A couple of years ago, I was walking around my neighborhood, and happened upon a couple of young kids, maybe 8 to 10 years old. I had a nice conversation with them that day, but did not get their names. Over time, I came into regular contact with one of the boys and learned that […]
So it’s About “Time”
I know it’s a trick question or at least an oxymoron to include time and the Republic of the Philippines within the same sentence. For the most part time is your friend here in the Philippines as it passes at your speed and no one else’s. And the funny part about time here is, if […]
This could be the week for Tagle!
This could be a big week for the Philippines. Well, I suppose that either way it will be a big week. Let’s see what I am talking about here. Back on January 1, I made my Philippine Predictions for 2013. One of my predictions was a real wild one, but I made the prediction nonetheless. […]
Beware Canadians in the Philippines!
Yes, my article title may offend some of my Canadian friends, that is not my intention, though. I like Canadians, but was a bit disturbed by recent news involving Canadians here in the Philippines. It all started off last month when an Canadian expat living in Cebu went on a shooting spree at a courthouse […]
Hail & Farewell
There is a strange thing that happens here in the Philippines that can only be compared to Florida and it’s called “The Snowbird Syndrome” This is where a group of human beings live in a part of the world that has that thing called winter. And that winter thingy causes them to abandon their regular […]
Some shocking news
I got some shocking news earlier this week. Before giving you the news that I received, I want to lay out the underlying story for you first, though. It all started back on January 22, just a couple of weeks ago. I am surprised, but what happened that day did not seem to get a […]