The next morning, I boarded Cebu Pacific Airlines and headed
for Cebu. Dan, the guy I met the night before helped me out
some at the ticket desk, and went on his way. He was going to
meet a business contact there at the domestic airport, before
leaving for Cebu City on a later flight.
That was some flight, about 40 minutes after take off, the
plane was landing. I still remember the feeling I had, as the
plane came in for a landing, a feeling went through me like I
was coming home. To be honest, I had the same feeling every
time I went back.
At the airport, I looked around for my soon to be bride.
Instead, some guy I had never seen before came to the rail
calling to me. He said, “Your friend is outside”. I followed
him out and it took me only seconds to realize, he didn’t
really know where she was himself. He pointed first one way,
then the next. But, I saw Marsha first, she was a dream come
true.
She had already rented me a room at the Fuente Pension
House. After we arrived there and I dropped my bags in my
room, we headed for the Roof Top Café for a delicious meal of
Philippine cooking. This is a real open air café overlooking the
city. It is located in the Pension House for the guest, and
considered to be a portion of the roof. Down on the street below,
I could hear the “Beep-Beep” sound of taxi’s and Jeepney’s.
I soon learned Pedicabs were also a familiar sight there. These
are bicycles or motorcycles with a built on passenger cab.
The time I spent there with Marsha let me know without
doubt, she was the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life
with. She still is! The following weekend, we were married
there in Cebu City.
When it was time for me to leave and return to the states, she
couldn’t come with me. As it would turn out, she wouldn’t get
to come for three years. I went back as often as I could, and
each time I did, it was wonderful. Each time it left me not
wanting to leave.
In all of the places I have been to in Asia, the Philippines
remains close to my heart.
More Later
Lee
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Time To Get To Know Me -- Maybe
Later Hi, I’m Lee Peal, I live in Newnan, Georgia now. Newnan
is located in the Southeastern part of the United States. I am
married to a lovely Filipina from Cebu City on the island of
Cebu near the center of the Philippines. I am in my 50’s and
have been a guard for 22 years. I decided to put this webpage
together to tell a little about myself, my family, my on going
education, and the business ventures and activities I’m ether
involved in now or have been involved in. But, I suppose I
should first tell the reader a little of where I came from. So,
here goes.
Some people probably wonder why I went half way around
the world to find the love of my life. Quite frankly, that’s not
the way things started out. I was lonely and wanted a pen
friend to talk too. I had a magazine of some kind, I think on
survival, but may have been something else. In the back
were advertisements for pen friend services, and I thought
I would give it shot.
I mailed off my order for I think eight lists, each list contained
about nine names and addresses of Asian women seeking pen
friends. When my order came in, I followed the instructions,
sat down and wrote each woman on my lists a letter telling
them a little about me and enclosing two pictures. The next
step was to mail them off and wait …and wait…and eventually
the letters began to roll in one after the other. According to
my instructions, I was supposed to write each one back.
Which I did….almost. There were a couple I couldn’t bring
myself to write back to and I’ll leave it at that.
When the letters came in, I went through them one by one.
But, there was a certain letter I kept reading over and over.
Her letter didn’t have the same feel as the other letters. She
was different somehow, she basically wrote the same type of
letter the other women did, still her letter had a different feel
to it. She wrote back, I wrote back. As the letters came in,
they went to the trash, except her letters. Time after time,
our letters crossed the Pacific …..again, and again, and again.
Eventually, the time came that I just had to meet this
Philippine Jewel. The first trip was miserable. I swear
Murphy’s Law was in full swing. I took off from Atlanta
bound for Dallas Texas, no problem. Then from Dallas Texas
to Japan, will somebody please tell me why that plane just
had to skirt around Alaska. When we reached Japan, we
were late. Philippine Airlines had already left. That meant I
had to wait about three hours for the next plane. By the time
I got to Manila, the domestic airport I was to catch my next
plane in had already shut down.
Now, here I was, a stranger in a strange city in a country I had
never been too before. And I must say, one I had never heard
very much about. The only American I thought and as far as
I could tell, the only person around me that could speak English.
I thought, now this is going to be a fun night. Then another
American walked up and introduced himself. His name was Dan
(something), he was in Manila for business.
As we talked and got acquainted, h told me about his business.
He said he comes in about eight or nine times a year for a couple
of weeks and leaves. I don’t know how it worked, but he said he
would come to the Philippines and purchase vacation packages,
take them back to the United States and sell them. At first, I
did think there could possibly be that much profit to it, until he
told me he would buy no less than 50 which would usually cost
him around $5,000. He said he would have the money wired to
a seller’s back in the Philippines and have a courier to transport
them back to the United States. The in the U.S., he would sell
the packages for roughly ten times what they cost him.
