Destination: Philippines

August 6, t+111

Mon, 6 Aug 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [506]

Paul has arrived and it's helped tremendously. Still not exactly sure what his job description and my job description are. We don't communicate like Matt and I do, but we are learning about each other slowly and he's certainly a go-getter so in the end ... Read more >

July 25, t+99

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [501]

Well it's been a very intense 4 weeks or so. When Matt left I was tasked with running the show and there was just no way to cover everything. I covered an amazing amount of duties, but inevitably things did slip thru. Now that Paul Raddant has arrived ... Read more >

hotel with rules

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 | By raymundryan | Views [246]

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1473856063045.44367.1732992056&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=1449557855605&set=a.1473856063045.44367.1732992056&type=3&theater

not sure what day it is

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [504] | Comments [1]

Going crazy but a good crazy. Matt has been gone for some weeks now...feels like months and months. Everything is going great but haven't had time to breath much less blog. My second in command just arrived so in 2 weeks perhaps less I'll be on a mini ... Read more >

Saturday, June 10, t+58

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [654] | Video

Today was the Paquiau/Bradley fight. Matt Engel is leaving in 5 days and today was also his going away party. Four pigs were killed and prepared as well as a host of other dishes for the party. All the workers and many of their significant ... Read more >

Saturday, June 10, t+58

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [577] | Video

Today was the Pacquiao/Bradley fight. Matt Engel is leaving in 5 days and today was also his going away party. Four pigs were killed and prepared as well as a host of other dishes for the party. All the workers and many of their significant ... Read more >

Photos: Cagayan de Oro, Philippines II

Sat, 2 Jun 2012 | By gpzmike | Photo Gallery

Videos for your enjoyment

Sat, 2 Jun 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [465]

Hey y'all...here's a couple of vids for your enjoyment. Both should be watched to full enjoyment...in order. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO1JrtyWX7s&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzJj8AKLv_8&feature=youtu.be Cheers! ... Read more >

A Quick Trip to Indonesia

Sun, 27 May 2012 | By veragoesgallivanting | Views [789] | Comments [1]

I stepped into Indonesian soil at exactly 1:55 PM in the afternoon of May 26, 2012 and all it took to get there was a seventy-peso taxi ride. This I did without leaving my own country. How is this even possible? You can literally be in foreign territory ... Read more >

Tags: bahasa indonesia, bali, embassy, indonesia

Thur May 24, t+38

Thu, 24 May 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [513]

Wellllll....crud. It doesn't look like the Mayor plan is going to come together for us. There is, however, another very likely looking site that we are calling 'The Mahogany Forest Site' since it's a mahogany tree plantation at the moment. The trees ... Read more >

May 22, t+36

Mon, 21 May 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [557]

Wow, 10 days since the last update...too long. Though I did post up some vids and pix so...well, a picture...1000 words and all that there bullpucky. The past week has seen a lot of rain in the evenings. It's wreaked havoc with our work days as it ... Read more >

A few videos

Tue, 15 May 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [604]

Just a couple three videos to share. Enjoy! Mike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GOwI_UiTzc&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3vq0tuulgw&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euwvj2yX3Ng&feature=plcp

Photos: Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Sun, 13 May 2012 | By gpzmike | Photo Gallery

Faces in the Crowd

Sun, 13 May 2012 | By micah | Views [675] | Comments [1]

Today I walked to the spot where barely a week ago someone lobbed a grenade in the way of a busy intersection in my home city. As I came up the street I noticed people slowing down and stopping by a particular electric post with eyes heavy and heads ... Read more >

Tags: death, grenade, iligan, mindanao, violence

May 12, Saturday, t+26

Sat, 12 May 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [537]

Travis is gone. He was the last of the other site supervisors on project. Nate leave shortly. Matt is still trying to decide. An me? Working very hard to get a handle on all of it. Right now trying to design an inventory tracking system in Excel ... Read more >