Joseph's Notes

Dumaguete is a friendly, not-too-large city of about 130,000, about the size of Columbia SC, nicknamed “The City of Gentle People.” According to some historians, it was Dr. Jose Rizal, the national hero, who first described Dumaguete this way when he stopped here over a hundred years ago. It has four universities and a number of other colleges and has a large number of expats. In 2014 it was named by Forbes as the fifth best place to retire in the world. The Philippine Retirement Authority named Dumaguete the best place to retire in the Philippines in 2018. It is also the provincial capital of Negros Oriental. Among the 6 cities and 19 municipalities of the province, it has both the smallest land area and the largest population. Downtown near the public market Dumaguete has four universities and several other colleges. The most famous is Silliman University. Silliman is the first American college in the Philippines or in Asia-founded in 1901. Built in...

We flew from Charlotte to New York on American Airlines. Going wheel-chair-assisted really helped with the pain in my back and legs. And it saved a lot of time and hassle since we were able to bypass the lines. From New York we flew on Korean Air which has significantly more leg room. We arrived in Cebu at about 11pm. The Korean Air plane that we flew to Seoul Beautiful Incheon Airport in Seoul Lyn’s brothers, Lorenzo and Along, came up from Bukidnon to take most of our luggage back so that we wouldn’t have to lug it all over the Philippines. We were able to do some sightseeing with them both in Cebu City and around the island. My new best friend, Jollibee At Megellan's Cross in downtown Cebu said to contain the actual cross Magellan planted to claim Cebu for Spain on March 17, 1521 At Sirao Flower Garden Park Lorenzo and Kaye Along and his tricycle Kaye at the Magellan/Lapu-Lapu battle site Brothers in a romantic setting? ...

On January 11th I retired from Keystone (Boyce) Owner Mike Galliher making comments My immediate boss, Patty Campbell Sherry Slavin also had kind words Cathy Brantley, friends I will always treasure The beautiful retirement cake that Brenda baked Last day at work Sledding in Anderson with Elizabeth, John, the Twins, and Charity Traveling The Washington Monument The US Capitol With Niece Melody and Tony in Richmond, VA                                   At Duke University in Durham, NC Teen Valley Ranch in Plumtree, NC where I worked 40 years ago The Chalet At Rocky Bottom Camp in SC where we went to camp over 55 years ago At the market in Charleston SC Visiting with Andrew and Melissa and family in Huntsville A friend Lyn met in Huntsville The house in Waycross where I lived 40 years ...