Oops, I did it again? Hmm… wasn’t that a Britney Spears’ song? Yep, I guess it was. Amazing, with that title, I believe that I have successfully worked Britney Spears into the Live in the Philippines Web Magazine for the very first time! I never would have thought that was remotely possible. But, wait… what […]
The Scent of Fresh Bread
A Few months ago Bob wrote a story about getting his bread machine repaired and the smell of fresh bread in the morning. This hit home with me as I remembered back in 1966 we were tied to a pier in Palma, Spain. I was awoken by the smell of fresh bread whiffing across the […]
We’re bakin’ again!
Back when we still lived in the States, sometime in the mid-90’s, Feyma and I made a trip up north to visit my grandmother. She lived in Port Townsend, Washington (where I was born), which was about 4 to 5 hours drive from our home. While visiting with my grandma, she served us some bread, […]
Good seaweed in the Philippines!
Yesterday for our lunch we made some seaweed salad. It was really good. Here in our household we mostly make the Guso (not sure what the English word for it) kind of seaweed. The looks its like young branches of the tree without the leaves and colored green. Blanch it or boil water and put […]
Got Milk?
Last week, a friend and I were exchanging e-mails. He is also an American who lives in the Philippines. He is going back to the States soon for a combination of a visit home and a “visa run” so that he can get his soon to be expiring visa renewed. In our e-mail discussion he […]
Lightning strikes twice!
You know, you hear that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Maybe it’s usually the truth, but in this case, I am here to tell you that lightning has indeed struck twice right here in Davao City! Remember, a few weeks ago I wrote an article about a new burger joint here in […]