Living in The Philippines – Page 2

January 17, 2020

Armageddon Postponed

By David Haldane Jan. 16, 2020 I woke up last week to the news that World War III had been postponed. Once again, it seemed, […]

January 10, 2020

A Tooth in My Popsicle (2)

By David Haldane Jan. 9, 2020 We had just started eating desert at our favorite restaurant, when I bit into something hard. “Wow,” I exclaimed […]

January 3, 2020

High

By David Haldane Jan. 2, 2020 It was the electrical outlets that finally did it. For a long time we waited for the air conditioning, […]

December 26, 2019

Pajamas

By David Haldane Dec. 26, 2019 The situation was urgent. Two young women recommended to us as potential housekeepers had arrived to be interviewed for […]

November 28, 2019

First Communion

By David Haldane Nov. 28, 2019 The voices of children. There’s nothing quite like it, especially when they’re raised in song. I had occasion to […]

November 21, 2019

For Sale by Owner

By David Haldane Nov. 21, 2019 The moment was both painful and revealing. About a year earlier, my wife and I had purchased a 2012 […]

November 14, 2019

The Trashman is Here!

By David Haldane Nov. 14, 2019 It never fails. Every week – generally, but not always, on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday – we are startled […]

October 11, 2019

Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

By David Haldane Oct. 10, 2019 The stench was overpowering. Curious as to its source, I stepped out onto the veranda. And there, for the […]

September 24, 2019

Heartbeat!

By David Haldane Sept. 19, 2019 Last week I saw God in a parade. It was the kickoff event for the 35th annual Banok-Banok street-dancing […]

September 6, 2019

Moving Day

By David Haldane Sept. 5, 2019 Like a lumbering turtle, the little house made its way slowly down the road. To a casual observer, the […]

August 22, 2019

Alarm!

By David Haldane Aug. 22, 2019 The end of the world began with a burp. It was 8 a.m. when I was awakened by the […]

August 15, 2019

Chaos

By David Haldane August 15, 2019 It was three a.m. when my call finally went through. At work in California where it was still daylight, […]