I know it has been a few days since Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday turned out like a regular day for me except Elena and the girls had not returned. I woke up, had my juice and coffee and then met a friend at BluGre Coffee. It is a nice Coffee Shop with relaxing Jazz music [...]
Well, Good Friday is almost over since it is 9:30pm here.
I stayed in the house today sweating in front of a fan and relaxed most of the day. My nephew and his girlfriend spent last night here and was here all day.
Even though Elena had made Penni Pasta with meat sauce in the [...]
Yesterday I was out and around town. Already you see a decrease of vehicles except for buses taking many people home to the Provinces to visit family for Easter. I saw many businesses already closed.
Today I will again go out and see how the city is getting ready to shut down. Tomorrow is Good [...]
Here in the Philippines Holy Week is a huge celebration. Yesterday we Palm Sunday,then Thursday is Holy Thursday which is the start of the main few days leading to Easter Sunday. Many businesses and government offices close.
Friday is Good Friday and the whole city and probably the country closes down. Last year a friend drove [...]
American Thanksgiving is over, Black Friday shopping crazies in the States are cleaning their wounds and in a lot of the US the temperatures are cooling and winter clothes are being unpacked.
But here in the Philippines none of these changes happens. So how do you know the season is arriving? Well a while back [...]
Being American I love Thanksgiving with all the foods. I love turkey, dressing/stuffing, and especially pumpkin pie.
As you know I live in the Philippines now and to Filipinos, the 3rd Thursday in November is just the 3rd Thursday in November, just as in all other countries in the world.
Well, one of my friends Louis mentioned [...]
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Well, I am in the Philippines but being an American it is the Thanksgiving Holiday today.For Americans it is a wonderful holiday to get together with friends and family. Because of this, Thanksgiving is the most traveled holiday in America.It is a day of thanks. Whether you’re American of… Continue reading
Last Saturday evening some friends and I went out to Felis Resort in Matina Applaya. Felis is a nice resort on the water. It has a pool, restaurants, rental cabins, and entertainment areas. Places to relax with a nice ocean breeze and a view of Samal Island. Continue reading
When I was a child, the stores did not decorate or promote Christmas until after Thanksgiving (3rd Thursday of November for non Americans).As time progressed and merchants wanted to extend the shopping season, the stores kept making it earlier. It was after Halloween when they started displaying Christmas decorations.Now you will see Christmas displays next [...]
First I hope everyone who celebrates Easter had a safe and Happy Easter.Here in the Philippines, a predominately Catholic country, Holy week is a very big deal. Schools closed from Wednesday through Sunday and practically every business closed on Good Friday.There is one practice in the Philippines that makes me wonder where devotion ends and [...]
Here in the Philippines girls do not have a Sweet 16 party as in America or other countries. Here they have a “Debut” pronounced “de-bu”.
If you can afford you will hire a room in a hotel or resort with a band. But with the cost of the holiday season and all we spent for things [...]
What difference a year makes. Last year I came to Davao to spend Christmas and New Years with Elena and her family.At that time Elena’s mom was still alive even though she was bedridden from strokes and Alzheimer’s.When I arrived there was already a lot of family here and by Christmas day the house was [...]
To all of you out there. Have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Good Kwanza and for all a Happy, Safe, Healthy and Prosporous New Year.As I spend my 2nd Christmas in Davao, I will remember last year returnig to Florida. This year there will be no sadness leaving my loving famly. I now will spend [...]
Christmas in Davao has a lot of similarities and differences from America and I would guess the rest of the world.Here in Davao as elsewhere a lot of homes and businesses have lights and decorations on display and you hear a lot of Christmas songs playing. You see salespeople wearing Santa hats and most people [...]
Yesterday I met Bob Martin for coffee at a Fagioli, a new coffee shop here in Lanang, Davao. It was a nice clean place and has many items to drink and eat. The deserts looked good, but since I am watching my weight all I had was some lemonaid.As I walked in another friend of [...]
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