I have been living in the Philippines for nearly 17 years now! It’s been a long haul, and a very good life. I have really enjoyed living here, and my eyes have been opened to many things. I have learned a lot, been exposed to other expats from nearly any country you can think of, […]
Full Discloser
September 12th came and off to hospital I went to complete my next and I hope last required surgery. So much preparation, I only wish I could have been part of it, I found out that my wonderful wife, Mrs. Thompson AKA Mayang has been packing for a week like we were going to Florida […]
That’s Your Opinion
The ninth August I’m at the Bay Pointe Hospital reading a book from my E-reader and enjoying my wait to see my Doctor. Refer to last week’s Article: LiP 08-06 (Hey Buddy, can you Spare a Stapler) BTW my next operation is a go on the 1st week of September. Deeply involved in the book, I […]
Hey Buddy, can you Spare a Stapler?
My weight is back to my normal 150 plus pounds, my blood work is all normal and my doctor still seems hesitant about my last operation that realigns my innards and severs my leash to the hospital. At first I thought that it was we got along so well that he would miss me and […]
How much is heart care in the Philippines?
As most readers know, I had a heart attack recently, June 26, 2016 to be precise. Since that time, I have been inundated with questions from friends and readers… they all want to know, “what does it cost if you have a heart attack in the Philippines?” While I certainly cannot give an exact number […]
The Questions
On the Face Book, I’m a member of two groups that are connected to where I grew up in the Dorchester section of Boston at the time it was an Irish Catholic conclave. With a smattering of other emetic groups mostly from Europe mixed in, but we all got along. We were a prideful group, […]