Another day, another blog post. Ain’t life grand?

Thanks to my readers for your indulgence. I’m trying to keep my promise to myself to post something everyday here. Why I’d want to subject you loyal followers to such abuse is inexplicable. Just chalk it up to having too much time on my hands.

Anyway, as I was walking home from dart league this afternoon (we lost a tough match 6-5, but I went 4-0 so selfishly I was pleased) I was thinking that while my life here is far from ideal, it is far better than the misery I endured the last couple of years in Korea. Truth is, it is much easier to leave the past in the past here where there is nothing left to remind me of what I had and lost. Except that fucker Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook “memories” feature.

Back in 2010 I had captioned this photo “Are you sure the baby is mine?”. The belly is gone now and so is the wife. And the beat goes on.

Work is getting done around the house at least. Well, the work I’m paying for out of pocket anyway. Although the construction worker I hired to build me some kitchen shelves says it looks like the landlord has given the go ahead (and funding?) to commence with the promised repairs. Hope springs eternal.

In the meantime I got damned sick and tired of taking cold showers. So instead of waiting for the non-functioning water heater in my bathroom to be repaired as promised, I went out and bought a new one. It was a joy to shower like an American again today!

I also paid some pretty big bucks to replace three sliding glass doors and to install some screens. The landlord’s promise to fix the downstairs aircons hasn’t proven to keep me cool. Maybe mother nature’s breezes will do the trick.

One of three new sliding doors that actually, you know, slides. In the background you can see the dog pen I’ve erected. Hope to have some blog worthy news on that event tomorrow. Stay tuned!

And my fancy dancy screen door in the back is a beauty, doncha think?

Well, I’m not going to sweat the small stuff. I’ve been blessed enough where I can pay out of pocket for things I shouldn’t have to pay for. But, I do intend to be here for the long haul, and through the miracle of amortization the cost is not that big. Or so I keep telling myself.

I went back to the Globe phone service store and upgraded my package. I now have the unlimited data I’ve dreamed about since leaving Korea for the almost bargain price of 3700 pesos per month (just over 70 bucks). Actually used my headphones to listen to youtube music videos as I walked around the neighborhood this morning and it worked out just fine. That pleased me!

And the beat goes on!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS3O5zg290k