Crabby Old Bastard

Swimming at the Mabanag Spring Resort Today, in celebration of Kuya's birthday, we went swimming at the Mabanag Spring Resort . This is the fourth time we've gone swimming in the cold mountain waters of Zamboanga del Sur, and the second time we've gone to Mabanag.  Maybe it's because I'm acclimating to things here, (does that mean I'm going wacko too?), but the waters, although still uncomfortably cold, seem to be a bit warner each time I try to swim.   Mabanag is in Mahayag, being one of three swimming resorts located there.  We had previously gone to Eriberta Spring Resort back in early March, which I wrote about in a prior post .  I think the water is a bit warmer at Mabanag, but that may be due to the season. The Large Pool at Mabanag On the whole, I think Mabanag is more "rustic" than Eriberta, at least the parts of Eriberta that we went to.  (Eriberta has a whole separate section which we didn't visit.)  One thing that is interesting about M...

Kuya with his New Braces Recently we travelled to Pagadian City,  and Kuya got braces! Before the consultation with the dentist/orthodontist, (in the Philippines one person does both functions), we were concerned about the complexity and cost of this procedure, as a dentist back in the USA had scared us with the announcement that Kuya may need oral surgery.  (At the time an x-ray showed one of his teeth coming in sideways, and affecting the roots of other teeth.)  Fortunately in the time between then and now his tooth got its act together, reoriented itself, and is now poking out properly in his mouth, although at a slant.  Thus the need for braces. Entrance to the Dentist's Office This dentist was recommended to us by one of Sweetie's high school classmates, who just so happens to still live in Sweetie's hometown.  There is no way I would have been able to find this dentist; there was no sign on the building advertising her presence, and the entrance to her off...