In the olden days of the NAVY FEDERAL CREDFIT UNION you had to be a member of the US Navy or USMC to join and you had to be outside of the United States. All Dept. of Defense can join now) I was a Member of the Norfolk Navy Credit Union, at the time and […]
It Did Smell Bad
Paul Thompson is taking a well deserved week off, so I decided to re-run this early article of his, originally published in August 2009. This story is our first story about Paul’s (in)famous “new-old car”. It is a classic. Paul will be back again next week with a new post! It did smell bad. […]
As Time Goes Driving By
I’m boarding Mr. Peabody’s Way-Back-Machine and flashing back to February 2014, the day my wife and I walked into the Mitsubishi Car world Subic Showroom which was the second dealership I had visited on the first day of my car shopping adventure. Next, I had planned to drive my new old Honda to San Fernando […]
How to Ride the Bus in the Philippines
If you come to the Philippines as a tourist, or you live here, the likelihood is that sooner or later you will ride the bus. I am sure that a lot of you might be wary of riding the bus, maybe you don’t know what you are supposed to do, how it works, etc. I […]
Davao – GenSan Travel
Earlier this week, I wrote about What You should know about Martial Law, and I mentioned about my trip last weekend to General Santos City. General Santos is between 2 1/2 to 4 hours travel from Davao. That is a big spread, but the difference depends on the level of traffic, the driving of the […]
Having fun in GenSan
Feyma and I recently took a trip to General Santos City. Our son, Chris, came along too. It all started right after the New Year when Feyma told me that she would be going to GenSan for the weekend in mid-January, she said it was time for the family reunion. Well, last year was the […]