Last updated on: 21st August, 2018, 3:13 PM Many expats make resolutions before they retire. We say we’re going to get into shape, eat healthier, or develop a hobby. After all, retired doesn’t mean dead! But do we follow through? I haven’t, so far. And that bothers me. The Trouble At Home Part of the […]
Last updated on: 16th August, 2018, 7:50 PM Wall Footers Go In After the trenches were dug, the padugo ceremony observed, and the column footers were cast, it was time to start on the wall footers. The footer trenches for the walls were only a couple of feet deep. The wall footer deformed bar reinforcements […]
Last updated on: 16th August, 2018, 8:19 PM Many assumptions we make don’t matter much at the end of the day. For the expat, cultural bias can be awkward, amusing or even deadly. Cultural Bias Cultural Bias is one of those bugaboo terms that freaks everyone out. I think the term can be pretty simply […]
Last updated on: 27th July, 2018, 4:09 PM I thought I had all of the bases covered when it came to living in the Philippines with my hearing loss disability. Nope! The Disability Decision The decision to move to a foreign country for those with a disability is never quickly made. People with disabilities […]
Last updated on: 10th June, 2018, 12:50 PM Anthony Bourdain Is Gone Anthony Bourdain always reminded me of Frank Sinatra. Sinatra could sing anything, even “Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown” a tune way outside of his genre, because he knew that what mattered most was what he brought to a song. He saw the value […]
Last updated on: 3rd June, 2018, 12:01 PM I’ve heard the same old song over and over again from expats. It goes like this, “Oh, I love living in the Philippines because it doesn’t have any of those stupid, stifling rules like that stupid, stifling government of mine back in my country.” To some […]
