Archive for February, 2008

The Killing Kind

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Having recently, with the essential help of my lovely wife, brought a child into this World, I am beginning to think not so much about what the future will be like for me as the years unfold, but what the future will be like for my offspring. I want my son to grow up to [...]

Expat Night in The Philippines at Zax

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

The first Saturday of every month is expat night at Zax Retro-bar. (I’m not sure what “retro-bar” means unless it means they play songs from 20 or more years back. I’ve heard the bands there play songs that are from the ’50s.) This place is packed with foreigners the first Saturday of every month and [...]

Noli de Castro, Vice President of The Philippines

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

I had the opportunity, through the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro to meet and have lunch with Philippines Vice President Manuel “Noli” Leuterio De Castro, Jr., just yesterday. You would think that with a background in broadcast journalism that Noli de Castro would be a talkative fellow, yet I found him to be confident, [...]