Wow I can’t believed it, that its already 8 years ago that Me and Bob decided to bring the whole family here to the Philippines to live for good. It was really a challenge at first. I really thought I can’t make it here. It was really hard for me and our second child Aaron […]
Respect – Earned or Given?
You know, different cultures mean different values, different ways of looking at things, different practices. No culture is right, and no culture is wrong, they are just different from each other. Some people prefer one culture, some people prefer another. Nothing wrong with that at all. Variety is, after all, the spice of life! One […]
Did I choose correctly?
Yesterday, I wrote about the big “controversy” that broke out on Compuserve. BrSpiritus made a comment saying that when he married here in the Philippines, the decision was controversial among his family and friends. When I read that, it reminded me of an incident that happened to me when I first came to the Philippines. […]
The best things I’ve experienced in the Philippines
OK, in yesterday’s column, I discussed the worst things that I had experienced while living in the Philippines. I like today’s topic more, though – the best things I have experienced here. I would say that the good outweighs the bad by an immense amount, it’s not even a close contest. If that wasn’t the […]
The worst things I’ve experienced in the Philippines
I love living in the Philippines. At this point in my life, I can’t even imagine ever leaving. However, no matter how much you love a place, you have to remember, no place on the Earth is perfect. During the entire time that I’ve lived here, my life has never been perfect, far from it! […]
Why do I live here?
A few weeks ago, I was out walking. When I’m walking, I tend to do a lot of thinking, and come up with some of my best ideas at that time. On this particular day, I was thinking about a request from a reader. Remember couple weeks ago I wrote an article about Penny, a […]