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Will Lolo’s New Nipa Hut Serve as the Temporary HQ for the Tom Cat?

09/02/201712/12/2014 by The Crusty Old Expat

Will Lolo’s new nipa hut serve as the temporary HQ for the Tom Cat? Regular readers of Philippines Plus will know that The Tom Cat, who has spent time in the Philippines, is an American friend of mine currently living in the Sunshine State, Florida. He is engaged to one of my asawa’s thousands of relatives, LenLen, who resides on our island province. LenLen’s and The Tom Cat’s touching story of how they met can be found in this post from June 2011: Romance at Raymen?

LenLen and the Tom Cat

The Tom Cat and Fearless Frank Frolic in Florida

09/02/201708/23/2014 by The Crusty Old Expat

Spoke to The Tom Cat the other day while I still had my magicJack which is due to expire soon. But since I can only renew my subscription with them using credit cards, which I do not have, I won’t be able to continue their service. Tom had emailed me a few photos, which he has given me permission to publish on Philippines Plus, so I wanted to share them with my readers. I’ve given this post the title of “The Tom Cat and Fearless Frank Frolic in Florida.” Though “frolic” might be inappropriate for a couple of guys approaching their mid-Fifties, I’m feeling in a generous mood today.

The Tom Cat with his boat, “The Ark.”

The Kano’s Prognosis? Fatty Liver Disease

09/02/201707/20/2014 by The Crusty Old Expat

The Kano’s prognosis? Fatty liver disease. Two weeks when the doctor over at the Centri Clinical Laboratory in Guimaras went over my abdominal ultrasound, which I had taken as a result of a recent kidney stone attack, I was clueless on what “fatty liver” meant aside from guessing I had fat in my liver. At the time. I was more focused on the doctor’s information about my kidney stones.

Sexy Filipinas and Daring Dancers at Manggahan

07/11/201406/20/2014 by The Crusty Old Expat

Sometimes it’s tough being an American expat in the Philippines. I’m married to a lovely, loving, loyal Filipina wife and surrounded by some of the most beautiful exotic women and sexy girls on the face of this whirling globe we call Earth. I’m treated like a celebrity and have absolutely no household chores. We have a maid now. While I’m not living in paradise, I’m not too far from it. We even have less brownouts since moving back to Guimaras, our home province, last October, than we ever had before. What more could I guy want, other than a COLD bottle of San Miguel Pale Pilsen.

Manggahan Festival 2014 Begins in April

03/30/201404/01/2014 by The Crusty Old Expat

The Manggahan Festival 2014, my favorite annual activity in Guimaras, begins in April. The festival started in 1993 and is a celebration of the island-province’s distinction as a producer of top quality mangoes considered the best tasting in the world. The mango festival is slated to officially to run in San Miguel, Jordan, the capital, from April 20-27.

Another New Project Down on The Farm in Guimaras

03/13/201403/16/2014 by The Crusty Old Expat

Our brother-in-law, Joery, has recently completely another new project down on The Farm in Guimaras, our home province in the Philippines. Joery is our all-around general handyman and will be the foreman on our new house that we will have built on the mango province later this year. He’s the proverbial “jack-of-all-trades” and has excellent … Read moreAnother New Project Down on The Farm in Guimaras

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An Evening in Guimaras with the Ladyboys

10/10/2013 by The Crusty Old Expat

Until my lovely asawa and I moved to the Philippines over four years ago to live in her home province of Guimaras, I did not realize the proliferation of ladyboys in the Philippines until I made my first trip to a SM Mall in the big city of Iloilo. I never suspected at that time that I would be spending an evening with the ladyboys in Guimaras in the future.

American Expat Heads Back to the States

09/02/201708/28/2013 by The Crusty Old Expat

American expat, The Tom Cat, heads back to the States. Yes, my American amigo is going back to the land of the free and the home of the brave this coming October. Things won't be the same in Guimaras, his current stomping grounds, or in Iloilo, where my asawa and I presently reside.

The Tom Cat and The Kano

American Expat in the Philippines 2012 Photo Highlights

09/02/201701/07/2013 by The Crusty Old Expat

I’m an American expat in the Philippines that is adjusting more and more every day to Filipino Time. So if this post regarding 2012 doesn’t get posted until sometime later in this month or even next, I’m really not too concerned. I don’t have to worry about the commute to work on Interstate 55 between Auburn, Illinois and Springfield, Illinois where I worked at AT&T for almost 30 years. I’m not in a hurry anymore. Here’s a review of some of my favorite photos from our adventures in 2012.