First I’ll be honest; coffee wasn’t exactly my number one priority in the 70’s and 80’s as my ships came in and out of the Philippines. As I remember Navy Issue coffee was once the finest coffee you could get. I retired in 1986 so I can’t speak to the quality of the coffee after […]
Reunion Time
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 […]
Having fun in GenSan
Feyma and I recently took a trip to General Santos City. Our son, Chris, came along too. It all started right after the New Year when Feyma told me that she would be going to GenSan for the weekend in mid-January, she said it was time for the family reunion. Well, last year was the […]
The Care and Feeding of…
After trying marriage in the 1960’s I found that being single worked best for me. I’ll admit I was spoiled growing up. My mother would let us five boys eat pretty much anything we wanted after we became teenagers. My father and her and any younger siblings had a menu for supper every night but […]
What kind of breakfast do you like?
In the Philippines, if you go to a restaurant and want to order breakfast, you are usually faced with a few choices for complete meals. They usually list a “Filipino Breakfast” using exactly that name, although you don’t always know exactly what the Filipino Breakfast consists of. Another “full meal” breakfast that is on most […]
Philippine Coffee
Back about 8 to 10 years ago, I started drinking coffee. Oh, I had consumed coffee before that, but it was not a regular thing for me, just from time to time. In the Philippines the most common thing to expect if somebody offers you a cup of coffee is that you will have a […]