About what?

"No idea. But one day I'll find out..."

That was my answer many years ago when my children asked me "Why are all parks and streets in Baguio have American names?"

That day came November of 2019, when I decided to finally do this blog.

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Hey! I'm Joe..

Boomer. Manila boy. Baguio settler. Father by day. Software developer by night. Dreamer in between. Seeker of history about people, places and events. The wheres, whats, whys and hows. UP. AIM. NYU.

Grew up in Manila during the Martial Law years. Developed a software used by the top 10 insurance companies. Got married, retired at 40 and bought a farm. Got bored after a while and went back to my first love, coding software.

Now this.