Remember a month ago, maybe 2 months ago? H1N1, or Swine Flu as it was called back then was a hot topic on the news. Mexico was ground zero for the swine flu. The USA was not far behind, with plenty of cases of Swine Flu showing up in many US States. There were many […]
Fishing in Patag River
Summer is over here in the Philippines already. Some kids went back to school a few days ago. Most of the private school will be going back this coming Monday. During summer my kids went to GenSan. They also went to my family farm. As I wrote here before that they like to go there. […]
Filipinos only want your money
Filipinos are only out for your money. I hear it every day from a lot of foreigners. I hear it from people I meet with face to face. I hear it from people who e-mail me. I remember when I first got married to Feyma. So many people told me – “Oh, she only wants […]
Philippine History
Today’s Guest Column is from David Katague. David has a blog about his place in his beloved Marinduque, give it a visit, and visit David if you happen to be in Marinduque too! History of the Philippines in 10 Minutes Yesterday, a friend forwarded me an e-mail titled Brief History of da Pinoy by Dioskodai, […]
Recession-proof?
For at least a year now, most, perhaps nearly all of the world has been mired in a deep recession. People in most parts of the world are really suffering. Jobs are being lost and new jobs are scarce. People in many parts of the world, especially in the USA are losing their houses to […]
Why You’re Reading About the Philippines
I’ve had this post sitting around “un-done” in my drafts folder for some time. Today I was housecleaning (disk cleaning) and I decided to make something out of it rather than giving it the old heave ho. It’s my thought that many of you are reading here for many different reasons, but the various reasons […]