DISCLAIMER: I LOVE THE Bureau of Immigration, in the PHILIPPINES there are no better people on planet Earth! Monday morning 6 Jan. 2014: Off to Globe this morning to check out my Globe Tattoo Dongle Super stick thing-a-ma-bob. Ren the Tech-Rep checked mine out and told me to keep it as it was the newest […]
Just When You Thought it was Safe…
It was lulling me into a false sense of security, because it is what the Philippines will do to you if you relax for even a minute. Beware that false sense of security. I’ll explain It was a Saturday just before the Pacman vs. Rios Fight. Pay-per-View had been ordered, family and neighbors were invited. […]
Happy Thanksgiving Day USA!
It’s that time of the year again for a Thanksgiving holiday celebration in America. Today, I am writing about the way we celebrate our Thanksgiving day in our house here in the Philippines, and the food that we prepare. Thanksgiving is celebrated every fourth Thursday of the month of November. Here at our house we […]
If You’re Married, You’re Married – End of Story
I’ve written a lot on this subject in the past, and I have to admit my carefully chosen title for this article is probably “wishful” thinking”. My guess is there will never be an end to this story … I just wish there was. Philippine Unique. The Philippines is unique with regard to almost all […]
Helping my friend
Good morning, readers! How is everybody today. If you have been watching the news at all over the past week or so, you are well aware that the Philippines has been hit hard by a super typhoon. Yolanda, also known as Haiyan dealt a devastating blow to the Central Philippines. Many people were killed, and […]
The heat is on!
About a week and a half ago, a friend showed up at our house. He is from General Santos, his name is Jun Jun, or Jun2. Jun Jun is a carpenter. Actually, he is much more than a carpenter. He is an all around fix-it guy. He can fix anything, and he does it to […]