Archive - Nothing in Particular

The bagnet that fell from the sky and other stories

Misadventures on a road trip to and from Vigan that never seemed to end

Jun 28

Beer and loathing in Balanga and Bolinao

The struggle to beat deadlines, drink warm beer, and keep up with needy travelers from abroad

Jun 23

December 2024

Hanoi hangovers

Vietnamese coffee, a stolen wallet, and the quest for free pulutan

Dec 20, 2024

A Zen retreat in Saigon

Meditating in a monastery and a Ho Chi Minh hotel mix-up

Dec 5, 2024

November 2024

Cold beer, heavy traffic, and forbidden love in Hanoi

In which our protagonist gets drunk, soaking in the Vietnamese capital's ambiance

Nov 29, 2024

How reused plastic bottles help drive away flies, keep taxi drivers honest in Manila

Also known as Not Another Newsletter: The PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) Bottle edition

Nov 4, 2024

October 2024

August 2024

(Some) Lives partially examined, both living and dead

A book review of Patricia Evangelista's Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

Aug 11, 2024

June 2024

Are tricycles in Pagadian City about to become extinct?

(Or how an Indian-made, locally assembled vehicle may reshape public and private transport inside and outside Mindanao)

Jun 27, 2024

Information asymmetry in Iligan City

(Or how hidden costs and other tourist traps nearly ruined our visit to the city's famous Tinago Falls)

Jun 18, 2024

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