Well, since you read my last article, I’ve aged another year! Yep, my birthday was on Saturday! I normally don’t enjoy having a birthday party or anything like that. In fact, I can’t really remember the last time I had a party for my birthday, other than just enjoying a good meal with our immediate […]
Will the day come?
Will the day come when the Philippines goes into perpetual brownout status? Sometimes it seems so. Firstly, for those who are new readers, let me explain what a “brownout” is. Basically, it is what you would think of as a blackout. Here in the Philippines, though, they call it a brownout. When Feyma and I […]
What about Freedom of Speech?
The Philippine Constitution was crafted in 1987, after Ferdinand Marcos was ousted from Power and Corazon Aquino took the reins. After Marcos had seized power in the early 70’s (he was elected in the 60’s, but did not relinquish power), when he was finally thrown out in 1986, a new Constitution was crafted, and a […]
I Guess I’m Between the Poles
I made a Doctor’s appointment last week, as I’ve been having trouble sleeping through the night. Now my father had joked with me years ago that it was quite common as you get older. (Meaning many trips to the CR at night) I smiled and said that I was middle aged and was not too […]
Valentine’s Day in the Philippines
I am writing this article on the day before Valentine’s Day. When it is published, Valentine’s Day will have already passed here in the Philippines, but for many readers it will still be Valentine’s Day in the location where they are reading this. I will wish a Happy Valentine’s Day to all, though, whether it […]
Money I sent not enough
“Dear Feyma, I am a nurse who works in the States for a long time. Married to a Filipino that I meet while working here. I’ve been away in the Philippines for a long time now. Been sending money to my family there. They never been satisfied with the money that I was sending them. […]