In my time of living here in the Philippines, I have met and know a lot of ex-pats here. I know people from countries all over the world – USA, Australia, all over Europe, the Middle East, even Africa – who live here. In meeting and talking with such foreign friends, one topic that always […]
I look like him?
Recently, there has been a little controversy in the Philippines. Well, I should change my wording on that…. when it comes to politics in the Philippines there are controversies daily! But, there has been a controversy that has to do with Americans lately. This was in the news last week, but it is still timely, […]
Inspiration
Are you easily inspired? I have to admit that I am. Sometimes the simplest things spark inspiration for me, and I get kind of enthralled in them. Just recently I stumbled upon a person who inspires me. In fact, I had visited his website several years ago, but after taking note of it, I brushed […]
Louis Schuschke Was Wrong
I often write about stories of my youth … or at least earlier times and some of the characters I’ve worked with. Over the past 4 days I’ve had an interesting email exchange with a couple of Filipino business people that I thought it might be valuable to write about … and while casting about […]
Whoever Said Isaac was Fair Lied To You
Do you know my friend Isaac? Fair Isaac that is. When people talk about their “credit score” in the USA (and who doesn’t, it seems to me) they are normally talking abut their FICO score. FICO is the industry abbreviation for the Fair Isaac Company, the most powerful corporation in the USA, bar none, in […]
The lost C130
Last week, a C130 Hurcules aircraft crashed last week near Davao. So far, they haven’t found it. What they know is that the aircraft took off from Davao International Airport a couple of hours after nightfall, in the rain – a heavy thunderstorm. In less than 10 minutes, the plane was gone, never to be […]