Please vote wisely!

elections

Wow its been awhile since I wrote something here. I was thinking of doing some other stuff on this site. As the saying always goes that we woman really changed our mind more often than we ever think of. But I really am wanting to write more often now. I am going to write anything that comes up to mind. It's almost election time here in the Philippines. It's going to be in May this year. Right now I could already hear a lot of the cars or tricycle having the advertisement over the microphone for the candidate they want to endorse. A lot of the candidate not just the one running for the presidents made a song for their slogan. The kids even memorize … [Read more...]

Oh, the changes!

Communications over the years

It's hard to believe the changes that have happened in the past two decades.  Bob & I got married nearly 20 years ago, and when I think about the difference in the world of communications since then, it is staggering! When Bob & I were first married, I lived in General Santos City, Bob lived in the USA.  It was difficult for us to even make a phone call to one another!  If we missed talking on the phone at the time when it could happen (only once per week),we could not communicate until the next week. Read all about my memories and what I think about today's communications, by reading my recent article over on the Live in the … [Read more...]

Cool gadgets

I am trying for the first time blogging from my mobile phone. I have this phone for over a year now and was just lazy to blog. Just lazy to use the keypad really of the cell phone. When blogging on this you have to type just like texting. Anyway, its cool. My cell phone its Nokia E65. Its a good cell phone with a reasonable price.. I might blog sometimes where theirs a wifi connection, like when meeting with friends for coffee. Gosh, the gadgets nowadays its hard to keep up.. ;-) … [Read more...]

Learning Bisaya

We moved here from the States 7 years ago. Bob's been trying to learn to speak bisaya. When we used to lived in General Santos City he went to school that was owned by a guy who used to work in the States. His been wanting to help some foreigners. He wants to pay back because when he was in the States he went to school there and it was free. The US government let him study there. So when he came back here he wants to help too. So when Bob approach him if he could teach bisaya, that teacher immediately said yes. Bob was taught by him for a few months until Bob got ill. When Bob recovered from the sickness he can still remember some of the bisaya … [Read more...]

Kadayawan festival in Davao

This week is a big festival here in Davao. So much activities. Lots of programs. Right now celebrities from Manila come here to have shows and concerts here. Our malls even have midnight sale this weekends. On Saturday lots of activities for all the people that wants to join in. Tomorrow friday its declared holiday only for Davao. So no school, no office just for everybody to have fun. Lots of the vendors too selling native products thats made here in Mindanao. You could purchase it at low cost. Bargain hunters come on down here. ;-) For me the best part would be to eat different kinds of fruits. Right now rambutan, lanzones, mangosteen, pomelo, … [Read more...]