My best friend Tommy and I share the same birth date 13 July, albeit we were born on different years. We had at one time sailed together as Merchant Seaman, I retired and Tommy is still sailing. Every year he tries to be home in the Philippines for his birthday and we usually celebrate it […]
Warning for American Expats – Be prepared!
The motto of the Boy Scouts is “Be Prepared.” The motto should also apply to American expats living in the Philippines, or in any other country in the world for that matter. What do we need to be prepared for? The declining value of the US Dollar. Yesterday, the US Dollar closed the Philippine Trading […]
Simply Put, It’s The Rainy Season on Luzon
Here on the Archipelagos’ known as the Republic of the Philippines, there are varied weather systems, depending on where you live. I live on the Island of Luzon which has a rainy season or monsoon if you will. This phenomenon came as no surprise to me since the first trip here, low those many years […]
Paul in Church?
There’s a sight that’s not seen too often, but my reason was valid. My good friend Michael passed away a few years ago, and left a wife, a daughter and two sons. If there was an upside to that, it was that he left them in good shape to deal with the future. Due to […]
The Good, the bad and the ugly
I’m going to roam around a bit in my writing today, friends, but please indulge me. To be honest, everything I am going to write about is related in one way or another, it just probably will not be apparent. I’ll try to tie it all together though, and in the end you may see […]
My Quest for the Elusive Hula Hoop
Now here is a worthy goal for any grandfather, to get into his car, pay all the tolls and make that 45 minute drive to the Marquee Mall in Angles City, here on Luzon. There are plenty of other malls closer and easier to get to, but only this mall would do, because this is […]