Been a long time

A move abroad can mess with priorities. So it is with this blog. It's going on half a year without an entry. But I hope to get back to it now and make it, among the strange and sundry things it was before, now also a chronicle of experiences and observations about our new home in Manila, Philippines—somewhat as different from Bavaria, Germany as you can get. Here's a place of stunning contrasts, inexplicable absurdities, ugliness and beauty, hours of teeth-grinding frustration, moments of wonder and joy. So clear your eyes and gird your loins, here goes...