Whenever I have guests visit from abroad, which is quite often, and I take them around Davao, or outside the City, one reaction is almost always certain. When they see a cow, they are surprised. “I thought they didn’t have cows in the Philippines, where did that come from?” I can assure you, there are […]
Hard times?
You know, for a year or more now, financial times have been really bad worldwide. The mortgage crisis has thousands of families in America losing their housing. Banks are failing all over the world. Food prices are soaring. Oil prices have skyrocketed, although in the past couple of weeks, they are falling back down to […]
I’m a criminal!
A lot of people who read this site are foreigners who are married to Filipinas (or Filipinos). Did you know that if you belong to that group, you might be a criminal? That’s right, and it’s something I’ve known about for some time, but learned more about today. You see, back in the early 1990’s […]
My hilot experience
Remember a few months ago when I told you about the problem I was having with my right wrist? I thought originally that I had carpal tunnel syndrome, but it turned out to be “calcification” in my wrist joint. Over the past months, I have come to learn more about what that means, and in […]
Ano Pasalubong Mo?
OK, it’s getting to be a real prime travel time up here in the Philippine Northland. The rainy season is nearly gone, we’re moving into the cooler ‘Ber’ months and the Christmas carols are all playing merrily in the malls. Indeed, its a great time to travel anywhere in the Philippines … just make sure […]
Exchange rate update
It has been over three months since I’ve written about the exchange rates between the Dollar and the Peso, and there have been significant movements since that article. Because of this, it’s time that we take another look at the topic, I think. In these days of financial crisis, it can be hard to figure […]