Last year, I made a visit to the KevTech Store, which is also known as the WalMart of Digos City. Digos is about an hour south of Davao. Last year, my friend, Kevin Smith was visiting Davao, and the Digos area, and Feyma and I took a trip down south to visit Kevin and his […]
Is the Philippines becoming more attractive?
Hmm… what is going on with the Philippines? For some reason, I believe that the Philippines is becoming a more desireable destination for people to live or retire in. Why do I say this? Well, as you can imagine, because of this website, I get a lot of e-mails from people who are interested in […]
Cooking for my friends
A few days ago Bob told me that our friend was coming for a quick visit before heading back to Manila. Bob said that he would stay here for dinner. So I was thinking of cooking just a simple and quick menu. So when our friend arrived at the house we talked for a awhile […]
Happy Days (NOT)
The last few days have been tough days for me. I am not going to go into detail about it, but I’ll tell you a little bit. It all has to do with problems with plumbing in our house. The landlord has people working on this for us, trying to get it fixed, but it […]
Something that bothers me
I love Filipino people. They are without a doubt some of the friendliest, most accommodating people in the world. Sometimes they are accommodating beyond the realm of comfort, though, and this is something that often bothers me. An example of what I am talking about is when it comes to food. Sometimes, during the day, […]
What happened to my brother?
My parents had three kids. I am the oldest, and my brother is the youngest. My sister was 2 years younger than me, but she died at age fifteen, and I was 17 when that happened. So, during my adult life, my only sibling has been my younger brother. When I moved to the Philippines, […]