December 2014 on Philippine Airlines.  Arrived in Manila and waited at NAIA Terminal 2.  I thought my connecting flight was at NAIA Terminal 3.  So I headed to the Inter-terminal shuttle.  I was redirected by security that my flight was upstairs.  The security forces are funny.  As I approached their checkpoint, they all saluted me.  I returned their salute with mine, and asked for a Sitrep.  They just greeted me, "Welcome home, Sir!".  I thanked them as I made my way into to the terminal. 

It was great to see Rhoda and my kids later that evening in Cagayan De Oro.  The next day, we boarded a bus to catch the ferry to Camaguin Island.  The bus ride was nauseating even though it was air conditioned.  The ferry ride was fun.  The fresh sea air helped my migraine subside.  We got to our hotel with no issues.  Checked in and had a great dinner. 

The next day was sight seeing.  Rhoda hired a really good driver who took us around.  We spent some time at White Beach Island.  We had to take a motorized canoe over there.  It was really windy and the waves were choppy.  It was fun!  Seeing the excitement in my kids faces was awesome.  The kids played along the beach and in the water.  It was going to rain.  But I did what Pastor James would do.  I prayed against it.  Then a break in the clouds appeared and the sun's rays hit the beach.  Went from cloudy to sunny, prayer works. 

We stopped by the stairs leading up the mountain.  We took pictures at the base.  Then the old Spanish Church along the road.  My son decided he needed to irrigate the lawn.  At least he didn't do inside on holy ground.   Restrooms were less than 200 feet away. 

Our next stop was Soda Springs.  That was a nice pool.  I swam with the kids, enjoyed their company in the kiddie pool.  I then went to the deeper pool.  The water was tingly on my skin.  It was cold but not to cold that it would cause me any pain with my knee or my back. 

We visited the sunken cemetary to take pictures.  Then it was off to Cold Springs.  We had lunch there.  I was really hungry at this point.  I didn't swim.  But I was surprised to see our driver volunteering to swim with my son.  So Frenfren could have fun.  Really impressed at that. 

Our next stop was the Hot Springs.  That was my favorite stop.  The water was nice and hot.  Not to hot to burn, but really relaxed the body.  I am glad that was our last stop.  We left just before sunset.  I learned that after Rhoda and I left the pool some of the visitors there, two guys, made comments about me and Rhoda.  I guess they thought that I'm Yakuza.  I am laughing just thinking about that.  My daughter, Larraine, made some comments back. 

Dinner was fun at the hotel.  I don't know how the kids pulled it off.  But they managed to switch places with their mommy and them.  Rhoda slept in their room.  While the kids slept with me in our room. 

To be continued...