Beautiful Silent Gardens
Silent Gardens is beautiful – no, I am not writing about the website but about the office. Our entrance had been white, beautifully white – but a bit too white. Already for a long...
Monthly Archive: March 2014
Windy Spring ahead
Our satellite image monitoring shows a low pressure area (LPA 94W) east of Guam. This LPA is moving west-northwest and if it maintains its forward speed, it will reach the Philippines around March 21. ...
Solar Power – it’s more fun! Is it?
You may have discovered that Silent Gardens is more and more using solar power. Today we discovered a dragonfly getting energy on one of our solar outlets … … but there is a big...
Airline Races ?
Yesterday evening I checked the airspace situation over Manila (MNL/RPLL). I do this rather often when we expect guests, to check the congestion around NAIA. I got a bit astonished, when I saw CEB...
Bureau of Immigration is very busy
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) had been very busy during the last weeks. There are two new regulations, one belonging to foreign expatriates and longtime tourists the other one aiming Filipino tourists. Foreign expatriates...
Traveler’s health in the Philippines
We would like to inform you that our “Health page” is now adapted to the new website layout. All new pages are readable on desktop devices, tablets and smartphones. Click on the picture above...
Just for the records: 231 MW lacking today
Today Mindanao is lacking 231 MW electric power. – No comment – [GARD]
Only 240 Megawatt lacking
I write this short blog entry with solar power, although the batteries are only 70% charged because of the cloudy skies. The power situation in Mindanao is not changing. It is 100% a political...
Hawksbill Sea Turtles in Camiguin
Considered by many to be the most beautiful sea turtle for their colorful shells, the Hawksbill is found in tropical waters around the world. They spend their time in coral reefs, rocky areas, lagoons,...
Zero-Zero-Zero: no, not a Japanese attack
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) published today a 0-0-0 forecast for Mindanao’s electricity status. 0 production, 0 consumption, 0 difference. That’s the perfect way to keep people quiet. To be honest, I...
100 feet for lunch
Today we had a very special guest for lunch – a centipede! The animal had been about 8 inches (20 centimeters) long. It was brown with beige legs. It is interesting to see how...
147 Megawatt (only) !
Today Mindanao is lacking only 147 Megawatt of electrical Power. If words could be transformed in to electricity – the Philippines would be the biggest exporter in the world. GMA News reports: Malacañang on...
To bridge or not to bridge …
A year ago the whispers about a bridge from Malay (northern Panay) to Boracay island started to filter into the press. On May 2, 2013, the Philstar wrote: The local government of Malay, to which...
Asian Aerospace – Air Charter and more
Yesterday evening we got an e-mail from Asian Aerospace Corp. They wrote that they were interested to be listed in our Air Charter page. Within minutes after request, they sent us a copy of their...
Large solar power plant to rise in Palawan
Palawan will soon be home to the Philippines’ largest micro-grid solar power plant, generating 1.3 megawatts of clean renewable energy. Costing PHP 325 million, the plant will have 5,000 solar panels that will provide...
Long Rotational Brownouts
I am writing this article with solar power. All over Mindanao long rotational brownouts are making life a bit more difficult. 100-MW power barge moored at Brgy. San Roque, Maco, Compostela Valley in Mindanao...
A Blog you should read
I believe this is the hottest reading recommendation I have ever shared: Nathan Allen’s “I Dreamed Of This”. Click the banner above to go to one of the best readings about the Philippines. Nathan...
Brown-out !
A brownout is an intentional or unintentional drop in voltage in an electrical power supply system. Intentional brownouts are used for load reduction in an emergency. The reduction lasts for minutes or hours, as opposed to short-term voltage sag (or dip). The term...
New Arrival and Departure Cards
The new Arrival and Departure cards of the Philippines Bureau of Immigration have been introduced yesterday, March 1, 2014. The Arrival Card Arriving Filipinos no longer have to fill out the new immigration arrival...
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