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 […]
Oh it’s Christmas Now
I know this because my wife Mayang told me it was. The stores were trying to tell me last month at the Mall in September that it was Christmas, but they didn’t fool me for a second. Christmas is when brings in people to start hanging her Santa’s lighted sleigh on the top roof, her […]
A new friend
A few weeks ago Bob and I went somewhere in downtown Davao riding on a jeepney. When we hopped in the jeepney, we noticed a young and beautiful girl. Bob immediately talked to her and asked her name. The girl said that her name is Sakura. Just by looking at Sakura, we could tell that […]
Holy Bat Guano, Batman (Project 3 Conclusion)
During the painting of our house, I wrote about last week, we had to take apart and rebuild two bat caves that were where my top floor awnings used to be. When Boy-O opened them up, hundreds of bats took flight, four Filipinos’ also took fright, my wife and her sister ran to the street, […]
It’s getting to be that time of year
Yes indeed, it’s getting close to the holiday season again. For Filipinos the Holiday Season starts when the months end with “ber” like September, so now that it’s already November, Christmas is almost here. There is a lot of excitement in the Philippines at this time of year. People are happy and friendly. Back in […]