A couple of weeks ago, I got a text message request from somebody who reads some of my websites, or so he said. This fellow had been in communication with me in the past via e-mail, maybe 6 months ago or so, so I had no reason to expect anything unusual. He got my cellphone […]
Father’s Day in the Philippines
Well, I am writing this article on Sunday, June 21, which is Father’s Day. I think. Why would I be unsure about that? Well, let’s just say that my Father’s Day experiences in the Philippines have been a bit… well… different. It all started on my first June in the Philippines. We moved here in […]
Asking I’m Sorry
What? Asking I’m sorry? What happened to Bob today? That doesn’t make sense. OK, calm down, don’t get too worried. I haven’t blown a gasket or anything. As I’ve said many times on this site, the Philippines and the rest of the English speaking world are separated by a common language, borrowing from a famous […]
It’s a disease
You know, over my lifetime there have been changes in the way we look at things. I remember, when I was a kid, if there was a guy who drank too much alcohol, he was a drunk, and alcoholic. He was not looked at kindly. Now though, alcoholism is considered a disease. Well, there is […]
Experiment observations
I have come to the conclusion that I’ve been living in the Philippines long enough that I have actually forgotten some things about how it is to live in the States. I mean, I find it kind of amazing, though, that having lived 36 years of my life in the USA (I moved here at […]
Philippine financial matters
Over the weekend, I read an interesting article from Dave Starr on his site entitled “Philippine Family Matters.” I was so happy that I decided to take the time to read the article because of several reasons. Firstly, it drove home something that I have written about myself a number of times. Secondly, it made […]