Brrrrrrrrrrrr its cold.

@cherokeepatti probably nice without socks in the summer!

@RebeccaG yes it is

@cherokeepatti thats definitely me x

@cherokeepatti hopefully you can keep warm and stay indoors!

@RebeccaG as long as the power stays on or if we have to have blackouts not for more than an hour at a time I’ll be OK. I can put on more layers of clothes and a coat if need be.

@cherokeepatti socks on in bed!

@cherokeepatti Manila is scary. The provinces are fairly peaceful. Stay away from some areas in the southern part. The Philippines is due for elections next year. The place has changed a LOT since I was first there in the 80s. President Duterte gets bad press here but he's fairly popular for cracking down on drugs and corruption. Covid is a huge challenge.

@Crazywaterspring It’s the drug problem causing the violent crimes. And the Commies would like to step in and take over too. I never blamed him for being hardcore on criminals. It gets to the point that the entire country will collapse if you let that continue.

@cherokeepatti The government tried to engage with the communists. They've been upgrading the military from Vietnam war era American hand-me-downs. The U.S. and Israel have been doing a lot of training there. Then there is China building islands.

@nedkelly It's summer for you. Another 4 months for us.