It's a Family Affair Tam: I couldn't wait to travel back to my mother's province in Batangas to see her, celebrate her birthday and see my aunts, uncle and cousins again. The last time I was here was at least 10 years ago. My cuz Darwin and Bryan picked us up from the hotel and it took about 3 hours in a van to Nasugbu. We heard it had been raining hard that night, but for the most part it was pleasant and relatively cool as we headed south. We passed beautif...

21 kms and 16 hours to Manila Tam: What a way to end my 14 year stint in Melbourne! Running in the Melbourne Marathon (well the half) with 10 000 other runners up St Kilda Road and around Albert Park Lake and ending up in the MCG! Russ, Col and I ran it in 2 hours and 8 mins in beautiful conditions and I even have a medal to prove it! But that's not all, Coxy and I still had 12 hours to kill before we were anywhere near boarding. So, as if to tempt me into ...