Yesterday I got a phone call while cooking breakfast for Bob. It was really early in the morning. It was just me and Bob who were up. I thought it was an inquiry from the email about some land. I thought it was an overseas call because it was too early for people from here. […]
Trouble in Paradise!
I think a lot of you saw the video of the American guy, Jimmy posted on YouTube? Been hearing and seeing him on TV and on the internet. So I checked out his video “The 20 things he hated about the Philippines”. To be totally honest he was partly right on the subject he was […]
Our maid’s education!
I’ve known for awhile now that our helper (Mel) has a hard time reading and understanding what she does read. I’m trying to observe her without her knowing, I don’t want to embarrass her. My nieces told me that they are helping Mel on how to read during night time before she goes to bed. They also […]
Carpentry work!
Over the weekend we had some carpentry work done here in our house. It’s the cupboard under the sink and the ceiling on the kids bathroom. The owner of the house sent her brother with the carpenter he had hired. They came before the weekend to estimate how much and how long they have to […]
Easy to make egg noodles!
Bob enjoys egg noodles, and they just are not available anyplace we can find in the Philippines. So after years of looking, we found a recipe online. I thought I’d share it with you today. Good and easy on how to make egg noodles. The ingredients you can find in any local store near you. One […]
If living here is for you, try to be happy then!
I’ve been observing and hearing from others that a lot of the expats living here just could not make it. It is hard for them to adjust. They really want to bring with them the lifestyle and the way of life from the place where they are from and tried to apply to the people […]