Walay Tunes. What does that mean? Well, the translation (from Bisaya) of “Walay” is none. So, there are no tunes. What am I talking about? Read further and you will not only understand what I am talking about but also see a little pun there. The kinds of music that are available for purchase at […]
Are you ready for some football?
One thing that kind of surprises me is how many people actually base their decision about whether to move to the Philippines on how much (or little) American Football they can catch on TV here. Two or three times per month, I get e-mails from people asking me how many games per week they can […]
Washed up performers
Over the years, I have noticed time and time again that the Philippines seems to be a lingering stage for washed up performers. Time and again, bands that were popular 25, 30, even 50 years ago tour in the Philippines, and often to sold out audiences! I mean, we are talking about people who were […]
A day of many firsts
Last Friday was a fun and interesting day for Feyma and I. We spent the day entertaining some guests who are in town, Kevin Smith, and his wife Bebing. Longtime readers of this site may remember Kevin, when we first converted to a multi-author platform, Kevin was a writer on this site. I had never […]
An evening for connoisseurs
I had an interesting evening last weekend. I was invited to attend an evening event for bloggers, which was held at Kangaroo Coffee, a relatively new coffee shop here in Davao. The event consisted of several hours of enjoying great coffee, and great food from the people at Kangaroo Coffee. But, the highlight of the […]
Is there anything to do there?
I got an e-mail today from a reader of this blog. He had several questions about living here in the Philippines. One question kind of got me thinking, though. He asked – “Do you get bored?” Hmm… Have you ever talked to a person who retired after years of work? A lot of times, what […]