18 years ago, I hired Marlon de Jesus to work with me at Trepoint. Last night we finally met in person and shared dinner together.

Bill Carmody completes his time in Boracay, Philippines and makes his way to Manila for the final island adventure before heading to Sydney, Australia.

Bill Carmody explores Boracay, Philippines island via a land tour organized by the PQ Customer Service team. What a treat!

Bill Carmody finally meets up with the PQ Team here in Boracay, Philippines. Not the whole team, but it’s a start. Oh, and Bill also records way too much video of a scuba diving plane wreck, ATV and Zipline adventure.

Bill Carmody explores Boracay, Philippines and all the stunning views that go along with this incredible island.

Scuba diving off the coast of Boracay, Philippines, Bill Carmody explores a ship wreck that’s been under water for more than 20 years and growing it’s own coral reef.

Flying half way around the world to return to Southeast Asia is quite the adventure in itself. Bill Carmody reflects on the long distance travel adventure to get to the Philippines.

One of the joys as a parent is to watch your children grow up into young adults -- just not TOO quickly. This year (2026) Will and Violet Carmody competed with a new game popping up in playgrounds that combines the digital world with the physical one.

May 2026 bring you happiness, health, wisdom and wealth (and in that order). May you have peace, prosperity, and joy. May you live well. Love, Bill Carmody.

Bill Carmody spends the holidays with his family in Port Washington, NY. This is the recap.

Bill Carmody visits Doha, Qatar … sort of.

See how Bill Carmody spends his last day in Saigon, Vietnam and ends the day with an incredible live music performance with his new friend, Tran Tue Tri.

Bill Carmody is eating his way through Vietnam — especially in Saigon — and spending quality time with friends along the way.

Bill Carmody is introduced to GoWinston.ai — anti-AI detection software with a 99.98% accuracy rating. Sad that it’s needed. Happy it exists.

At 31 celsius (88 fahrenheit) with 75% humidity, the weather sure doesn’t feel like Christmas here in Saigon, Vietnam, but you wouldn’t know it from everything around you here.

Bill Carmody connects with Hoang Viet, a fitness coach in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. And DAMN, a new level of fitness is understood and unlocked.

Bill Carmody meets Michelle Thomason, a.k.a. “The Kindness Doctor” who is visiting Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for a conference.

With Artificial Intelligence, malicious attacks are becoming more sophisticated. Bill Carmody shares how he was catfished and how he recovered.

Bill Carmody reads “The Wednesday Wars” for his Knies family’s annual Holiday Book Club gathering and shares the timely context to visiting Vietnam.

The Cu Chi Tunnel is a sobering look at what the people of Saigon did to survive America’s invasion (hence the “American War” vs. “Vietnam War”). Crawling inside is anything but “fun.”