When Feyma was a child, the family lived in Sarangani Province. Actually, it was part of South Cotabato Province back in those days, but back in the 90’s the area broke from South Cotabato and formed a new Province, Sarangani. Until recently, I had never visited Feyma’s childhood home, but a few weeks back I […]
Here we go again…
If you read this site much at all, you know that I live in Davao City, on the Island of Mindanao. I love Mindanao, and I have loved the place for nearly 2 decades now. My love for Mindanao is manifested in many ways. The most obvious is by my living here. In addition, I […]
I am blessed
Yesterday was Father’s Day here in the Philippines. As many of you read this column it is still Father’s Day where you live. I am actually writing this on Father’s Day here in the Philippines, but it won’t be posted on the site until Monday, the day after Father’s Day. I have been sitting here […]
Would you want to be an “ex-pat”?
The other day, an American friend came over to my house. He is not a close friend, in fact, I had only met him once previously, but had exchanged a few e-mails with him since meeting in person. He’s a nice guy, I met him at a meeting of foreigners who live in Davao that […]
Having a driver
When you live in the Philippines, do you intend to have a driver? Generally, I have always liked driving myself, although I’ve had a driver twice during my time of living here. The first time that we had a driver, it was in 2001, after I had been sick (I had a stroke in November […]
A reader’s trip to Iligan
A regular reader of this site, “Bob New York” recently made his first visit to the Philippines. He went to Iligan City, in Northern Mindanao. Before going to Iligan, Bob did a lot of research about the place, including consulting with me more than once! I gave Bob the “thumbs up” telling him that I […]