I am just sitting here in front of my computer and figuring out what to write. It’s been a whirlwind of feelings for me right now. My last post has been so depressing that I have been contemplating of quitting. I never thought of anyone so mean and arrogant and judgmental to other people. One […]
The poor here compared to the poor in the West!
While watching TV on our cable channels, one of the topics on the show was how the poor people live in America. So of course I was fascinated by it. Hey, vast majority of the people in the Philippines live below the poverty line. So the host of the show was saying that they will […]
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 […]
Warning for American Expats – Be prepared!
The motto of the Boy Scouts is “Be Prepared.” The motto should also apply to American expats living in the Philippines, or in any other country in the world for that matter. What do we need to be prepared for? The declining value of the US Dollar. Yesterday, the US Dollar closed the Philippine Trading […]
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 […]