Filipino crabbiness Schadenfreude. That is, one Filipino cannot stand to see another Filipino more successful than they. This expression or observation of human behavior got its start. it is said, with someone watching a low-sided basket of live crabs. Each crab doesn’t really want to be in the basket … perhaps the sense their impending […]
Happy Days (NOT)
The last few days have been tough days for me. I am not going to go into detail about it, but I’ll tell you a little bit. It all has to do with problems with plumbing in our house. The landlord has people working on this for us, trying to get it fixed, but it […]
What about my citizenship?
One question that I get from people all the time has to do with Citizenship. The question usually comes from Americans, and that is what I will address in this article, because since I am an American, I really don’t have much knowledge about Citizenship issues for Countries other than the USA and the Philippines. […]
What happened to my brother?
My parents had three kids. I am the oldest, and my brother is the youngest. My sister was 2 years younger than me, but she died at age fifteen, and I was 17 when that happened. So, during my adult life, my only sibling has been my younger brother. When I moved to the Philippines, […]
Reinventing yourself
Is it possible to reinvent yourself? I mean can you become a person totally different than who you are? It won’t necessarily be an easy thing to do, but I believe that it can be done. In some respects I have done it myself. When you move halfway around the world to a totally different […]
Happy Birthday to the man I love "MindanaoBob"
Today, the 20th of February is Bob’s birthday. I won’t say how old he is. You guys just have to guess it. I am so happy to know and love this man. I am so proud that he is my husband and the best Dad for our kids. Our kids adore him so much, even […]