The motto of the Boy Scouts is “Be Prepared.” The motto should also apply to American expats living in the Philippines, or in any other country in the world for that matter. What do we need to be prepared for? The declining value of the US Dollar. Yesterday, the US Dollar closed the Philippine Trading […]
I’m gonna sleep on it…
It’s something that you don’t buy that many times in your life. It can be a relatively major purchase, albeit not like a house or a car. I’m talking about a mattress. Feyma and I have a King Sized bed in the master bedroom. We’ve had it for quite some time. As I recall, I […]
The Good, the bad and the ugly
I’m going to roam around a bit in my writing today, friends, but please indulge me. To be honest, everything I am going to write about is related in one way or another, it just probably will not be apparent. I’ll try to tie it all together though, and in the end you may see […]
Thinking of getting divorce
Yes, you read the title correctly. The news is that it is possible that there will be a divorce. Oh, wait. What? You think that Feyma and I are getting divorced? No, not at all! Ha ha… we have been married for nearly 21 years already, and I don’t foresee any divorce in the works. […]
Is something funny going on at Bilibid?
Is there justice in the Philippines? Maybe so. But, perhaps justice is different for those with money, compared to those without. Bilibid Prison is a national prison of the Philippines, located up in the Metro Manila region. People who commit crimes all around the Philippines are often held at the Bilibid Prison. In the past […]
&(*#@+/ Cherries
Yes, you read the title right: &(*#@+/ Cherries. What makes me so mad about Cherries? Well, just hold on, I’ll be getting to that. Abreeza, Davao City’s newest fanciest mall is open. Grand opening day was last Thursday, May 12. Although Feyma pretended like she did not want to go to Abreeza for the Grand […]