I was watching TV and they showed this 2 year old kid from Indonesia who’s smoking 4o cigarettes a day. I just could not believe it. But when I searched on YouTube it’s there. It really struck me that it’s been going on here in the Philippines too. Only thing I never saw as young […]
Please try not to be naive!
I’ve been hearing through some friends about the racket now of the ladies here in the Philippines, to get money from the foreigners. They will just tell some outrageous stories to the guy, and the guy fell into the hook of the ladies. They will send money that they will end up working so many […]
Dear Feyma: “I want to retire there in the RP”
I will share with you an email from somebody who is wanting to retire here but because of the bad economy all over the world she has to put the thinking of retirement on hold and try to work harder and longer. I’m pretty sure a lot of our readers can relate to this. “Dear […]
Chicken pot pies, recipe according to what we have!
I made chicken pot pies last night. As always it’s a big hit here in my household. But the main people that will eat it, would be Bob, Chris and AJ. We like it a lot too but making the dough sometimes takes time so we will just eat the pot pies filling. Our new […]
Just thinking!
I am just sitting here in front of my computer and figuring out what to write. It’s been a whirlwind of feelings for me right now. My last post has been so depressing that I have been contemplating of quitting. I never thought of anyone so mean and arrogant and judgmental to other people. One […]
The poor here compared to the poor in the West!
While watching TV on our cable channels, one of the topics on the show was how the poor people live in America. So of course I was fascinated by it. Hey, vast majority of the people in the Philippines live below the poverty line. So the host of the show was saying that they will […]