As I mentioned in an article earlier this week, my birthday was last weekend. I woke up early on Saturday morning and had a number of plans for the day, and was in a happy mood. It was my birthday, after all, so why wouldn’t I be happy. Well, I suppose that if I considered […]
Our new neighbors
In the Philippines, there basically is no zoning when it comes to real estate, so you never know for sure what kind of neighbors you will be getting. In most developed countries, land is zoned – there are areas that are designated for businesses, industrial, residential, etc. In the Philippines you might have a business […]
So You think you need a car?
Why would you bother to own a car here in the Philippines? What, with the great public transportation that’s available. First are the Victory Liner Buses and the other Bus if you know the name, Then the Mini-Buses with the wooden seats, Jeepneys in all sizes and colors, and of course the Trike and the […]
Birthday Bash!
Well, since you read my last article, I’ve aged another year! Yep, my birthday was on Saturday! I normally don’t enjoy having a birthday party or anything like that. In fact, I can’t really remember the last time I had a party for my birthday, other than just enjoying a good meal with our immediate […]
Will the day come?
Will the day come when the Philippines goes into perpetual brownout status? Sometimes it seems so. Firstly, for those who are new readers, let me explain what a “brownout” is. Basically, it is what you would think of as a blackout. Here in the Philippines, though, they call it a brownout. When Feyma and I […]
What about Freedom of Speech?
The Philippine Constitution was crafted in 1987, after Ferdinand Marcos was ousted from Power and Corazon Aquino took the reins. After Marcos had seized power in the early 70’s (he was elected in the 60’s, but did not relinquish power), when he was finally thrown out in 1986, a new Constitution was crafted, and a […]