Baguio

We arrived yesterday afternoon in Baguio and went to Vocas to meet Katrin de Guia. We then booked into the La Brea Inn, just down the street from Vocas. We enoyed a long conversation with her, about her projects, her book on Filipino psychology, Shant, the girls, etc. She is swamped with projects;hence we will stay in the inn. I gave her the smartbro card and showed her how to use it, but we are not sure if it will work with her Mac. After leaving her we rested, then went to the nearby mall, watched the movie Social Network, then dined at the local Bodhi's.

Our second day in Sagada we simply rested as it was raining almost the entire day. We did spend a bit of time exploring Shanti and Kamala's plans for once they return to Hong Kong. The have been experiencing friction in their trip and are not sure how long they will travel together or where they will go from Hong Kong. We discussed the source of friction and how to reduce it. We also explored different itineraries, as varied as Bali, Singapore, Europe, Indian subcontinent, and Australia. We were not able to make decisions about immediate plans as it is not clear what the costs of the various options are.

This morning we will visit the market, the central park, then bus to Manila for our last night in the Philippines.