Subic Bay on a Good Day

A pleasant morning view of Subic Bay:

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Fortunately, what you can't see is the large pile of Mcdonalds rubbish left on the beach near the shoreline by a group of people from the night before.  This is despite rubbish bins being provided close by.

I can't fathom the mindset of people that go to a scenic place to enjoy the view then just leave all their rubbish behind to trash it for others.  It's the ultimate selfish act.  

Power to the People

Headline in one of the national newspapers in the Philippines:

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Got that?  23 new power plants, coal fired, in 5 years.  Nearly 5 plants a year.

So, whilst the UK is busy blowing up its power plants to meet EU directives on carbon emissions (http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/demolition-begins-at-power-station-36730/) and replacing them with useless wind farms, and even more useless solar farms, the far east is setting itself up for cheap, reliable power attracting more and more industry.

Along with a plentiful and cheap labour supply is it no wonder the Philippines is enjoying an economic boom (if only they could get to grips with the endemic corruption).

Meanwhile, the cost of producing electricity in the UK is likely to rise due to current power generation policy. How's that working out for you?

Everyone's Her Personal Assistant

As if it's not bad enough using "txt spk" in an official business e-mail, this person seems to think everyone is going to act as her personal reminder service:

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**Note: if I do not reply within 12 hours, do send me a reminder as I might have overlooked your e-mail.  

Where do they find these people?!!!