Summer Holiday

Well, it's not exactly summer anymore, but we are gonna go on a Holiday, kind of. It's still summer as far as I'm concerned because it's still so damned hot. And we are gonna go out of town and check in into a hotel. Staying at a hotel itself is a holiday, specially since it's a good hotel.

It's been 2004 since Ilyn and I went on a trip like this and I think it's about time. The last few years have been difficult for us and only during the past year or so have we gotten back on our feet. 2007-2009 are years I don't ever wanna visit again. Not that I actually have a choice.

Fingers crossed that the plane doesn't crash. I may seem like I'm joking, but I do have a fear of flying. Well, the fear is there all the way to the airport and all the way to the waiting area right before we board. As soon as I settle down on my seat, the fear pretty much goes away. It comes back a bit during takeoff and landing, but I pretty much enjoy the flight. Bummer that our trip is at night and I can't see the land falling away as we take off, and the land coming closer as we come down.

Those are the perks of flying to me you know, to get to see the land from above, and see the small houses and trees and roads and vehicles going to and fro. It's no thrill flying at night because you don't get to see much except lights. Well, the lights of Metro Manila are nice to look at during the evenings, so that's a consolation.

I still remember one unforgettable moment in 1999 flying from Detroit to New York and there was Manhattan Island spread out right outside my window. It was incredible. Mind boggling. Crazy almost. I'm envious of the local guys going to New York Comic-con this year. Well, I'm envious every year. I just avoid going for now. Too much expense for me.

Curious Pattern

My Hey, Baby! video continues to make the rounds. There seems to be a pattern forming in the kinds of comments I receive. I seem to be getting 20-50 or sometimes more comments in a single day. A while back I seemed to have gotten a lot of American sounding comments. When I looked at the video stats, it seemed my video suddenly got a lot of views in the US.

And all of a sudden a couple of weeks later, I started getting messages in German or messages saying they come from Germany. The comments I get from people there are probably the most respectful and most cordial. I looked at the video stats and indeed my video has suddenly gotten a lot of views in Germany and Austria.

And just recently, I suddenly got a rash of Spanish or Portuguese comments. I checked the stats and yes indeed, my video is now getting lots of views from South America.

At some point in the past, my video was very popular in Latvia, for some reason. But the strange thing is, they never commented.