One of my favorite fruits in the Philippines is mangosteen. A lot of people ask me, “Bob, what’s a mangosteen?” Well, a mangosteen, as I said already, is a fruit. “Ah, it’s some kind of a mango, then?” Well, no, it is not a mango, nor is it anything like a mango. It is not […]
Chicken Soup with Homemade Bread
Yesterday was kind of a lazy day for me. I was just lounging around after we cleaned up the inside and outside the house. My nieces and our maid was really the ones finishing up with the cleaning the inside of our house. My 4 kids helped Deo, my nephew, in cleaning up the outside. […]
The outernet
This age of Internet communications is wonderful. No matter where in the world, you can be in instant communication with your friends, family and associates no matter where in the world they are. It is a far cry from how things were just 15 or 20 years ago. When I was a child my family […]
Danger, Danger Will Robinson!
Lost in Space, was a TV show in the states back in the 60’s, those of us old enough will remember Robby the Robot admonishing young Will Robinson just about every episode with that line, “Danger, Danger Will Robinson!” You could ask; ”How is this pertinent to 2010 in the Republic Of The Philippines?” This […]
I never really moved to the Philippines
Over the years, I have talked and written a lot about moving to the Philippines. Over the past few days, though, I have been doing some reflection, and I came to the conclusion that I never really moved to the Philippines, at least I never intended to. You see, when I moved to General Santos […]
There is simply no comparison
A lot of times I get e-mails with a certain question. Or, when I meet people who are visiting Davao, I get the same question. People always are interested to learn what the differences are between different parts of the Philippines. Where is best to live, Bob, Cebu or Davao? Which City has the best […]