I know it’s a trick question or at least an oxymoron to include time and the Republic of the Philippines within the same sentence. For the most part time is your friend here in the Philippines as it passes at your speed and no one else’s. And the funny part about time here is, if […]
I’ve Got Dessert
I was eating some ice cream the other day and got to thinking about something my Dad taught me 30 years ago. We had driven over to Tampa from Clearwater to a famous Steak House named Bern’s for dinner. The waiter brought the menu to my Father and he quickly went to the dessert section […]
Down To the Wire
Beware the ides of March I commented last week, little did I know that it would jump up and bite me square on the butt. It was Friday the 15th I was puterin’ away as happy as a clam at a New England Clam Bake. Dumb as dirt and just a huntin’ and a peckin’ […]
Summer Time; When The Living Is Easy
Beware the ides of March is an old expression dating back to Julius Caesar and his buddy Brutus. It also holds the biggest holiday in my old hometown of Boston, and that would be Saint Patrick’s Day, A day that in the past I’ve tried to celebrate here in the Philippines with my family, but […]
A Most Wondrous Day
Last Tuesday the 5th of March was my wife Mayang’s Birthday, The week before she was adamant that there would be no party. He twin sister Clara felt the same and I decided to respect their wishes. But I did suggest that she and I go out for lunch and a movie. To her this […]
It’s a “New Guy” Thing
While standing by my New Old Honda in the parking lot of the Harbor Point Mall the other day I was watching people enter and leave while waiting for Mayang. Now hanging in parking lots would not be a normal activity for me, but since I am married it does happen once in a while. […]