Gee Whiz! He pays $5,000 here for something he can sell in
the states for $50,000, and he never touches the merchandise?
Now, today I am wishing I could remember this guy’s full
name and address, but the card he gave me was lost some-
where during my stay.
Now, did you catch the lesson here, there is one very good
one if you can find it. Try checking the links behind some of
the words, that’s where they are. There is a lot more to
come, so keep checking back. You just may learn something
you didn’t know was possible.
Lee
is located in the Southeastern part of the United States. I am
married to a lovely Filipina from Cebu City on the island of
Cebu near the center of the Philippines. I am in my 50’s and
have been a guard for 22 years. I decided to put this webpage
together to tell a little about myself, my family, my on going
education, and the business ventures and activities I’m ether
involved in now or have been involved in. But, I suppose I
should first tell the reader a little of where I came from. So,
here goes.
Some people probably wonder why I went half way around
the world to find the love of my life. Quite frankly, that’s not
the way things started out. I was lonely and wanted a pen
friend to talk too. I had a magazine of some kind, I think on
survival, but may have been something else. In the back
were advertisements for pen friend services, and I thought
I would give it shot.
I mailed off my order for I think eight lists, each list contained
about nine names and addresses of Asian women seeking pen
friends. When my order came in, I followed the instructions,
sat down and wrote each woman on my lists a letter telling
them a little about me and enclosing two pictures. The next
step was to mail them off and wait …and wait…and eventually
the letters began to roll in one after the other. According to
my instructions, I was supposed to write each one back.
Which I did….almost. There were a couple I couldn’t bring
myself to write back to and I’ll leave it at that.
When the letters came in, I went through them one by one.
But, there was a certain letter I kept reading over and over.
Her letter didn’t have the same feel as the other letters. She
was different somehow, she basically wrote the same type of
letter the other women did, still her letter had a different feel
to it. She wrote back, I wrote back. As the letters came in,
they went to the trash, except her letters. Time after time,
our letters crossed the Pacific …..again, and again, and again.
Eventually, the time came that I just had to meet this
Philippine Jewel. The first trip was miserable. I swear
Murphy’s Law was in full swing. I took off from Atlanta
bound for Dallas Texas, no problem. Then from Dallas Texas
to Japan, will somebody please tell me why that plane just
had to skirt around Alaska. When we reached Japan, we
were late. Philippine Airlines had already left. That meant I
had to wait about three hours for the next plane. By the time
I got to Manila, the domestic airport I was to catch my next
plane in had already shut down.
Now, here I was, a stranger in a strange city in a country I had
never been too before. And I must say, one I had never heard
very much about. The only American I thought and as far as
I could tell, the only person around me that could speak English.
I thought, now this is going to be a fun night. Then another
American walked up and introduced himself. His name was Dan
(something), he was in Manila for business.
As we talked and got acquainted, h told me about his business.
He said he comes in about eight or nine times a year for a couple
of weeks and leaves. I don’t know how it worked, but he said he
would come to the Philippines and purchase vacation packages,
take them back to the United States and sell them. At first, I
did think there could possibly be that much profit to it, until he
told me he would buy no less than 50 which would usually cost
him around $5,000. He said he would have the money wired to
a seller’s back in the Philippines and have a courier to transport
them back to the United States. The in the U.S., he would sell
the packages for roughly ten times what they cost him.
Gee Whiz! He pays $5,000 here for something he can sell in
the states for $50,000, and he never touches the merchandise?
Now, today I am wishing I could remember this guy’s full
name and address, but the card he gave me was lost some-
where during my stay.
Now, did you catch the lesson here, there is one very good
one if you can find it. Try checking the links behind some of
the words, that’s where they are. There is a lot more to
come, so keep checking back. You just may learn something
you didn’t know was possible.
Lee
Friday, March 16, 2007
“Monkey See, Monkey Do”
The Public Domain and “Monkey See, Monkey Do”
by Harval Pearce
As a Public Domain researcher, determining whether or not a book, image, audio or video resource is in the Public Domain can be a daunting task,
unless your best friend happens to be a copyright lawyer. I
have discovered some secret ways to “allow” others to do
some of that copyright research for you, at no cost to you.
