I’ve been living back here for over 10 years now. I can really totally understand the people that want to retire here to wait until later, when they have money for retirement. For me it would be better at least you have the security in case the plan you made before coming doesn’t work out. […]
You can’t win
Since I’m one of the last few hundred smokers left on earth, and I still use a Zippo lighter, as I have since 1964. As a matter of fact, it’s the reason I smoke, the sound and smell of a Zippo is beyond compare. I have a collection of Zippo’s, more than a hundred I’ve […]
Can’t we all just get along?
Yes, those are the words that Rodney King is famous for. Today, though, I am using those words in an expat context. It’s not about living in the Philippines. It’s not (so much) about being American. What it is about is being an expat – a person who lives in a country other than where […]
What is a mangosteen?
One of my favorite fruits in the Philippines is mangosteen. A lot of people ask me, “Bob, what’s a mangosteen?” Well, a mangosteen, as I said already, is a fruit. “Ah, it’s some kind of a mango, then?” Well, no, it is not a mango, nor is it anything like a mango. It is not […]
Chicken Soup with Homemade Bread
Yesterday was kind of a lazy day for me. I was just lounging around after we cleaned up the inside and outside the house. My nieces and our maid was really the ones finishing up with the cleaning the inside of our house. My 4 kids helped Deo, my nephew, in cleaning up the outside. […]
The outernet
This age of Internet communications is wonderful. No matter where in the world, you can be in instant communication with your friends, family and associates no matter where in the world they are. It is a far cry from how things were just 15 or 20 years ago. When I was a child my family […]