Hardly a day goes by on this site that we don’t discuss safety in one form or another. Especially in the comments, a lot of people comment that they think it’s not safe here or they worry about safety when they travel here. Many of us who are living here, and those who have a […]
Are Filipinos liars?
No, Filipinos are not liars in general. Of course there are people who are liars in every race, but from what I can see, Filipinos have no more greater degree of liars than any other race. Why do I even ask? Well, I hear a lot of foreigners, tell me that they think Filipinos are […]
Very good banana cookies!
For a while, I have been cooking banana cookies. They are a lot like banana bread, but in cookie form. I have shared them with many visitors over the last few months, and they all seemed to enjoy them, and I know that Bob and the kids like them a lot too. I got a […]
Independence Day
It’s July 4th here in the Philippines. Or, as most Americans would say “the 4th of July.” The 4th of July is an important day for Americans, it is Independence Day, the anniversary of the day that the Colonists in the New World declared Independence from the United Kingdom, in 1776. True Independence was not […]
Is there anything to do there?
I got an e-mail today from a reader of this blog. He had several questions about living here in the Philippines. One question kind of got me thinking, though. He asked – “Do you get bored?” Hmm… Have you ever talked to a person who retired after years of work? A lot of times, what […]
Big Impact
It’s been almost a year since I first met Bebe Metillo. I was introduced to Bebe by a reader of this column too, a young lady named Shannon. I had mentioned in a column last year that I was looking for a good language teacher, because I wanted to learn to speak Bisaya. Shannon contacted […]