Philippines - a Christian country

Conversations so far in Manila..."How many kids do you have?"..."Do you want to marry my sister, mother, wife?"
"How much money do you earn?" ..."Can I have some?"

Vanila Manila...without the icing

I would like to thank the Philippines for hosting my visit!
Unfortunately I can't comment on Manila, as I have only just arrived and have really only seen chaotic fuming traffic, street begger children and dingy dodgy bars.
Tomorrow should provide more insights into this metropolis...stay tuned!

Oil hits $110

So who is benefiting from these record oil prices?

The world's biggest publicly traded company by revenue posted net earnings of $39.5 billion on revenue of $377.6 billion last year, topping its previous profit record of $36.1 billion in 2005, which at the time was the largest for any U.S. company.

Shell smashed all-time British company profit records today, posting 2007 earnings of $27.5billion (£13.9billion).

I wonder how the Indonesian boatman, Kenyan taxi driver, Egyptian minibus driver, Australian single parent...all manage to survive with such high consumer end prices?

Luckily oil companies are not greedy, otherwise they would invade oil-rich countries...

Dolphin saves beached whales

Moko, a dolphin living around Mahia beach in NZ, rescued two stranded Pigmy Sperm whales after local residents efforts failed!

$105 for Oil

Bush asked OPEC to save his arse by pumping more oil. But OPEC told him there was already a good supply.
So why do we all have to pay so much?
Chakib Khelil, Opec's president, blamed the rise in oil prices on speculation associated with the weakness of the US dollar. "What is happening in the oil market is due to the mismanagement of the US economy,"
So...who is the commander in charge of the US (clue=former oil executive) who is making you and me pay extra for everything?

New US foreign policy?

Unfortunately, it seems nothing will change. Obama (the candidate of change) says he is a staunch supporter of Israel. How can there possibly be peace....

You are as good as your handbag!

This handbag is a bargain! It is reduced to below $7000!!!
It does look like a piece of crap, but if you have this much money to waste on a bag...then I guess you don't really realize you own a shitty looking handbag.
In Japan, the label is more important than the looks.