Do you like corn? I do. I especially enjoy a really fresh piece of corn on the cob. There is just nothing quite as good as a fresh piece of juicy and sweet corn on the cob! Problem is that it can be quite hard to find a decent piece of corn here in the […]
Follow-up on Martin Household Bayanihan
As I told you earlier, we planned a Bayanihan, or a work party at our maid, Pat’s house. A few weekend ago my kids, my nieces and nephew and of course Jun & Jun Jun, and I went to Pat’s house to start working on her house. It was really something for the my kids […]
Round Two
I had a situation last week, and particularly on Friday which absolutely infuriated me. I kept my mouth shut for the most part, though, and simply avoided the confrontation. That situation, though, caused both Feyma and I to make some re-evaluations about our future. I will explain how this will affect our future in a […]
Shaving in the Philippines
One of the nice things about living in the Philippines, combined with working from my house is that I sometimes go a couple of days between shaving. Just yesterday, John Miele wrote an article about body hair, and this article was not planned to be in competition with that, nor in conjunction with it. I […]
Getting passionate in the Philippines
Feyma and I have been sharing a lot of passion recently. In fact, I have to admit, even though we have lived in the Philippines for 10 years, we really did not share real passion until just the past week or so. We have, admittedly, enjoyed it immensely. Wait… hold on. What is that you’re […]
A microcosm of life in the Philippines
Last week one day, I decided to make a visit to the public market in Bankerohan, Davao City. Bankerohan is the biggest public market in the City, and it’s not too far from our house. Probably between 5 to 10 minutes on a tricycle from the house, and we are at the market. I have […]