We all need water, to drink, to wash, for laundry and many other uses. Water is needed for daily survival. The biggest need is to drink and be hydrated but we also need it for washing and laundry.
In our home country, we never think about water service, it is always there. Most times if [...]
Again Steve sent me an article he wrote. It is about the CNN Hero Awards. This subject has been covered on some other sites, but Steve adds some of his thoughts to share and asked me to publish it on my site. So here it is.
A Filipino HERO, a world HERO, by Steve in Davao [...]
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 [...]
There are many charities here in Davao as there are all over the Philippines. Most of the charities are for the small children or the people of an older age. In the past, I have writing about the Field of Dreams boy’s home that is doing wonderful work for young children.
Well, through the Expat [...]
Continue reading about A Home for Those with Ambition – Panacan, Davao City
You might ask what Anniversary. It is not of my marriage to Elena, which will be this summer; it is my second anniversary living here in the Philippines. On December 6, 2007, I walked off the plan in Davao and started my new life.
Now, you will be thinking, what changes have occurred, well many? [...]
No way can I be considered a long time resident here in the Philippines and to many I am probably considered a newbie. As of December 6th it will be my second year living here. I am always learning about the differences in cultures and understanding.
As in all countries and even different locals in [...]
Continue reading about Attitudes and Understanding Life and the People of the Philippines
I have written a little about my past and for two years I have written about my life living here in Davao City in the Philippines. I am not going to bore you with stories of my childhood but feel like telling about how my life brought me here. In my younger years and with [...]
A reader and now friend I have made through this site, at my asking, offered to write an article now and then for my site. His name is Gene Davis.
Gene is an American from North Hollywood, California. He met his lovely wife while visiting Manila in 1996 and they were married in 2003 when [...]
In July, I added a PayPal Donation button to my site and wrote an article about why I did it. The article “Donations Accepted” was posted on July 20th. My original thought by starting American in Davao was to journal my life living here in the Philippines.
Approximately thirty minutes after posting the article [...]
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 [...]
Here again is an article from John Ray of Palawan Anecdotes. He is kind enough to be a guest writer at times for my site. Our friendship developed back in January when, as a follower of my site mentioned he wanted to move his blog from blogspot to its own domain. With my help we [...]
My Friend and fellow Blogger John Ray of Palawan Anecdotes sent me this article. He has written a few this past week about his beloved past President Corazon Aquino. I hope you will enjoy his words and sentiments about his country which he loves and cares about. These are John Rays words and he asked [...]
Living in Luxury? What does that mean? A while back a commenter said something that had bothered me. He said when he retired, he could live comfortably in America or he could live in luxury in Davao. He said, to him, it was a no brainer. In other words living here was the best decision. [...]
Last Wednesday the foreigner group I belong to, Friends of Mindanao, made a road trip to Agusan del Norte to visit the home of one of our members, Richard and Jesa. Their home is in Agusan which is about a 3 hour drive north of Davao. We arraigned for two private vans to accommodate [...]
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, [...]
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