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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Our whole life consists of innumerable fabulous and non-existing parts. we all carry myths into our life and bring our share of unrealistic expectations taught and shaped by education, media, church, and culture, our parents and friends. And? We all experienced it in different situations: suddenly these dreams give way to unhappy nights and realistic [...]
Monday, July 21, 2008
Several days ago a Davao daily reported about it. Yesterday I received a text message from one of our former clients helping him to get a blood transfusion because of an emergency operation. It was difficult, but we could help him.
As we could learn a couple of days ago: Davao City, although it is [...]
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Life means: existence, vitality, condition and exercise functional powers…
Innumerable people read about my personal legal battles. Once again I like to thank Bob for giving space also on his own blog - as well as John. Actually I am not that man, who loves to tell a lot about very personal things. But what happened [...]
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Time flies by so very quickly. Even having some heavy problems with some neighbours nowadays ending in court fightings, I didn’t forget, that Bob Martin gave me the chance to become a part of liveinthephilippines.com. We met during a gather-together of the Friends of Mindanao last year. Up to that time I was a [...]
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Philippine government called on the people to remain calm even as local oil firms raised their pump prices without end. I only learned now, that these increases will continue up to July 12 to recoup under-recoveries for the month of May. Wow!!!
Of course, as we all know, these problems are global. And as a global [...]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Last Tuesday Rotary Club East Davao was honoured and privileged to listen to guest speaker Mr. Simeon P. Marfori II, the new elected President of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII). Mr. Marfori also provided us with information about the 8th Recyclable Collection Event, which take place today from 8am - [...]
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
While visiting several parts of Mindanao during the last weeks I observed again, how much I do love nature. And, I also observed too, how much the Philippines, especially Mindanao is blessed with wonderful and breath taking places.
And then after being home again? I enjoy “my little nature” too. From the first day, my family [...]
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Many of us are under medication. A couple of months ago in Switzerland health activists and policy experts from around the world attended a World Health Organization Conference. Not only there, but in many other countries, especially from the Third World, discussions are ongoing about the best ways to get medicine to the world’s poor. [...]
Friday, June 6, 2008
I must confess: I was never happy being a club member. It’s also sad, that I don’t find time any more to join the “Friends of Mindanao‘ - meetings here in Davao City every second Wednesday of the month, because that’s my time I am teaching German language in the University of Southeastern Philippines (also [...]
Monday, May 19, 2008
While writing this piece, I must confess: it’s raining. Yesterday my uncle told me, that he, and not only he, experiences climate changes also here in the Philippines. Taifun season already in May???
Anyway, we still have “summer” and Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has warned us already some time ago about the effects of [...]
