I know many of you have given up on me. I have heard from Elena there are many of the expats from Davao reading my site, even though they never let me know by comments or telling me.
In addition, many would like to hear I have failed. Well life is not easy but I [...]
If you follow this site from the conception, I was only 54 years old when I moved here. I was a Project Manager in the residential architecture field. When the financial crisis started, the fist affected was the housing industry and then the home loan industry.
At that time, I had filed for Elena’s Fiancée [...]
One of the readers here asked about me writing an article about courting a Filipina. This has given me some thought about how to write this article.
In America and I would expect in most Western countries meeting and courting is similar. First, there are many ways someone meets the opposite sex with the thoughts [...]
I have been asked by some readers to discuss the income classes (levels) in the Philippines. This is more difficult to classify since I am not an economist and have access to the incomes of the populace.
As I wrote previously, Filipinos need fewer comforts as most foreigners are accustomed to needing. Just as Americans [...]
A few days ago, I wrote an article asking for assistance from my readers asking about subjects for me to write about.
The two areas the comments was the Filipino sense of humor or lack of any in the way we joke or tell jokes. The other area, which there was a few comments, was [...]
Continue reading about Isolation in a Filipina/Foreigner Household
I touched on this subject in my article “The Filipino “It’s OK Mentality””
When I was a child and before the new school year started, my mom would take my brother and me to purchase clothes for school. My mom would tell us “These are for the school year. Take care of this clothes and [...]
If you read the comments there is a visitor/commenter here, Steve in Davao, who often comments. I know little about Steve except he is 51 years old, married to his Filipina wife in the US in 2003, and little daughter aged five. They moved to Davao last November and is enjoying his new life here. [...]
Well Christmas Day has arrived in Davao. Because of family coming into town for my nephews weeding last week, some of the family decided to stay through Christmas. A niece and nephew from Surigao who were here decided to go to Kidapawan with their uncle since they never been there before to see the city. [...]
As I have mentioned in other articles about my Filipino family, we have two nephews and three nieces, who are siblings that are more like our children. The three nieces live with us as does the second from oldest when he is home from work on ships. The oldest male, Amar lives in Davao and [...]
This year was a special treat. Our nephew Peter, who is currently a 4th Marine Engineer, was home on his vacation. It was also special since on October 23rd was his 26th birthday. To celebrate his birthday, besides dinner and cake, that next Sunday the whole family spent the day on Samal Island at [...]
Continue reading about Birthday Celebration at Blue Jazz Beach Resort, Samal Island
With our 2 oldest nieces in review school for their board exams in nursing and our youngest niece in 3rd year of nursing school, Elena decided to hire a maid or helper to assist her with taking care of the house.
In America, if you need assistance with the house cleaning, most average families hire [...]
This year as the same last year, I did not have the energy to battle the heat and the crowds and go downtown for the Kadayawan Parades. On Saturday is the parade for the dance teams. These are teams that dress in native outfits and do native folk type dancing. On Sunday is the Parade [...]
If you have followed my site and gotten to know my family, I have three nieces living with us. When I moved here, all three were nursing students. Well the oldest two have finished their studies. Merliza, the oldest graduated in April. Because of mix-up with curriculum, Mona, the second oldest had to take one [...]
When I was a child, of course I had that round glass bowl with a goldfish. After a few months the gold fish would die and the bowl would go into the basement and forgotten.
In my teens my father got the aquarium bug and bought a large tank with all the items needed, [...]
What do I mean “life is different”; well there are many things that are different. There are some similar things but overall, even the similar things have a different twist to them. The best I can use to describe is things are 180 degrees opposite than life in America.
Family dynamics are so different. In [...]
Continue reading about How life is different living in the Philippines (Family Dynamics)
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