What is it with Men and Getting Sick?

I never reallly thought about it before but now that I am married, I have come to realize that there is something about men and being sick.  Take my dad, for example.  I always saw him as the tough guy.  Most of the time, he was healthy and never really complained about health problems.  That [...]

Bonding Weekend

It is never good when you run low on cash – or is it? These past months have been very harrowing – both emotionally and financially. Looking back, we realize that we have gotten ourselves in too deep when it came to expenses. We know that we will eventually be able to [...]

The Super Happy Couple

I was doing my daily browsing earlier when I ran across an article in Yahoo titled “5 Things Super-Happy Couples Do Every Day” Of course, I was not able to resist it. I guess I wanted to know if J and I are a super happy couple or if we turned out not to be, [...]

White Guys Stand Out?

Here in the Philippines, white people always stand out.  Even in the city, where there are a lot of expats, the locals still tend to stare at foreigners.  It is not that bad in other areas.  I guess that is why I really liked living in Makati.
However, we had to move to Pasig more than [...]

What Part of TWO Didn’t He Understand?

Sometimes it amazes me just how stubborn my husband can be.
I have been trying to get him to look for the receipt to our air conditioner because it is due for the free cleaning from the service center. Naturally, we need the receipt.  So today, I asked J to look inside the TWO expandable folders [...]

Our E.R. Experience

The past few days have been harrowing.  We started moving to our new apartment on Thursday and despite the fact that we only moved one floor down, the experience was very tiring. I should say IS tiring, as we have not finished unpacking yet.
To make it worse, J got sick on Wednesday and all that [...]

The Typical Filipina – NOT!

I am sure that we all know about the common perception of the Western race when it comes to the Asian woman. You know, Asian women are meek. They are submissive. They are caring. They make the best wives. I am not contesting the last statement though I have something [...]

The Balikbayan Visa

Before J and I got married, I had no idea about these things. In my mind, the moment a foreign person marries a Filipino citizen, he or she is entitled to live in the Philippines, no questions asked. I should have known better. For almost a year after we got married, J [...]

Prayers for J’s Dad

We received messages online yesterday from J’s dad.  He had a heart attack over the weekend and had to be rushed to the hospital.  Thank God for the excellent care that Dad got.  They were able to replace his stents – he has already had several heart attacks prior to this one – within several [...]

When Party Person And Party Pooper Collide

J and I are both PPs – the Ps stand for different things, though.  You have probably guessed it – he’s a party person and I (have been called) a party pooper.
Last night, we went to my company’s anniversary party and just like most of our company parties, J ends up mixing with other people [...]