My son, Aaron, who writes on this site weekly, is a pretty smart guy. I wonder where he got his smarts from? 😉 This week, he wrote an article about the fact that we are experiencing some pretty long brownouts in Davao right now. Aaron gave some reasons why he thinks that Davao Light is […]
Better watch out!
Over the years, I have written many times on this site that we, as foreigners, if we live in the Philippines, should be careful about things we say and do. A lot of times, people say that I am being over zealous with such warnings, and that there is no danger, nothing will happen, etc. […]
Time to start living?
I receive a lot, I mean a LOT, of emails! That also generally means that I send a lot of emails. Most of the emails I receive involve people asking questions about living in the Philippines. Maybe they need to find out how to file for a visa. Maybe some cultural question about how to […]
Pipe Dreams
Day dreams pipe dreams or whatever you choose to call them they are still dreams. Winter sets in; you are shoveling snow out of the driveway to head out into the pitch black freezing morning to get to work on time. To pass the time forging through the snow with 5,000 other drivers all going […]
It Happens
Albeit as I get older it happens more than I care to admit, s senior moment, it slipped my mind or the old Navy term “Major Brain fart” But here I was on Saturday morning ready to send an article to Fearless Leader Bob, and when I opened my LiP Pending folder a blank page […]
Mindanao not safe: Not true at all!
I got a comment from somebody. She left it a few days ago on one of my posts that was published 3-4 years ago. I was shocked she left this comment. Here’s what she said: “Why do you want go there. That place is red zone, because it’s filled with Muslims extremist. Mindanao is not wise place. […]