Three weeks ago I was informed that Mayang’s Sister from Las Vegas Nevada and her family (Husband and Son) were flying in the next day. Talk about some advanced notice! Then I was told that her Sister Susan and her son Steven were arriving from the Netherlands’ or Holland for short, I felt like Gomer […]
Life Is Funny
My best friend Tommy and I share the same birth date 13 July, albeit we were born on different years. We had at one time sailed together as Merchant Seaman, I retired and Tommy is still sailing. Every year he tries to be home in the Philippines for his birthday and we usually celebrate it […]
Is Patience Really a Virtue?
This is a question one must ask themselves many times while living here in the Philippines. Is Patience’s really a Virtue? Sometimes I wonder. There are many times when you must bite your tongue during your day to day life here. Not to do so will cause you, unnecessary stress and anger that no one […]
Simply Put, It’s The Rainy Season on Luzon
Here on the Archipelagos’ known as the Republic of the Philippines, there are varied weather systems, depending on where you live. I live on the Island of Luzon which has a rainy season or monsoon if you will. This phenomenon came as no surprise to me since the first trip here, low those many years […]
Paul in Church?
There’s a sight that’s not seen too often, but my reason was valid. My good friend Michael passed away a few years ago, and left a wife, a daughter and two sons. If there was an upside to that, it was that he left them in good shape to deal with the future. Due to […]
My Quest for the Elusive Hula Hoop
Now here is a worthy goal for any grandfather, to get into his car, pay all the tolls and make that 45 minute drive to the Marquee Mall in Angles City, here on Luzon. There are plenty of other malls closer and easier to get to, but only this mall would do, because this is […]