When in the olden days, if was getting paid off a ship to go on two months vacation, I always I checked all my ID’s needed to get back into the United States, when vacation is over. I check the dates on my Z-Card (Merchant Marine Document), My Sea Book that lists the type and […]
Once Upon A Time or this is no…
Day in and day out my friend Carlos who is in from Oregon for four months, and every day we walk the purok and say hello to our neighbors, all the kids give us our morning blessings (Or the Mano Po’s) a lot of the kids belong to my family so I’m Lolo daddy Paul, […]
That is one honest taxi driver!
Last week, Feyma and I were riding in a taxi and I noticed a plastic card hanging from the front seat. There is a picture of it later in this article. Basically the card had a photo of our taxi driver and said: “One Honest Taxi Driver”. I wondered what this was about, so I […]
Reunion Time
In my last article I told you about the first part of our recent trip to GenSan, and my Annual Report at the BI there. The main purpose of the trip, though, was the family reunion. This would be my first time to ever go to a family reunion, and I was not completely certain […]
Having fun in GenSan
Feyma and I recently took a trip to General Santos City. Our son, Chris, came along too. It all started right after the New Year when Feyma told me that she would be going to GenSan for the weekend in mid-January, she said it was time for the family reunion. Well, last year was the […]
North to Alaska (and way west too)
Well, this is going to be an interesting year for me, and I think for readers of this site as well. I have some plans for this site, Ways to Make a Living, and today I want to share one of those plans with you! Last year, 2016, was a tough year for us. I […]