Noritada Morita (ADB 1978–1997) Ed: Morita-san is well-known to many as a former ADB project officer and senior staff member. He is also a gifted and avid photographer and musician. He is currently...

Jill Gale de Villa On 2 December 2011 at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Nihal Amerasinghe (ADB 1979–2002) launched International Financial Institutions and Development in Asia. The book is...

Dang Fook Lee, former Secretary of ADB and Director General of BPMSD, took early retirement in 1994 and joined the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur as an independent...

Jill Gale de Villa While in Washington, DC, I had the great pleasure of being treated to lunch by Bobbie Montesa and Cathy Reyes-Angus. Both have been national officers at ADB and are currently...

Debabrata Bandyopadhyay Debabrata Bandyopadhyay, former ADB Executive Director for India, has been elected an Honourable Member of the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) of the Indian Parliament. He is also...

Leo Saet (ADB 1978–2005) After 27 years with ADB, I opted for early retirement in 2005. That same year (using ADB discretionary benefits) I went on a seven-country tour, starting in France and...

John Cole has turned over the reins of the Canada Chapter to Bruce Murray, so he has more time for his acting and his growing family—here he is with four grandchildren: Emilia, Rafael, Xoana, and...

Barun Roy During the India chapter meeting, Barin Ganguli mentioned Barun Roy’s achievement as a painter and announced the exhibition of his works as part of a group show at Lalit Kala Academy, New...

Ed Rodriguez (ADB 1991–2007) As ADB staff, Ed kept his hand in education, teaching on the side at his alma mater, Ateneo, and doing the Capstone course on management strategy. Before leaving ADB, Ed...

Pamposh Dhar (ADB 2000–2008) After years of writing, editing, and publishing, I quit ADB in 2008 to focus more on the emerging new love of my life: healing. Now, 3 years later, I run the Terataii...

Heh-Song Wang (ADB 1971–1995) Wang Family Tours. Selma and I were very happy that my daughter Jean, her husband Ken, and our grandchildren Kelly and Kenny visited us and spent their summer vacation...

Nihal Amerasinghe (ADB 1979–2002) The World Congress of Arts, Sciences and Communications has announced that Professor Nihal Amerasinghe, Center for Development Management, Asian Institute of...

On 30 October 2009 in the Claremont Hotel Club and Spa in Berkeley, California, the Filipina Women’s Network's second nationwide search for the 100 most influential Fililino women in the US...

Frederick Lees’ new novel, The Malayan Life of Ferdach O’Haney, was published in October 2009. The book is a fictionalized account of Freddie’s own experiences in the 1950s in Malaya. The book is...

It all started when Richard Fuller, President of Blacksmith Institute, walked into my office at NARO one morning in 2002, wanting introductions to ADB staff in Manila. Blacksmith Institute is a...

I can’t believe I am now on my fifth year here in New York! I thought I would be here only for a year. Special Leave. I arrived in late September 2005, on special leave without pay from ADB, to work...

In November, I met Prodipto Ghosh at ESCAP in Bangkok, where he was attending a workshop in preparation for an ADB–UNESCAP–UNEP publication on green growth. Over lunch, I learned what Prodipto’s...

After retiring to California in 2006, John Boyd found himself bored. So he returned to the Philippines. Once back, the dean of a Philippine law school asked him if he would be a lecturer. John was...

Walking around the village where I live, I bumped into Mr. and Mrs. Chong Serp Chung. The reintroductions were followed by the inevitable “What are you doing nowadays?” To which Chong Serp (CS)...

Manny Faelnar (ADB 1970–1995) writes that he continues to pursue his long-standing interest in education. He is working with the DILA Philippines Foundation, Inc. DILA stands for “Defenders of...