It’s time to get ready. You should always be prepared. Don’t say that you had no warning, because the alarm bells are sounding, sirens are wailing and emergency lights are flashing. No, there is not a fire. The police are not looking for you, don’t worry about that. Well, maybe they are, I don’t know… […]
Is age a limiting factor in language learning?
A while back I wrote an article telling that I was Back in the Saddle, back to studying language again. I had taken a short break of two months from my classes, and I was happy to get back to learning more of the local language. In that article, I promised that I would be […]
Got Milk?
Last week, a friend and I were exchanging e-mails. He is also an American who lives in the Philippines. He is going back to the States soon for a combination of a visit home and a “visa run” so that he can get his soon to be expiring visa renewed. In our e-mail discussion he […]
It’s so meaningless…
Politics is the age old debate that mankind has been having for centuries. In much of the world these days, no matter who is in power, half of us hate them (or more!). If the party in power is liberal, we tend to be more conservative. If the Conservatives are in power, our thoughts seem […]
Watch your health
Regular readers may remember, back in September 2009, I came down with Dengue Fever. I am over it now, but it’s a rough row to hoe. About 5% of those who contract Dengue die from it. If you don’t die, sometimes you almost wish you would because you feel so terrible. Some of you may […]
I just sent her money for the airfare…
I hear those words regularly from people… “I just sent her money for the airfare, she is coming soon.” Hmm… Let me fill you in with a little more. Because I write in a number of places, and most of my writing is related to the Philippines in some way, a lot of people contact […]