The people that I’m describing right now were really one of the families that Bob and I will never ever forget in our entire life. It all started when we moved to Ridgefield from Vancouver in Washington State. We used to live in a very nice subdivision in Vancouver. We were house sitting the house of my in-laws while […]
You Cannot Get Blood From a Stone
You cannot get blood from a stone. Ever heard that expression? If you’re not familiar with it, it is defined as: Prov. You cannot get help from an uncharitable person or money from someone who has none. A lot of people think it comes from the Bible, but it does not. But it’s very true […]
New Philippine Auto Tags
If you understand the new LTO rules, please let me know. I bought a new car, and dressed it up with a chrome tag cover that even says Mitsubishi on it. Then I’m told that the old US size Rizal License Tag is out the door, down the road never to be used again but […]
Dealing with Brownouts – EAM
Well, anybody who has spent any time in the Philippines would know that brownouts, or as we would call them, Blackouts, can be a big problem in many parts of the Philippines. Living without electricity is not very fun though. How do you deal with it? Well, today I got a question from Tommy, who […]
New show on E News Channel-Asia!
I was just surfing through our TV in search for a good show. I stopped on one channel; 608 on our sky box, It’s the E News Asia. On screen the teaser of their upcoming line-up for there month of June shows. I saw one of the famous families here in the Philippines. That Pinoy family will have a […]
Elder care in the Philippines
Specially since I am well into my “Golden Years” (I’ll be 69 in September of this year, Good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise), many people ask me about growing old and the provisions for elder care here in the Philippines. Some of their questions seem to be general concerns about my plans, and […]