One of my big dislikes here so far is the willful trashing of the environment. People litter the streets and rivers with impunity. I’ve never seen folks with such a disregard for keeping their own community clean. It’s really quite astounding to see individuals from all walks of life nonchalantly chuck trash out of their car window, dump garbage into the water, and leave crap all over the beach after a picnic.

As bad as that is, I think this pisses me off more:

Smoke filled air ain’t too good for my diminished lung capacity either. Anyway, nothing I can do but go with the flow…take a deep breath (*cough*, *cough*), relax, and accept the Filipino way. I don’t have to like it though.

And speaking of Buddy, what a crazy dog he is. I’m not even sure if he knows he’s a dog. He’s taken to sleeping on my bed. Like this:

And there you have the good and the bad. I’ll spare you the ugly for now.