Last week, I received an e-mail from a fellow named Rommel. Rommel is a Filipino and a very nice fellow. Here is the e-mail he sent to me: Hi Bob, Totally enjoying your site! I’ve worked in MNC’s over the past years and had a lot of expat bosses and ALL of them enjoyed the […]
Now I’ve Seen It All
A few years ago my friend was moving from one house he owned here on Luzon to another. It went smoothly until at the end we’re looking at his 1957 Chevy which the body is on blocks and the frame and running gear is separated. The frame is easy; we push it like it was […]
Bob’s friend!
A few days ago Bob bought a basketball for some kids that he knew a few months ago. Bob introduced me to these kids like a month or two ago. They are living not too far from our house. Really near the small market in our area. One of the kids was kind of the […]
I feel humbled
This will be just a short post, but I want to acknowledge an award which I was given last night. Last night, December 3, 2011, was the Luzon award session, and National awards of the 2011 Philippine Blog awards. A few months ago, during the nomination process of the Philippine Blog awards, I was nominated […]
My Filipino Mom
It happened this past weekend, I felt that I had acquired a new Filipino Mom. I’ve been in the Philippines for almost 12 years now, and my mother from the States has come to visit us several times during that time span. But, it’s been a while since I’ve seen her, although we talk regularly […]
I stayed in Paradise!
While in GenSan this past weekend, I was able to do something that I had not done before. I stayed in Paradise, I stayed at Sarangani Highlands! I had visited Sarangani Highlands many times in the past, but they never had a hotel there before, so I had never stayed overnight at Sarangani Highlands. Sarangani […]