Topper in Bacolod

[Topper]

Isn't it about time we had some hiking, fishing or beach photos?

I agree, its definitely beach time for me.

Thanks Cyrille!

[katie23]

Congrats on the approval of your probationary 13A resident visa, topper! Now you really gotta be sweet to your missus!

Re: hiking pics, yes - pics of topper hiking in lycra!

Topper, there are beaches near you and Mt Kanlaon is just a few towns away. Most travel restrictions have been removed, so go explore your island! There's a nice eco-park in/ near Bacolod (forgot the name). I visited it many moons ago.

[Joe 90]

Nice one Topper!

Congratulations.

[Topper]

hiking pics, yes - pics of topper hiking in lycra!

LOL, I don't want to be responsible for someone feeling the need to blind themselves....

Thanks Joe! Honestly, its the first good long term visa news I've had in about 10 years I think...

[Backspin]

In 97 I was working for an Australian gold/ copper exploration company in an area about an hour from butuane city and was the only gringo onsite. We once got a visit by some fully armed chaps who asked a lot of questions to the Datus who were assigned to guard the camp. I asked the datus what they wanted and he said mostly they asked about me. And what was my attitude he wasn't sure if they were really NPA or fake ones but there weapons were real enough to me and I was fucking nervous. The year before that on another project in northern Luzon we had a Canadian Geologist shot and killed when someone opened up on the helicopter. That was blamed on the NPA but we had been paying them " progressive tax" not to do that shit. Turns out it was a 15 year old ifugao kid with a gun he stole of the cafgu. Nothing to do with the NPA

Interesting story. The geologists name was Colin Spence per intragoogles

Are you still in that kind of work?

[DrWilly]

LOL, I don't want to be responsible for someone feeling the need to blind themselves....

Thanks Joe! Honestly, its the first good long term visa news I've had in about 10 years I think...

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