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, [...]
In the past, I have written about how I enjoy meeting and talking to Filipinos. As you walk through a mall, many of the sales people will say “Hello Ma’am/Sir.” Most people just walk by, but being an American, when people say hello, I stop to say hello in return. Also at times when I [...]
If your a regular reader here, you know about me and the reasons I have this site.
If your new to my site, let me explain in a short synopsis:
I moved here to Davao about a year and a half ago. I had lost my job in America and with the beginning of the [...]
What do I mean by the title “Look before you Leap”? If you have thoughts of moving to the Philippines to meet and marry a lady, use the old street crossing motto “Stop, look and Listen”. Do not just meet a lady online, pack up and move here. There is no way to know who [...]
This morning I received an email from someone with Expat Interviews website.
She notified me of someone who left a long negative comment about his views of life in the Philippines. Unfortunately he lives in Angeles City.
While running an errand this morning I was reminded of this story from olden times:
An older man was [...]
Here in the Philippines, unless you’re in an upper scale sub-division there is old roads, open areas, planting or construction. Many places have block walls without any concrete plaster covering the block walls. Plus there are so many vehicles spewing black smoke from their exhaust. With this there is a lot of dirt, dust and [...]
I have been writing more about life here and have witten less with the more personal articles, but today is special.
Today is my 1st Wedding Annniversary with my sweet Elena.
We had known each other about 3 years before I moved here and then had to postpone our marriage due to medical reasons.
Well, [...]
I have received many comments and emails questions about percentages and demographics of homosexuality in the Philippines.
I wrote an article a little while back about all the gays I notice all the time out about town.
There are also many “Ladyboys” who dress and present themselves as women. Some of these “ladyboys” are quite [...]
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In the previous article I wrote about all the poor and unemployed Filipinos and how some do not like to work. In this installment I will discuss how some unemployed find was to earn money to support their families.
One of the problems in Davao is parking, especially in places downtown. Few businesses have parking [...]
In the first part I mentioned about the lower end housing. This is the people that have some trade or job. Their houses are small with little extras. It is true they do have concrete walls and a roof over their head. They rent or own their home and lot.
There are people that are [...]
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