A few days ago Bob, myself and a friend were sitting on our porch watching the kids play basketball. We were talking about the party that we just attended a few days back. With that chat we touched on a topic about our kids behavior now compared to when we were kids. Like we always […]
The Third Project is Paint the House
It’s been ten years since our house was painted last and the mold and sun has taken the luster off the rose. Last year when we tiled the front of the house it looked good, until your eyes looked up and saw the rest of the joint. So I guess it’s time, oh hell I’m […]
Inspiring and Frightening
Recently I met an American fellow who has been living in the Philippines for only a few years now. He is a very nice guy, and he had a few interesting stories to share with me. I want to relay one of his stories today, but for his privacy I am changing his name, and […]
You don’t see much change in the Philippines
Recently, my friend Randy visited the Philippines. He was in Davao. I hope he had a good time while he was here. After returning to the States, Randy wrote an article on his site about Change in the Philippines. Randy made a point that is very true, change is not very common in the Philippines. […]
Be Careful Be Very, Very Careful
Last Monday LBC Bank failed, and billions of Pesos in depositor’s money is gone forever. Although the the Bank Regulators discovered something wrong with LBC Bank’s operations a year ago and gave it time to correct the situation; it still failed. The depositors found out Monday morning when the LBC bank didn’t open. The personal […]
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 […]