Last Monday morning I was thinking about the rain we are getting here on the Island of Luzon. There have been a few dry days this month but not many of them. I was scheduled last Friday to meet some friends at the Sit-“N-Bull bar/restaurant for lunch and adult beverages. I was looking forward to […]
Sad ending of the year!
It really is sad to end the year right now. I am talking about what happened in Northern Mindanao just a few days ago. I was really shocked. The Cagayan de Oro & Iligan were caught off guard in the early dawn a few days ago when Typhoon Sendong hit Mindanao. The storm passed right […]
The Bataan Y2K Zone Part II
Don’t miss out on Part 1 of this article. And that Sunday passed like cold molasses, on a winter’s day in New England. My daughter could not make it due to flooding on the farm, which I was notified of, at 17:30 Sunday evening. So Marlon the Magnificent, was called and arrived at 18:00 hours […]
Name That Storm
Last Tuesday morning (26 July) I was woken by a 5.9 Earthquake on our Mountain here in Dinalupihan Bataan. It was a real dish rattler, but we sustained no damage unless you count terrified dogs as a problem. The Earthquake hit at 1:15 am, and I found I was unable to move, I was trapped […]
Flooding in Davao City
For the past few days now, it’s been raining heavily here in Davao City during night time. Last week there was bad flooding here in the city. We didn’t even know that it was bad until the next morning. We usually go to bed early because I would wake up the next morning so early. […]
Is Patience Really a Virtue?
This is a question one must ask themselves many times while living here in the Philippines. Is Patience’s really a Virtue? Sometimes I wonder. There are many times when you must bite your tongue during your day to day life here. Not to do so will cause you, unnecessary stress and anger that no one […]