“Fiesta” and “Siesta”…. Oh so closely related! [Includes Video]
It’s A Fiesta! It’s a tradition here in Guam, and in the Philippines, and in most majority Roman Catholic countries, at least where the Spaniards had an influence. Yep, the Spaniards get all the blame! Many years ago, Spain marked certain days to remember particular Catholic saints with celebrations. When Spanish missionaries first arrived in […] Read More
Getting Old?
Cause and Effect! We were all young once. Some of us still think we are. When my wife snarls at me and tells me to grow up, these days I take it as a compliment. Sometimes though I think she is just jealous but nevertheless, it is all about one’s frame of mind. This story below […] Read More
I’ve Got Something to Tell You!
Retreat! It’s what one does when the going gets overly tough, or the outlook in a given situation becomes bleak or filled with uncertainty. In General George Armstrong Custer’s case (famous American Calvary commander), an early retreat prior to the Battle of Little Bighorn, which cost him his life, would have had a significant impact […] Read More
Living on the Ring of Fire – Earthquakes in the Philippines
Living with Disaster in the Philippines I have publicly joked from time to time about why I moved to a country that is exposed to so many natural disasters that include tropical storms and super typhoons, monsoon rains and flooding, mudslides and landslides, tsunamis, and earthquakes. It is also a country that is home to […] Read More
Cost of Living in the Philippines – Another Update!
How Much Does It Cost To Live In The Philippines! I was sitting here contemplating whether I even felt like putting out a post today. Then I happened upon a Yahoo News Article that painted a rather bleak picture to anyone in the western world aspiring to live or retire in the Philippines (P120k monthly […] Read More
Blame it on the Mysterious “Samar Triangle.”
The Case of the Missing Adapter. Yesterday, my wife’s house cleaning helper comes over and begins her routine. Her first plan was to tackle my computer corner and all that entails, so I decided to sign off and make myself scarce until she was finished. I grabbed my Nook and retired to the bedroom where […] Read More
Babysitting in the Philippines
Children Babysitting Children Yesterday, I posted a short blurb on how we found 4 small children playing unattended down at the beach. Because that post had a lot of attention, I felt it worthy of its own post here on this site, where I could expound more about the circumstances. We don’t usually do our […] Read More
