In my last article I told you about the first part of our recent trip to GenSan, and my Annual Report at the BI there. The main purpose of the trip, though, was the family reunion. This would be my first time to ever go to a family reunion, and I was not completely certain […]
Why I (somewhat) disagree with Aaron
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 […]
Father & Son
A few years back my son, my niece and I decided to take a trip on a Jeepney. We were going to ride from Davao City to Cagayan de Oro, which is unheard of on a jeepney! As things turned out, it did not really work out as we expected, but that is a different story […]
Becoming an expat is not always easy – EAM
When you decide to move to another location in the world, everything is exciting. Well, most everything. Fact is, most people who decide to move to the Philippines have some problems to deal with in addition to having exciting times ahead. One of the biggest issues that causes a problem is often family. For most […]
Twenty Five
Today is a big day in the Martin household! A day that comes around only once in a lifetime in most cases. For sure it is a one time deal for Feyma and I. What am I talking about? Well, today is our 25th Wedding Anniversary! Yep, August 9, 1990 we were married in General […]
Considering the unthinkable
Note from MindanaoBob. For anybody interested, I was recently a guest on the Nomad Capitalist Podcast, hosted by my friend, Andrew Henderson. If you would like to listen in, go to the Nomad Capitalist podcast page and listen in! Now, on to today’s article… Feyma, our kids and I are in our 16th year of […]