Last week I left off with Bruce his wife Ali and the Thompson’s were meeting again the following Saturday. Remember that the desk girl at his hotel corrected me Tuesday and said his sir name was Michelle instead of Michaels. The same girl and this time told me his last name was Mitchell. AH; a […]
Staying Flexible part I
Two of our LiP readers are coming to the Philippines on vacation PapaDuck and Bruce who both live in Florida and soon will be moving here fulltime, in a year or so or whenever. Bruce contacted me through LiP and e-mail, giving me his arrival times and said he and his wife would be staying […]
I was wrong!
I’ll blame it on my advancing years, but the first week in September I stopped at the Retired Activities Office or RAO down in the Barrio here in Olongapo City and picked up my US Mail. Since I was on my way to lunch with friends I tossed it into the back seat of my […]
Chow Time!
Today while sitting in our bedroom watching TV and contemplating on what to eat for our lunch. My maids were already asking me if they could just get roasted chicken (letson manok) for the kids. We usually eat meat with veggies for lunch. But today my helpers were cleaning the kitchen and its already late for them […]
Do You Ever Get Hungry?
I’m not talking about the local gastronomy; I’m talking about a taste of home. I was at a birthday party with some Kano friends, and I arrived at 1130, the young man was turning 12 and his folks had invited his entire class from school and quite a few Madams’ (Teachers). The hosts had put […]
The longest earthquake that I experienced!
Wow, we got our big shocking earthquake a few nights back. My God, felt that it would never end. It was really scary. I’ve been experiencing earthquake here and abroad, but never felt like forever until the other night. It’s one of the unforgettable experiences for us here. Just by looking at the faces at the […]