Myself, Bebe (Bob’s Bisaya teacher) and one more lady were talking a few weeks ago about getting together just to meet up for girl talk over lunch or coffee. We were set to meet up a week ago. But I had to bail out since I had a friend who came here from Manila. The […]
When Did That Happen?
How did my granddaughter turn 12? Last week on 3 October and why was I surprised by that fact, not the fact that it was her birthday, but the fact that 12 years had passed. I see her all the time as she breezes through the house on a visit coming back from somewhere or […]
The Wedding
A story of success in the Philippines, the Sanguyo family started in Bulacan growing vegetables and selling them at the local market. Later as their lives improved my Balae (The father of my son-in-law Chrisanto or Chris for short) branched off and started supplying the markets of Olongapo and Bulacan with fresh fruits and vegetables […]
Real Gratitude
On Monday of this week, I wrote an article about being a Ninong. The events I wrote about in that article occurred at a party that Feyma and I attended. As I mentioned in that article, there was something else that happened at that party which I wanted to write about as well. Today, I’d […]
The fun of having a business
Having a business in the Philippines can be quite… well… fun. They say it’s more fun in the Philippines, after all. Feyma and I started our first business in the Philippines sometime in 2000, within our first year of arriving here. It was all sort of done by accident. The business I am talking about […]
A personal note!
I’m writing and sharing about our personal life story of Bob and myself. It’s almost time for our 24th year wedding anniversary. I was just pondering what to write this week, and it hits me while getting something in Bob’s wallet. He wants me to check on something for him and I had to get his […]