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Well that title really doesn’t tell you much, but our youngest daughter, Ymir Thea (Yhen) is moving back home from Singapore to return to our house on the mountain. Her stay in the lion city is over, she’ll be leaving behind a multitude of international friends she has gathered in the four short years she [...]
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Over a year ago I posted about our helper here that has a teenage daughter from her previous marriage. The second husband of our helper tried to touch the daughter of our helper. He was beat up by the brothers of our helper and the husband was out of the house and he was staying [...]
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Luke 2:22,39-40 Gn 15:1-6,21:1-3 / Psa 105 Give praise to the LORD, proclaim His name; make known among the nations what He has done. Sing … praise to Him; tell of all his wonderful acts. (Psalm 105:1-2) How can we show Him our gratitude? God has…
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Here it is just a week before Christmas and I’m in the Christmas Spirit and have been for awhile. I know how old I am, as my body reminds me on a daily basis as to that fact. But my mind won’t believe it. As a matter of fact, it rejects the concept of aging… [Continue Reading]
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A few days ago Bob, myself and a friend were sitting on our porch watching the kids play basketball. We were talking about the party that we just attended a few days back. With that chat we touched on a topic about our kids behavior now compared to when we were kids. Like we always… [Continue Reading]
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Hulloh! How is everybody doing?
I’ve noticed that it seems like I am making a career out of posting a blogpost once a month!
My days are sometimes swarmed with activities that sometimes I just wanna head off the beach and go enjoy the waves while…
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I was talking to a friend who is happily married and she knows that I am married to a foreigner. She just mentioned to me that she knows a foreigner from her church. And that she felt sorry for this guy. The typical story. The lady dumped him after she got almost all the cash [...]
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Over a month or so ago we hired a new helper here at the house. We used to just have 2 people coming over everyday and they’re staying out. But since we have Nicole now, our niece, who’s living with us now and studying here, I have to have somebody who will prepare her lunch [...]
Matthew 12: 46-50 Ex 14:21–15:1 / Ex 15:8-17 Whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother. (Matthew 12:50) To be Christ’s brother or sister, This we must follow willingly – God’s will: to love one another,…
Is there a reason for you to leave the Philippines? If things go from bad to worse, would you still live in the Philippines? Confusing? I hope not. Ok, you might be wondering, what the heck could go wrong? What would be so bad that would force you, the expats, to turn around, leave everything [...]
I’M A “PROUD PAPA”! As I mentioned in an earlier article, a wedding figured prominently during my short hiatus. It was not just an ordinary wedding. For this one, we weren’t merely guests, or sponsors, or ”honored guests.” This time, my wife Emy was the mother and I was the father of the groom. Our son, [...]
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On June 19th my dear wife Ellie reached her 70th birthday and to be quite honest, she sure does not look her age. I think that the true reason for her good health and fitness is because she married a Toy Boy, me, to keep here young. We have now been married for 29 years and [...]
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If somebody asked me to summarize President Harry Truman’s life with two quotes, it would be “I don’t give them Hell. I just tell the truth about them and they think it’s Hell,” and “The buck stops here.” Granted, “Give’em Hell Harry” originally intended for the later to be the act of attributing another person or [...]
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I asked the question because, of course June is Father’s day. A time to celebrate and give that extra importance to that man we call Daddy or Papa, or Tatay. Same as with Mother’s day, many children will go out of their way to make the day special for their parents. What if the children [...]
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Yes, you read the title correctly. The news is that it is possible that there will be a divorce. Oh, wait. What? You think that Feyma and I are getting divorced? No, not at all! Ha ha… we have been married for nearly 21 years already, and I don’t foresee any divorce in the works. [...]
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Vavavroom! I’m halfway through the coaching program… and with this program I found long lost brothers and sisters. Grabe!!!So many things have happened. I never knew my calendar would be this full! Haha. There was never a boring moment….I’m becomin…
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Vavavroom! I’m halfway through the coaching program… and with this program I found long lost brothers and sisters. Grabe!!!So many things have happened. I never knew my calendar would be this full! Haha. There was never a boring moment….I’m becomin…
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Vavavroom! I’m halfway through the coaching program… and with this program I found long lost brothers and sisters. Grabe!!!So many things have happened. I never knew my calendar would be this full! Haha. There was never a boring moment….I’m becomin…
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Many years ago, when I was still dating my now husband, he was aptly warned by my mother of my lack of domestic diva-ness. I was just not good at house chores, most especially cooking. I love to eat and stayed home for as long as I could because my mum, if I may say [...]
They’re called Bui-Doi. The dust of life. Conceived in hell. And born in strife. They are the living reminder of all the good we failed to do. We can’t forget. Must not forget. That they are all our children too. Although many of us came to know the term “Bui-Doi,” through Miss Saigon (a musical [...]
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I thought of this because I clicked on the forum and saw topic called Any kids transition tips. In my own small way, I have some helpful tips for expats with kids and how families can adjust moving here especially the little ones and those in the tween age bracket. I hope you’re all cool [...]
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Yes, you read the title right: &(*#@+/ Cherries. What makes me so mad about Cherries? Well, just hold on, I’ll be getting to that. Abreeza, Davao City’s newest fanciest mall is open. Grand opening day was last Thursday, May 12. Although Feyma pretended like she did not want to go to Abreeza for the Grand [...]
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It’s now summer time here in the Philippines and at this certain period of the year it does not only mean Holy Week and endless bonding of family and friends at the beach. It is pure and simple Tuli (Circumcision) Time! We scheduled my son’s circumcision, who is turning 9 this November, on the 2nd [...]
