Me and my son just got done voting today. Last time I voted here in the Philippines that was over 23 years ago. That really was during my college days. I was a registered voter in Cebu City before, that’s were I first experienced my right to vote. I remember the long line that we […]
Keeping it local
A couple of years ago, I was walking around my neighborhood, and happened upon a couple of young kids, maybe 8 to 10 years old. I had a nice conversation with them that day, but did not get their names. Over time, I came into regular contact with one of the boys and learned that […]
Davao’s booming malls!
You probably wonder why I am writing a post about malls here in Davao City. Well, I just want to share with you here the difference between the period of time since we first moved here almost 13 years ago. I can definitely say that from that period to now, there is an enormous difference. […]
Beware Canadians in the Philippines!
Yes, my article title may offend some of my Canadian friends, that is not my intention, though. I like Canadians, but was a bit disturbed by recent news involving Canadians here in the Philippines. It all started off last month when an Canadian expat living in Cebu went on a shooting spree at a courthouse […]
New Year with a new goal: I’m cooking!!!
Happy New Year to all of you. I’m sure everyone is thinking now of the new year ahead of us. Are you one of those folks that will set a goal for the year? I guess, this year I will try again to set a goal for the whole year. I did set goals when […]
The Christmas Refund, Number 2
On Monday, Paul Thompson wrote about a refund (or shall we say dividend) that he gets every Christmas from his Electric Co-op. When I read Paul’s story, I decided that I just had to write about my Christmas Refund experience this year. Over the past 3 or 4 months, I have been wanting a nicer […]