• Bruce on May 27th, 2009

    I am 55 and mortality has not been much of a thought in my life. I know we only have so much time on this planet and then our life is over. Physically I am fine and have no illnesses to cause worry.
    Well yesterday I was notified that a man I know here died [...]

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    Bruce on April 11th, 2009

    To keep up on the Holy Week activities of each day I will report on today, Saturday.
    I woke this morning to find my nephew and his girlfriend already gone from the house to work. If you do not know this fact, most jobs here are 6 days a week.
    I planned to spend the [...]

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    Bruce on April 10th, 2009

    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 [...]

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    Bruce on April 9th, 2009

    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 [...]

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    Bruce on April 6th, 2009

    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 [...]

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    Bruce on March 24th, 2008

    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 [...]

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