Last week, a friend and I were exchanging e-mails. He is also an American who lives in the Philippines. He is going back to the States soon for a combination of a visit home and a “visa run” so that he can get his soon to be expiring visa renewed. In our e-mail discussion he […]
It’s so meaningless…
Politics is the age old debate that mankind has been having for centuries. In much of the world these days, no matter who is in power, half of us hate them (or more!). If the party in power is liberal, we tend to be more conservative. If the Conservatives are in power, our thoughts seem […]
Watch your health
Regular readers may remember, back in September 2009, I came down with Dengue Fever. I am over it now, but it’s a rough row to hoe. About 5% of those who contract Dengue die from it. If you don’t die, sometimes you almost wish you would because you feel so terrible. Some of you may […]
I just sent her money for the airfare…
I hear those words regularly from people… “I just sent her money for the airfare, she is coming soon.” Hmm… Let me fill you in with a little more. Because I write in a number of places, and most of my writing is related to the Philippines in some way, a lot of people contact […]
Did you have any idea?
Did you have any idea? I sure didn’t! I only found out about a week ago, or so, but I was very happy. Oh, you don’t know what I’m talking about, right? Well, if you remember, last week, I wrote about the new “Immigration Superbody” and I talked about how it was very difficult for […]
Things that worry me about living in the Philippines
As much as I love the Philippines, and I enjoy living here, the place is certainly not perfect. After all, there is no place on the face of this earth that is perfect, much less the Philippines. To be honest, there are things that worry me about living here. These things that worry me are […]