Tag: paradise
Live on 250 US Dollars a Month in Guimaras Paradise
250 smackers. That’s all it takes to live on Cloud Nine. Utopia. Bliss. Heaven. Call it what you like. A recent poverty estimate revealed that…
Boracay Lady Boy Butchers Korean Tourist
Who? One Korean tourist. What? Stabbed to death by a lady boy. Where? Boracay. Why? Korean didn’t pay for “entertainment services.” “Boracay Lady Boy Butchers…
Proper Pooch Pool Party Philippines
“Proper Pooch Pool Party Philippines” isn’t one of seven related American International Pictures beach party films from the Sixties. Former Mouseketeer, Annette Funicello, was my…
28-Hour Brownout Grips Guimaras
I apologize to my readers. While I haven’t posted on a daily basis for years, I have been wanting to opine about our local utility…
Barangay Cop Killed Over Missing Chicken
Barangay cop killed over missing chicken: A tanod, barangay policeman, in Cuartero, Capiz was accused of stealing his neighbors’ chicken. The suspects? A father and…
New Filipina Helper Fired on First Day
Our new Filipina helper was fired on her first day on the job. We had previously committed to hiring a Pinay whose mother-in-law was reportedly…
Our Filipino Workers Have Left the Building
Our Filipino workers have left the building after almost two years. Brother-in-law Joery led a crew that built a nipa hut on our property in…
Chickens Sacrificed to Appease Water Gods at Our New Well in the Philippines
Truth? Yes, it is stranger than fiction at times. Often the limits of credibility are stretched beyond imagination in the Philippines (and in politics.) The…
The Christening of Merry Joy in the Philippines
I don’t hold babies. I figure they’re going to pee, poop or spit up on me.
The Expat Celebrity: “He Must Be an American Movie Star!”
You can have a face like a dog’s rear end and still attract a lot of attention as an expat in the Philippines.
Coast Guard in Iloilo & Guimaras DOES NOT Enforce Wearing of Life Jackets
NO ONE, NEITHER A COAST GUARD OFFICER, OR BOAT CREW MEMBER, has told any passenger boarding their vessel that they are required by law to wear a life jacket.
Walk on the Wild Side, Philippines: Of Mushrooms, Head Lice & Cute Chicks
As my wife and I were taking our walk, we spied a group of schoolgirls picking at each other’s hair.
