Who is lazy? I’ll have to admit it, it’s me; I could blame it on retirement, my age, the weather, or the Philippines easy way of life. But that would all be wrong and unfair. I’m lazy because I can be, and that’s the simple truth, with no excuses. My wife is a small part […]
A Webb of Lies?
Back in 1991 there was a massacre that killed a number of members of a family here in the Philippines. The crime was brutal and received huge media coverage at the time. I can remember sort of following this case when we lived in the States. Feyma had just come to live in the States […]
Christmas time again!
Another year passed, again to celebrate the Christmas season. I just do not feel the season yet. I guess, I was too busy with our move that I didn’t think about Christmas time again. If not that I saw the Christmas tree that is lighting Victoria Plaza Mall and some other areas here in Davao […]
Oops, the cost just went up!
If you are a regular reader here, you might remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about my visit to the barber shop in my neighborhood. A homeless man came into the shop and did some things that came off as somewhat threatening. My barber there (this was my first time to use this […]
No More Shopping Days ‘Till Christmas
I just don’t care how many shopping days are left; the TV can count it down until the kalabow (carabao) comes home, or when pigs fly, or ducks sing. I’m done! Malls, night markets, or the guy with the overloaded kalesa, parked in front of my house with his kabayo dropping piles of free fertilizers […]
Want Milk?
I had a kind of interesting day last Friday. I admit that I chuckle when I think about it. It all started in the morning. Almost a year ago, I wrote an article about milk in the Philippines. I wrote about how UHT Milk is what is most widely sold here, and that it still […]