I’ve had this post sitting around “un-done” in my drafts folder for some time. Today I was housecleaning (disk cleaning) and I decided to make something out of it rather than giving it the old heave ho. It’s my thought that many of you are reading here for many different reasons, but the various reasons […]
The snowbird lifestyle
Do you know what a “snowbird” is? It is an American term, which I don’t think is that widely used in other countries. Probably it is also used in Canada, but maybe nowhere else, although I am uncertain of that. A snowbird is what we Americans call a person who lives in two different places. […]
No shipment, sorry.
There are two or three words that spell out life in the provinces. Two words, “no shipment.” Or, sometimes you hear three words, “Sorry, no shipment,” or “No shipment, sorry.” These, as I said, are regularly heard words in the Provinces of the Philippines. Where are “the provinces,” you ask? Well, basically any place outside […]
After lunch?
If you read the things I write regularly, it should be obvious to you that I love living in the Philippines. I love the people, I love the country. Overall, I can think of no place on the earth where I would prefer to live. However, that doesn’t mean that the Philippines is a Paradise, […]
Soap making!
A few weeks ago Teacher Bebe invited me to go with her and see how to make a soap. I am glad I went with her. The lady that demonstrated how to make the soap told us that the soap that we were making was to be given to the poor people here in Davao […]
The new Philippine Office
Everywhere in the world, the office place has changed in the past decade or two. The Philippines is no different. I have seen dramatic changes in the Philippines in the years that I have lived here. I originally moved to Davao City in 2002, after having lived in GenSan for a couple of years. When […]