Living in The Philippines – Page 3

April 9, 2019

Dogs, Roosters and Bad Karaoke

By David Haldane April 4, 2019 I was suddenly awakened by a howl in the night. Somewhere close, a dog was complaining. But it wasn’t […]

March 5, 2019

By David Haldane March 5, 2019 Somehow, I knew from the beginning that it was too good to be true. A 2015 Yamaha Mio scooter, not […]

February 25, 2019

By David Haldane Feb. 25, 2019 It was as if the sky had caught fire. The fog rolled in, the sun touched the horizon and, for […]

February 18, 2019

By David Haldane Feb. 18, 2019 For the longest time, I thought it was me. I’d be lying in bed, just dropping off the sleep, when […]

February 12, 2019

By David Haldane Feb. 12, 2019 My seventieth birthday came like a thief in the night. Instead of robbing me, though, it left me with riches. […]

January 3, 2019

By David Haldane Jan. 3, 2019 The thing about our house is that it has an echo. More of a rumble, really. If you’re on the […]

December 27, 2018

By David Haldane Dec. 27, 2018 We had just started eating dessert at our favorite restaurant when I bit into something hard. “Wow,” I exclaimed […]

December 20, 2018

By David Haldane Dec. 20, 2018 The thing that changed my mood, I think, was the man swinging a stick rifle with the coconut on his […]

December 13, 2018

By David Haldane Dec. 13, 2018 For me, it’s all about the trees. Six of them. For many years, certainly, as long as I can remember, they’ve been […]

November 29, 2018

November 22, 2018

By David Haldane Nov. 22, 2018 We met, I suppose, in the usual way for the beginnings of such relationships. If there is a usual way. […]

November 15, 2018

By David Haldane Nov. 15, 2018 I have always had mixed feelings about Halloween. On the one hand, of course, it’s fun to see little witches […]