I just wanted to write this story because it really is a big problem by some family here in the Philippines. Last week a cousin of mine arrived from Luzon. This is the first time in my life meeting her. She already heard of me through her brother who came here middle of last year. […]
Surprise winner!
Last week was a search for Bb. Pilipinas (Miss Philippines) here. On this beauty pageant they will get like 3 ladies that will represent the Philippines on all the pageant abroad like Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss World. Its a bit controversial this time. Here is a look at the eventual contest winner and […]
My Childhood visits to Bohol
When I was a kid during the month of May my Dad, my Mom and myself we would always go to Bohol for vacation. You would probably wonder why the month of May? Well, May is the month where most Barangays in Bohol will celebrate their Fiesta. We would go there first week of May […]
Sad story!
A few days ago I was browsing on some of my web mails. I saw one that really caught my attention. The mail was from somebody that is really is close to Bob and I. We love this person dearly and this person I know for sure is totally honest in everything she will say. […]
What if?: Death in the family!
How is a wake and the burial handled if someone dies in the family here in the Philippines? Let’s look at what happened during the death of my Dad. I was living in the USA at the time of his death. Six months before my Dad died, Bob, Chris and I came to the Philippines […]
Passing along responsibility
How do Filipino families afford to send their kids to school? I think this is one of the questions thats pops up to the minds of some of the people that come here to visit and not live here and seeing how big many people we have here in every household. We all know that […]