Family news

Thanks to the jeepney strike, Ruby has been home this week. She teaches in Manila and there was no way for the kids to get to school (except of course private car, which a lot of them didn't have).

The bad news? She had a sore throat/high fever/myalgia. I put her on Zithromax, and when she didn't get better, asked Dr. Danny who is a GP, what was going around and he said the flu and to keep her on this antibiotic. On day four her fever broke and now she is feeling better.

So far, no one else here has caught it....keeping my fingers crossed.

It is not too hot: partly crowdy but no thunderstorms.

The city is having a party tonite at the Plaza down the street: They have been putting up Christmas decorations and lights on the street for the last two weeks, and erecting the huge Christmas tree in the Plaza.

This evening is a big party: music, celebrities, and fireworks. Meaning the dogs will be hiding under my bed from the noise.

In the meanwhile, security is getting tight: We usually walk the dogs near the plaza but today the roads are closed, even for pedestrians. Hmmm... wonder what celebrity is coming. (we are the wild west of the Philippines).