We always celebrate the Easter with painting of eggs the night before. The kids will paint to whatever design they like and dip it into different colors for fun. The Easter bunny will have some goodies for the kids too the next morning before the kids hunt Easter eggs. This year, we have a newbie […]
Holy Week?
It’s Holy Week here in the Philippines. Well, I suppose it is Holy Week everywhere in the world, actually, or at least every country that is Christian. Most countries don’t really celebrate the whole week, though, most countries celebrate Easter, but not Maundy Thursday, Holy Friday, Black Saturday, etc. Because I was raised Catholic, I […]
Our Family Night Out
It’s Thursday 15 March and I’m one day back from my trip to Manila. My friend Tommy who is home from his ship and on vacation, That morning I receive an e-mail from him requesting we all meet Friday Night at the “By The Sea Resort” in the Barrio on Subic Bay. When Tommy invites […]
Skateboarding in the Philippines
I caught a YouTube video the other day that looked pretty cool, but also a bit scary. A fellow from Madrid, Spain (I believe) came to the Philippines and did a skateboarding tour. I was really amazed by the skateboarding along Philippine roads, and doing so at pretty high speeds, it seemed. Made for a […]
Please Wait, But Stop To Smell the Roses
Second trip to Mega Manila to finish off the re-stamping of my passport (see last week story) While there last week,I had no time to enjoy the trip as the bureaucracy at the Bureau of Immigration had me dancing to their drummer and not mine. Owing to the fact that I still held my “Double […]
Coke brings happiness
I saw a video on YouTube the other day, and it really brought a smile to my face. The video is about the “Coke Happiness Truck” in the Philippines, and true to it’s name, the video brought a smile to my face. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I called Feyma to come […]