Well Thanksgiving is over. Time for us to think now of the Christmas shopping. We are so lucky that we can buy even just a few presents for our kids and give some to our friends and family. Living here now for 13+ years, I’ve seen people – too many people here struggling to buy […]
Summer Time; When The Living Is Easy
Beware the ides of March is an old expression dating back to Julius Caesar and his buddy Brutus. It also holds the biggest holiday in my old hometown of Boston, and that would be Saint Patrick’s Day, A day that in the past I’ve tried to celebrate here in the Philippines with my family, but […]
Why I hate New Years Eve
This is a story about New Years Eve and how and why I do it this way. It occurred to me years ago that my family here in the RP had a tradition celebrating the New Year that went back to when my wife Mayang was a kid. It had never changed until I entered […]
A Ken Doll??
A while ago I posted a joke on Face Book about how I wanted a Kindle E-Reader for Christmas and I said that under the tree I spied a present with my name on it, I silently opened the present to find a Ken Doll instead, and I chocked it up to language barrier. The […]
Christmas ham in the Philippines
Christmas is a time of tradition. It is a time when we try to emulate our childhood memories, bring back fond things to enhance our happiness. It is a time when we try to teach our kids about the traditions that make the season joyful and enjoyable for us. One thing that is pretty ingrained in the […]
Happy Gobble, Gobble day to all Americans throughout the world!
It’s another time of the year again for all the Americans throughout the world to celebrate the Thanksgiving day today. I am wishing everybody a very Happy and wonderful celebration. May it maybe simple or lavish or fancy or whatever you and your family celebrated. As for my family we will celebrate Thanksgiving the way […]