I was rudely awakened this morning. It happened around 4am. Noise in the Philippines has been written about on this site many times. I’ve written about it. Feyma has written about it. John has written about it. I have never experienced noise like I experienced this morning, though, starting at about 4am. I had no […]
The shampoo is always greener…
What? Green shampoo? Well, the title of today’s column is a little twist on the old saying – “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” You’ve heard the saying, right? Now, what does this have to do with shampoo? Well, I’m going to poke a little fun at Feyma today. […]
Something just isn’t right…
Sometimes we come across situations that just don’t seem to pan out in our brains. Situations that seem very clear turn out to be murky. I am kicking such a situation around in my brain right now, and am not quite sure what to conclude. Prices for almost all kinds of foods are way out […]
Where is your place in the Philippines?
Lots of people tell me that they want to live in the Philippines, and rightly so. The tropical and laid back lifestyle is really wonderful, and is something that I’ve come to love. However, once you have decided to live in the Philippines, you have yet another decision ahead of you! Where in the Philippines? […]
Visitors…. revisited!
I have written before about various visitors that we get a lot of visitors who come and see us in Davao. For today’s column, I thought I’d write a quick review of several recent visits that we have enjoyed. About 3 weeks ago, as I recall, we had a visitor from up north in the […]
Goodbye, my friend
One of my very best friends is leaving the Philippines today, after about seven years of living here. I’m sad to see him go, because we have been like brothers over the years. My friend’s name is Gene Wilson. Gene and I first met each other online, but before the Internet was really a public […]