I don’t often think negative thoughts, especially negative thoughts about my life in the Philippines. Last night, though, my thinking bordered on being negative. Maybe it was not really negative, but more reflective. Let me tell you what happened. I was up kind of late, because I was unable to sleep. Normally, I sleep kind […]
Back to school now here in the Philippines!
Not really fun to be going to the mall at this time. Too many people shopping for school supplies. You will be there for the long haul. Some people from the province come here to buy the school supplies. Can’t blame them,with the economy right now, people are really hunting for a bargain. I think […]
The unexpected company!
Last week I was running some errands with my niece Glenda and my son Chris. We were gone for quite awhile. When the place we went to didn’t have the stuff we wanted we then head home. As soon as we opened the gate I could see my kids and my other niece and our […]
Staying Flexible In the Philippines
Last week I told the story of the birth of my grandson, I was told, that there would be a party at the house on Saturday Evening. I asked; (First mistake) “Pray tell, what is the reason for the party?”Our daughter Hanna and her husband Chris’ birthday fall on the 19th and the 20th respectively. […]
Hey, we all make mistakes!
It’s true, isn’t it? Every one of us makes mistakes. We can only hope that we make few serious mistakes, and that we learn from the mistakes that we do make. Over my years of visiting the Philippines (from 1990 until 1999) and my years of living in the Philippines (2000 until 2012 so far), […]
But, Bob, why Davao?
A while back, I wrote an article here on LiP based on an e-mail I had received. The e-mail asked me why I chose to live in Davao. I interpreted the meaning to actually be “why did you choose to live in the Philippines,” and I based my answer on that interpretation. But, a smart […]