A few days ago me and Aaron went to the Department of Foreign Affairs or DFA to file for our Philippines passports. First time for Aaron to get a Philippine passport and a renewal Philippine passport for me. We’ve been wanting to go there since middle of last year, but didn’t get around to it […]
My homemade pumpkin-kalabasa pie!
I am giving you now the recipe for my pumpkin-kalabasa pie, Feyma’s style. It’s really a simple recipe. You also just need another local ingredients here in the Philippines. The main ingredients would be the kalabasa (a local squash). You can buy the Kalabasa in any malls here. Of course a good and cheap kalabasa […]
My homemade yams!
Another recipe that we made here in the house during Thanksgiving, using local ingredients is Yams. In the States they use sweet potatoes for the yams. Here in the Philippines we use the camote (similar looks to the sweet potato in the USA). Growing up here in the Philippines, we cooked the camote in lots […]
U.S. EXIT TAX – It’s Real!
There are many unhappy people in this world. Unhappiness has many, many causes – almost as many as there are those suffering its doleful effects. Unhappy people sometimes do things that they wouldn’t normally consider, all in an effort to relieve themselves from their personal angst. They often don’t consider possible consequences, they just want […]
Excitement, sadness & happiness rolled into one!!!
As everyone of you know already here that Aaron is going to the States next year. In God’s grace and glory. My gosh, I am so excited for him that he already has the confidence to travel there. But at the same time my heart is aching a little bit each day. To tell you […]
The heat is on!
About a week and a half ago, a friend showed up at our house. He is from General Santos, his name is Jun Jun, or Jun2. Jun Jun is a carpenter. Actually, he is much more than a carpenter. He is an all around fix-it guy. He can fix anything, and he does it to […]