Well, August 9 comes around each and every year, I am pretty sure about that. August 9 is a special day for me every single year too. This year, though, it has even more meaning. It’s a milestone even for Feyma and I this year. Why do we feel that August 9 is special? Well, […]
Helping Out
A few months ago I posted here the pictures and articles about helping out Pat to rebuild her house. They really were in bad shape at that time. They couldn’t even have a good night sleep if it rained a lot here in Davao. During summer time here I was working for a friend renovating […]
Bizarre Foods!
Today I was gonna write about the bizarre behavior of our dear neighbor. I can’t even begin to tell you how their attitudes were. They are the one at fault but didn’t up to it. Instead of saying sorry they are blaming us. My gosh, what a neighbor we have here. Well, when I look […]
Follow-up on Martin Household Bayanihan
As I told you earlier, we planned a Bayanihan, or a work party at our maid, Pat’s house. A few weekend ago my kids, my nieces and nephew and of course Jun & Jun Jun, and I went to Pat’s house to start working on her house. It was really something for the my kids […]
Friends going out
Just wanting to write a follow up on the “Dear Feyma: Please Advise” column that I wrote a few weeks ago. I got a private email and said that he is happy to be married to an older lady. And that she stayed in the house not in the bar hanging out. I responded to […]
How young is too young for a maid
I am talking now about employing a younger maid in our household. A lot of them came from the province with little education. They have to work because their parents can’t afford for them to continue their education. Most of them came from a very large family I mean large with 8-10 siblings in the […]