I’ve grow up with a few coffee plants in our farm just for our consumption. Our house sits on 5 acres land. On a third of that my dad planted coffee and cacao (cocoa) plants. Well of course at that time I never really appreciate the coffee. I tried to help my parents harvest the […]
Father’s Day in the Philippines
Well, I am writing this article on Sunday, June 21, which is Father’s Day. I think. Why would I be unsure about that? Well, let’s just say that my Father’s Day experiences in the Philippines have been a bit… well… different. It all started on my first June in the Philippines. We moved here in […]
Philippine financial matters
Over the weekend, I read an interesting article from Dave Starr on his site entitled “Philippine Family Matters.” I was so happy that I decided to take the time to read the article because of several reasons. Firstly, it drove home something that I have written about myself a number of times. Secondly, it made […]
Stop it, Feyma!
A few days ago I got a surprising text from somebody saying that “Feyma please stop advising my daughter and my son-in-law to get an apartment while in the city, I want them to live next to me here in the province.” I texted her back to please read our site and take a look […]
Different attitudes
As Bob mention on his column a few days ago, the highlight of our trip to Father Franco’s place was meeting new people especially the 3 ladies who are from Peru. It was really nice talking to them, even the mom although sometimes we had a hard time understanding each other. We did enjoy talking […]
Easter Sunday with old friends and new
Spending a day with old friends and making new friends at the same time always makes for a great day. Mixing that together with a special holiday, and also some wonderful food and spirit only makes it that much better! A week or more ago, our old friend, Father Franco Uras, an Italian Priest who […]