Posted in Charity Videos

Tito Tim’s Tulong

Tito Tim’s Tulong “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” ~Helen Keller~…

Posted in Hobbies

Ok… I will call it a “diet”

26FEB2017 I just decided to make a weight loss blog. So this will be my only weight…

Posted in Cooking & Recipes

Stuffed bitter melon – a culinary experiment

I found a bitter melon in the veggie drawer of the fridge. It was still good, and…

Posted in Restaurants Touring Iloilo Videos

Bong’s Arroz Caldo – an Iloilo favorite

Arroz caldo is a Spanish name for a Chinese rice congee, made in the Philippines.  Congee is…

Posted in Visa

13a Visa application

CONVERSION TO NON-QUOTA IMMIGRANT VISA BY MARRIAGE (PROBATIONARY) – 13a  We got married 2 years ago.  Before…

Posted in Cooking & Recipes Videos

Cassava Cake

My wife wanted to make some cassava cake for her birthday (and our 2nd anniversary).   I had…

Posted in Budget

Budget v Actual Spending – March 2016

Budget March 2016 It has been a while since I tracked my spending.  It is a real…

Posted in Hiking Touring Iloilo Vacation

Bulabog Putian National Park

  Every year, for Easter, the family wants to go somewhere way too crowded.  One year we…

Posted in Vacation Videos

Hong Kong & Disneyland

  We needed to leave the country so I could get a balikbayan stamp in my passport….

Posted in Vacation Visa

Traveling for a balikbayan stamp

  I have been doing the tourist visa extensions for a couple years.  While easy, it does…

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Falafel time!

In my quest for making some ‘tastes of home’ I decided I needed some falafel.  While not…

Posted in Expat Musings Filipino Culture

Sometimes what you hear… is not what is being said…

  I have lived here for 3 years now, and have picked up very little of the…