The night before last Bob and I were watching TV after we ate our dinner. It was a little after 8pm. All of a sudden Bob said he wanted to go to SM to get something. He asked me if I can go with him. It might be quicker if he will just drop me […]
Messy World
I was just sitting here in our office and thinking of what to write. I just overheard on the TV about the shooting incident in Tucson, Arizona. I just can’t imagine what’s in the brain on that shooter. My gosh, what is he angry about? If his life is so hard he should try living […]
Sad news
I’ve been trying to go for a walk everyday now. Me and my niece and nephew like to go early in the morning. Sometimes we end up in Bankerohan. We like to head to that area because its quite a ways from our house and we feel like we are really sweating then. Really we […]
Philippine Safety – Viewed from a different angle
You hear a lot from potential tourists, expats and other foreigners about safety when it comes to the Philippines. People who are coming here for a visit, or considering the Philippines as a retirement destination voice the “safety issue” often. They fear being murdered. They fear kidnapping. They fear getting mugged. They fear being ripped […]
The month of living dangerously
Back in 1982 Mel Gibson starred in a movie called “The Year of Living Dangerously.” As I recall, I saw the movie once sometime in the 90’s, although I believe I came in on the movie a bit late. Basically, the plot of the movie was set around a group of expats who were in […]
Is anybody minding the store?
Imagine this situation, if you would. Your brother just died in a foreign country, far away from his home. You are mourning deeply for his loss, quite sad. When your brother died, it was under unfortunate circumstances which caused an uproar, only making your loss more painful. Your brother’s body is shipped back home from […]