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 […]
A Most Wondrous Day
Last Tuesday the 5th of March was my wife Mayang’s Birthday, The week before she was adamant that there would be no party. He twin sister Clara felt the same and I decided to respect their wishes. But I did suggest that she and I go out for lunch and a movie. To her this […]
This could be the week for Tagle!
This could be a big week for the Philippines. Well, I suppose that either way it will be a big week. Let’s see what I am talking about here. Back on January 1, I made my Philippine Predictions for 2013. One of my predictions was a real wild one, but I made the prediction nonetheless. […]
It’s a “New Guy” Thing
While standing by my New Old Honda in the parking lot of the Harbor Point Mall the other day I was watching people enter and leave while waiting for Mayang. Now hanging in parking lots would not be a normal activity for me, but since I am married it does happen once in a while. […]
Since He Arrived
In May of last year my Grandson Jayden arrived at our house on the mountain here in Bataan Philippines. We were all quite pleased with the new little dude, plus I’m thinking, it’s a good sized house how much room can the little guy take up? The answer to that I’ve found is; “All of it!” It […]
Beware Canadians in the Philippines!
Yes, my article title may offend some of my Canadian friends, that is not my intention, though. I like Canadians, but was a bit disturbed by recent news involving Canadians here in the Philippines. It all started off last month when an Canadian expat living in Cebu went on a shooting spree at a courthouse […]