A funny thing happened last week. Well, it wasn’t quite so funny at the time it happened, but in retrospect it was indeed funny, or at least quite coincidental. Last Thursday, I woke up and I decided I wanted to buy a new Netbook. For those readers who are not really techies, a netbook is […]
The poor here compared to the poor in the West!
While watching TV on our cable channels, one of the topics on the show was how the poor people live in America. So of course I was fascinated by it. Hey, vast majority of the people in the Philippines live below the poverty line. So the host of the show was saying that they will […]
It’s been a long journey, though it seems short
My interest in and association with the Philippines hits a milestone today. It’s been a long journey, though the time seems so short. I started out by coming to the Philippines for the first time on July 24, 1990. I came back again in 1992, 1995 and 1999 before moving here to live permanently in […]
My Dog Army
What is a dog Army? It’s a collection unconditional love. For an example of this, lock your dog and anyone that says they love you, in the trunk of your car for twenty minutes. Open the trunk and then tell me which one is glad to see you? A year ago in June I wrote […]
The country’s debt rating has been UPGRADED!
Over the past few months or so, the USA has been in an uproar with politicians all fighting over the debt ceiling, budget cuts, new taxes, all things financial have been discussed. This week, an agreement was reached among the opposing political camps. The compromised on the issues. I, personally, am not so sure that […]
Name That Storm
Last Tuesday morning (26 July) I was woken by a 5.9 Earthquake on our Mountain here in Dinalupihan Bataan. It was a real dish rattler, but we sustained no damage unless you count terrified dogs as a problem. The Earthquake hit at 1:15 am, and I found I was unable to move, I was trapped […]