Anybody who has been reading this site for much time at all is aware that I take lessons in the Cebuano language, and that my teacher is Bebe Metillo. Bebe and I are quite close, and I really consider her like a sister. In addition to teaching me the language, Bebe also teaches me cultural […]
A bitter/sweet family get together
Beginning of last month my family suffered a terrible incident. April 1st to be exact. It used to be a really special day for us, the birthday of my dad. Used to be a big party with us family and friends our tenants. Just trying to remember my dad, on that early day I was […]
Dear Feyma “Thanks for listening”
It’s been awhile since I have posted a Dear Feyma letter here. I just didn’t go through a lot of my emails yet. But I had this email that caught my attention. “Dear Feyma, I am a Pinay. An OFW working in the Middle East. I just got back from a month of vacation there […]
Being Wary
A month ago I wrote about an unsavory Kano and a fender bender he was in, with my car. The subject came up in the comment section, about what I should do about it. There were a lot of good suggestions on how to deal with it. One approach I’ve heard from other contributors before, […]
Strawberries and Dreams
Last week, Feyma, the kids and I took a day trip up to Bukidnon to see our old friend, Father Franco Uras. Father Franco is an Italian Priest who lives in Buda, which is right on the Bukidnon/Davao border. We have known Father for years now, and we always enjoy spending a day visiting with […]
A Simple Day
It was last week and a Saturday morning; I’m on the “Puter,” connected to the world, when I notice the twins were absent, they weren’t inside the house, or in the front or the backyard. But then I heard chopping and falling branches on the empty lot next-door to our house. I went to investigate, […]