Brian and Bailey Pruett Serving in the Philippines with Aviation
Throughout my formal and informal aviation maintenance training, I have learned to respect gasoline. It can be a lot of fun when properly applied to a pile of furniture, or through a fuel injector into an engine. It can be absolutely deadly if not respected. Special care is always given when handling fuels to avoid fire hazards and explosions. (more…)
We arrived here in the Philippines last August and as we approach our one year anniversary our heads are already spinning with how much has changed since we first boarded a plane to come here. When we left California we had a set of plans that seemed like a very reasonable thing to shoot for. We decided to go with what seemed clear at the time and even signed a 14 month lease on our apartment. (more…)
In February we purchased our first Philippine car here. It was a 1990 Landcruiser with over 210K Kilometers on it. Those would be Philippine kilometers, which are considerably more painful for a vehicle than normal kilometers. Amazingly, the vehicle was in beautiful condition (for its age) and the owner had taken good care of it. Nevertheless, it was in need of some repairs. (more…)
Brian : I guess Manila driving is extreme enough to capture Jason Bourne's interests...
(Wed Jan 11, 7:41 pm).