Now, I am not a lawyer (and do not play one on TV), so I do
not offer this information to you as legal advice, but this app-
roach has saved me a lot of time and effort and has proven
extremely valuable in my own Public Domain research. Here
is the “secret” strategy: Discover what other information
publishers are already selling, then obtain your own copy and
sell the same thing. Monkey see, monkey do. Here’s what I
mean…
I’m sure most of you have heard of Dover Publications. I
doubt that there is any company who has developed and
utilized Public Domain content more than Dover Publications.
Let’s say you see that Dover has republished an older publi-
cation that would fit well within your niche market. Chances
are very likely that since they are publishing it, they’ve
already done the copyright research to determine that the
resource is indeed in the Public Domain (as a matter of fact,
I’m quite certain they’ve done that research). Now that
DOESN’T mean that you can order a copy of Dover’s
product and then reproduce it for your own purposes. They
have their own version copyrighted or protected by license.
What it DOES mean, however, is that you can locate your
own original copy of the resource and develop it with some
confidence that it is copyright-free. I always say that you
cannot look for something that you do not know exists.
Researching Dover’s database (also know as their catalogs)
helps you “find” those gems, of which you were previously
unaware.
Here are a couple websites that demonstrate the power of
this “secret”:
• http://ayerpub.com/CategoryPage.asp
• http://www.euriskodata.com
• http://www.higginsonbooks.com/index.html
To maximize your research results using these types of
websites, be sure to:
1. Take a look at the products they are selling. Many of these
are based on Public Domain resources, and in some cases,
might even be exact reprints. The products they offer will
give you a good idea of just what is available...think about it
...there is a reason why THEY are selling it, right?! And it
certainly aids in your quest to have actual titles for the
books that fit your niche.
2. Pay attention to the information they offer about the
books or products they are selling. This is the same infor-
mation you can use to locate your own copy. Often they
will include the title, author, year of original publication
and more. Armed with that information, you can head
over to Abebooks or Alibris and search for the book there.
You can even plug the info into your favorite search
engine. Who knows, the book may turn up being online.
Remember, there are 85 million Public Domain books out
there.
Use their resources as a bibliography to discover obscure
titles by authors that may not be listed anywhere else. In
some cases, you may discover a complete listing of titles by
your author on these sites. Use this list as your own check-
list to find the books that will best serve your niche through
Ebay, Abebooks, local used bookstores or libraries (or one
of many other online or offline places).
Whatever you do, do NOT underestimate the value of this
type of Public Domain research. Many of my own greatest
Public Domain discoveries were made at some of these
types of sites. Take time to get to know these types of
websites—research them. You just might strike gold!
by Harval Pearce
As a Public Domain researcher, determining whether or not a book, image, audio or video resource is in the Public Domain can be a daunting task,
unless your best friend happens to be a copyright lawyer. I
have discovered some secret ways to “allow” others to do
some of that copyright research for you, at no cost to you.
Now, I am not a lawyer (and do not play one on TV), so I do
not offer this information to you as legal advice, but this app-
roach has saved me a lot of time and effort and has proven
extremely valuable in my own Public Domain research. Here
is the “secret” strategy: Discover what other information
publishers are already selling, then obtain your own copy and
sell the same thing. Monkey see, monkey do. Here’s what I
mean…
I’m sure most of you have heard of Dover Publications. I
doubt that there is any company who has developed and
utilized Public Domain content more than Dover Publications.
Let’s say you see that Dover has republished an older publi-
cation that would fit well within your niche market. Chances
are very likely that since they are publishing it, they’ve
already done the copyright research to determine that the
resource is indeed in the Public Domain (as a matter of fact,
I’m quite certain they’ve done that research). Now that
DOESN’T mean that you can order a copy of Dover’s
product and then reproduce it for your own purposes. They
have their own version copyrighted or protected by license.
What it DOES mean, however, is that you can locate your
own original copy of the resource and develop it with some
confidence that it is copyright-free. I always say that you
cannot look for something that you do not know exists.
Researching Dover’s database (also know as their catalogs)
helps you “find” those gems, of which you were previously
unaware.
Here are a couple websites that demonstrate the power of
this “secret”:
• http://ayerpub.com/CategoryPage.asp
• http://www.euriskodata.com
• http://www.higginsonbooks.com/index.html
To maximize your research results using these types of
websites, be sure to:
1. Take a look at the products they are selling. Many of these
are based on Public Domain resources, and in some cases,
might even be exact reprints. The products they offer will
give you a good idea of just what is available...think about it
...there is a reason why THEY are selling it, right?! And it
certainly aids in your quest to have actual titles for the
books that fit your niche.
