Western Union is Evil – Part II

by | Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized

Today a friend sent in a 1Mandala project donation.  The donation was for 30$.  The Western Union fee was 12$.  That’s a 40%!  Insane.The fees basically get larger the less you send.  So for the global phenomenon of oversees workers sending small sums of money...

Western Union is Evil

by | Jan 12, 2011 | Uncategorized

Back when I was in university, I did my philosophy ethics thesis on “Usury”. Most haven’t heard of this word. It’s a term from a forgotten age– the good old medival days when lending money at a rate of interest was considered a sin.Yes....

Christmas Love Pancakes

by | Jan 5, 2011 | 1Actions, 1Mandala

I returned to Manila for Christmas.  Walking the streets with my lover,we were hit hard by the street kids simply asking for food. A charity had just given away some meals– alas packed in styrofoam and leaving a big mess.   It got me thinking. Manila is full of...

I am who I am Becoming

by | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized

Who am I?Tis a fitting question for the end of a year and the beginning of a new one.  Holy shit have I had a crazy intense year. From Canada to Paris, where I lived with my lover in an amazing and posh pad, to six months of being down and out in a remote Filipino...

New Years in Sagada!

by | Jan 2, 2011 | Uncategorized

The scene from my New Year, in Sagada: 12:00 AM – the locals do their ancient circle dance to the beat of their brass gongs. A hazy mist of cloud, bond-fire smoke, and the remnant of fire crackers has fallen over the village. All around he town erupts in...