Mayang went into Dinalupihan to pay the water bill, and like always she likes to wander around the market with her twin sister and see what there is to see. This week it was 75 yards of material to make new Christmas Curtains. Out comes her Singer Sewing machine to be cleaned and oiled and […]
Time for an expat chill out?
This past couple of weeks has found a lot of email in my inbox, messages on Facebook and whatever kinds of communications are possible… I have been getting them. The vast majority have been on one topic… President Duterte and where Americans and other Western expats stand with him. To be honest, Duterte has always […]
Philippine Car Seat Logic;
In February 2014 we bought our new (Now Old) car and it came with seat covers that I am not allowed to remove by order of Mayang. So under these covers are car seats that as far as I know have never been sat upon or seen the light of day. I myself have never […]
Updated: Testing, testing
Note from MindanaoBob: I have been getting a lot of requests for me to run this article again, so I am doing so today. Additionally, I am adding a current update at the end of the article. As most of you readers will recall, back in June I had a heart attack. I came home […]
Parameter Lizards or “Gated Communities”
Over the years the Navy sent me to many different duty stations around the world. I’ll use Puerto Rico (An American territory) as the classic example. In today’s vernacular they would be called “Gated Communities” because I was stationed with people whose only view of Puerto Rico had a 12 foot high Chain link fence […]
A major downside to expat living
I have been living in the Philippines for nearly 17 years now! It’s been a long haul, and a very good life. I have really enjoyed living here, and my eyes have been opened to many things. I have learned a lot, been exposed to other expats from nearly any country you can think of, […]