I am writing and asking you guys that live in a house with multi-culture environment, are both partners willing to give and take or learn from each other? I am going to give more about Bob and I as an example. When Bob and I were writing to each other, before we were married, I was so […]
Gobble Gobble
After leaving Dorchester (The better part of Boston) Massachusetts to join the Navy in October 1964 my first month in the service we celebrated Thanksgiving Day on base in Boot Camp in San Diego CA. I’ll admit it was good, but not near my grandmother’s cooking but good just the same. For the rest of […]
All Saints Day in the Philippines
It was a quiet Saturday morning last week, as I say at my computer sending my Nap story to Sir Bob. I heard scurrying throughout the house, as preparation were being made to head off to the bone yards to observe the “Day of the Dead, All Souls Day, All Saints Day which it is […]
It’s another Thanksgiving Celebration in the Philippines!
Yep another Thanksgiving celebration again here in the Philippines, American style. What I mean by that, we usually celebrate our Thanksgiving just like the way Bob’s family celebrated when he’s growing up. Then when I came to America I observed them and I liked it. So Bob and I decided to celebrate the thanksgiving the way […]
Can I lose my 13A Visa? EAM
Do you have a 13A Visa? Maybe a 13G Visa? Do you ever worry about losing it? It can happen! However, it probably can’t happen as easily as you may imagine. I recently received a question from Martyn through my Expat Answer Man voicemail line (if you have a question you can leave me a […]
The Right Guy for the Job
We were cutting the grasses; I know my plural is incorrect but that is the fault of my language, we teach people learning English that adding an “S” will make it plural, and then we forget to tell them the multitude of exceptions to that rule. My wife cuts the grasses and I’ll be damned […]