Here on the Archipelagos’ known as the Republic of the Philippines, there are varied weather systems, depending on where you live. I live on the Island of Luzon which has a rainy season or monsoon if you will. This phenomenon came as no surprise to me since the first trip here, low those many years […]
The Good, the bad and the ugly
I’m going to roam around a bit in my writing today, friends, but please indulge me. To be honest, everything I am going to write about is related in one way or another, it just probably will not be apparent. I’ll try to tie it all together though, and in the end you may see […]
Homeless couples
A few months ago I was having a meeting set at one of the condo units here near SM. Before the person that I had meeting with arrived, while my nephew was looking for a space to parked our vehicle, I was standing outside the building on the near walkway. I was standing at the […]
Have you met Kalbo Paul?
I knew hitting my 60’s was never going to be a cake walk, but here I am, and I’m angry as hell. After a party at my house, the following day I’m downloading those pictures on to the computer. While editing them I noticed this one picture of this guy in the back yard, with […]
A debt of gratitude – Really?
Anybody who has been reading this site for much time at all is aware that I take lessons in the Cebuano language, and that my teacher is Bebe Metillo. Bebe and I are quite close, and I really consider her like a sister. In addition to teaching me the language, Bebe also teaches me cultural […]
Dear Feyma “Thanks for listening”
It’s been awhile since I have posted a Dear Feyma letter here. I just didn’t go through a lot of my emails yet. But I had this email that caught my attention. “Dear Feyma, I am a Pinay. An OFW working in the Middle East. I just got back from a month of vacation there […]