Corkscrew’s Thing

Not the same Mini Miss America referred to in the story “Sailing in Zambales” but a Miss Am nonetheless.
 

Sometimes, my wife’s family and I gather together for a reunion of sorts during Holy Week. The venue for these gatherings is usually held in Iba, Zambales. This is the provincial home of my wife’s uncle - Jun Aranas. He has a largish beach property there.

Several storms had destroyed his old beach home, and after […]

The kits of Radio Controlled Helicopters should have a proper label on them saying “GOVERNMENT WARNING: RC Helicopter flying is dangerous to your health. Contains addicting substances.”

It was July 3, 2006 when I finally got my first taste of hovering. I’d been preparing for it for nearly six months on the flight simulator. The first […]

To the best of my recollection, the first person to ask me about my reasons for building RCPhilippines.com was Alex Vergara.  He’d called me over the cellphone to introduce himself & volunteered to help moderate specific topics covered in RCPhilippines.com.

My reply to him was far from short.  I told him that I spend roughly nine (9) hours a […]