The Best of Intentions So, as some of you already know, I gave up smoking when I went back to the USA last month. I
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Cut Internet Cables, Vicious Viruses and One Poor, Lonely Ned in the Philippines
Note to Self: Don’t ever, ever, EVER drink an entire 1.5 liter bottle of Diet Coke in one afternoon again. Not getting to sleep until
Read moreLife in the Philippines on a Comparative Basis – Part 2: The Bad
ON THE OTHER HAND… In the first part of Life in the Philippines on a Comparative Basis, the writer noted a good number of things
Read morePhilippines House Husband, Hypermart and Fleet Foxes
Hypermart I just put up our latest trip to Hypermart video, in which I am on a quest to find a meat tenderizer. You
Read moreMichell and Dina’s Spaghetti-Fest for the Homeless
Like many cities and towns across the Philippines, Dumaguete has it’s fair share of poor and homeless adults and – more breathtakingly – children.
Read morePhilippines Photo Montage 5 28 15
Well, it’s been quite a while since I’ve put up a photo montage, so once again it’s long past time to once again inflict
Read moreThe Kid’s Super Awesome Jollibee Party!
The kids in our little neighborhood are pretty awesome. We met them all months back when seeing a bald, pink Kano mowing the lawn
Read moreOur 2014 Philippines Christmas Party
It started simply enough. One day, while mowing our rather diminutive lawn, I noticed that some kids had gathered outside our gate. Thoroughly Filipino, they
Read moreSurvey of Western Expats in the Philippines – Happiness, Quality of Life, Likes and Dislikes…
Robert Howard over at myphilippinelife.com conducted a survey of 134 Western Expats who are living in the Philippines. He first visited the Philippines in 1981
Read moreLife, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness in the Philippines, Part 1
One of the great things about living in the Philippines is the opportunity to learn (or unlearn) things about yourself. Since I have been
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