Note: This is Holy Week here in the Philippines, and while I wrote this article for Holy Week 2007, it applies today as much as it did then. I decided to re-run this article for those who might not know about the significance of Holy Week here in the Philippines. The week before Easter Sunday […]
It’s February 14 today
Yes, it is. Today (Philippine time) is February 14 – Valentine’s Day, or St. Valentine’s Day as some call it. Valentine’s Day is a huge event in the Philippines. I can certainly say that Valentine’s is a much larger event here than it is back in the USA where I come from. Why is that? […]
Good year ender!
A few days before Christmas me and my family, with some friends, went to a not so fortunate place here in Davao City to give out something for the kids and parents. It’s really our tradition in our household that we started like 5 years ago for our kids. We buy some food and toys […]
Finally, a place to go for New Year’s Eve!
In the past, I have written about the lack of any New Year’s celebrations in the Philippines. John Grant wrote a good article about his experience along these lines too a while back. The fact is, if you want to celebrate the New Year here in the Philippines, you will likely find that almost every […]
Merry Christmas
Well, it’s Christmas again! It seems like we just celebrated the New Year, but 2007 has just about gone full circle already! I have had a lot of great things happen in my life in 2007, and I am so thankful for those successes. Of course, I’ve had failures too, but thankfully, those have been […]
Thanksgiving with friends
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration here at the house yesterday with friends! It was really a special day, and mostly because of the people that we shared the day with! Our celebration included a number of people of different nationalities. Sharing the American Thanksgiving holiday with a number of people from other countries was […]