2. Pay attention to the information they offer about the
books or products they are selling. This is the same infor-
mation you can use to locate your own copy. Often they
will include the title, author, year of original publication
and more. Armed with that information, you can head
over to Abebooks or Alibris and search for the book there.
You can even plug the info into your favorite search
engine. Who knows, the book may turn up being online.
Remember, there are 85 million Public Domain books out
there.
Use their resources as a bibliography to discover obscure
titles by authors that may not be listed anywhere else. In
some cases, you may discover a complete listing of titles by
your author on these sites. Use this list as your own check-
list to find the books that will best serve your niche through
Ebay, Abebooks, local used bookstores or libraries (or one
of many other online or offline places).
Whatever you do, do NOT underestimate the value of this
type of Public Domain research. Many of my own greatest
Public Domain discoveries were made at some of these
types of sites. Take time to get to know these types of
websites—research them. You just might strike gold!
You can learn additional ways to turn Public Domain
content into pure gold here: CLICK HERE!
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Have You Ever Wanted Your Own TV Station?
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toward a whole new way of Internet that can put $Big$ in your pocket
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If you market anything on the Internet, then you probably already know
how important content is in driving traffic to your website. Right now
you have the opportunity to get on board the fastest Internet vehicle
moving in cyber Space. If you've had the dream, here is your chance to act
on it, if you don't, you could be left behind.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Kevin Smith
On Saturday evening, March 10, Kevin fell violently ill at
home and was rushed to hospital by ambulance. At the
time, he was unable to stand, and could not open his eyes.
He could occassionally answer a question. His blood pressure
was 239/133 and things were not looking good.
Cat scans and MRI revealed he had suffered a stroke.
Amazingly, he began to make a very rapid recovery. Many
of you have been praying for him, and it has apparently been
just what was needed. Although weakened, he seems to have
made a full recovery. His eyesight and speech are not impaired,
and there is no paralysis in any part of his body. It would appear
he will be able to make a complete recovery and return to
themic relatively soon. Kevin has asked me to convey to you
his sincere gratitude for your prayers.I talked with him last
night, and he is looking forward to getting back tothe microphone
as soon as possible.
Folks, in his own way, radio talk show host Kevin Smith is a real
Hero. We all wish him the best and a speedy recovery.
home and was rushed to hospital by ambulance. At the
time, he was unable to stand, and could not open his eyes.
He could occassionally answer a question. His blood pressure
was 239/133 and things were not looking good.
Cat scans and MRI revealed he had suffered a stroke.
Amazingly, he began to make a very rapid recovery. Many
of you have been praying for him, and it has apparently been
just what was needed. Although weakened, he seems to have
made a full recovery. His eyesight and speech are not impaired,
and there is no paralysis in any part of his body. It would appear
he will be able to make a complete recovery and return to
themic relatively soon. Kevin has asked me to convey to you
his sincere gratitude for your prayers.I talked with him last
night, and he is looking forward to getting back tothe microphone
as soon as possible.
Folks, in his own way, radio talk show host Kevin Smith is a real
Hero. We all wish him the best and a speedy recovery.
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Friday, March 02, 2007
Do You Drink Carbonated Soft Drinks?
I’ll ask the question again, “Do you drink carbonated soft
drinks?” if you do, maybe you would like to try this little
experiment with one. All you’ll need is a pint jar with a
screw on top that can be resealed. Any glass pint jar that
fits the description with do. You’ll need note pad, a hotdog
wiener, and of course a cola type carbonated soft drink.
Now, pour the soft drink into the jar and be sure to leave
at least two inches of space between the soft drink and the
top of the jar. Add the whole wiener to the jar, screw the
top back on. Now, over the next few hours watch what
happens and make your notes. You just might find your-
self not believing your eyes.
One thing is for sure, you will never look at one of them
in the same way again.
Hey, check out my ebay at
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZlee_pearce1969QQhtZ-1
Catch ya later.
drinks?” if you do, maybe you would like to try this little
experiment with one. All you’ll need is a pint jar with a
screw on top that can be resealed. Any glass pint jar that
fits the description with do. You’ll need note pad, a hotdog
wiener, and of course a cola type carbonated soft drink.
Now, pour the soft drink into the jar and be sure to leave
at least two inches of space between the soft drink and the
top of the jar. Add the whole wiener to the jar, screw the
top back on. Now, over the next few hours watch what
happens and make your notes. You just might find your-
self not believing your eyes.
One thing is for sure, you will never look at one of them
in the same way again.
Hey, check out my ebay at
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZlee_pearce1969QQhtZ-1
Catch ya later.
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