In my last article, I’m Alive, I told you about my heart bypass surgery and my next step when I went to the recovery room. The surgery was something that was no problem, I don’t remember a bit of it! The recovery room was a bit tougher, and I remember bits and pieces of that […]
I’m alive!
Hi Fiends. Yep, you read the title right, I am still alive! I had a quadruple bypass operation on Thursday, November 10 after being admitted into the hospital on Tuesday, Nov 8. Tuesday and Wednesday, my two pre-op days were used to teach me about what to expect, for the nurses and doctors to take […]
Wow, just wow!
Sometimes marriages don’t work out, they end in divorce. That is probably at least as common as success, I guess. I have been lucky. In August 1990, I married Feyma Bayoy. We have been married for more than 26 years now. You all know Feyma because she regularly writes on this website. When I married […]
Almost there!
I am writing this article on Sunday, October 30. Right now, I don’t know for sure when my coming heart surgery will take place, but I expect it to be soon. Here is where we stand right now Over the past few weeks, we have been working mostly doing stuff for the insurance company, PhilHealth. […]
Time for an expat chill out?
This past couple of weeks has found a lot of email in my inbox, messages on Facebook and whatever kinds of communications are possible… I have been getting them. The vast majority have been on one topic… President Duterte and where Americans and other Western expats stand with him. To be honest, Duterte has always […]
Updated: Testing, testing
Note from MindanaoBob: I have been getting a lot of requests for me to run this article again, so I am doing so today. Additionally, I am adding a current update at the end of the article. As most of you readers will recall, back in June I had a heart attack. I came home […]