Taxis in Manila – why we need a car (aka white whine)

We’ve decided that we need a car in Manila. As metropolitan and accessible this city is, we’re feeling confined and limited in our options with using taxis. Many expats don’t feel a car is necessary, or even desired when taxis are such an easy part of getting around. I beg to differ. The last straw came yesterday when, after waiting for 30 minutes in a taxi stand line, we hopped into a run down taxi, exhausted from carrying 70lbs ofRead more

Our new apartment

We’ve finally started settling into our new apartment. We’ve hung some pics on the wall, but are unsure if we’ll be painting the walls or not. The furniture is coming together well; we picked up that new red rug and a nice leather sofa with dual reclining ends. My home office is quickly becoming a relaxing place to get some work done. The view is pretty stunning; both the ex-tallest building in the Philippines, and the red light district inRead more

A year older. A year wiser? One can hope, right?

Here’s to hoping another year on this ball of matter will mean a notch up on the wisdom totem-pole. My birthday will be full of meetings, but hopefully we’ll find some time to unwind. To all of you who’ve posted things to FB, I really appreciate it. Now I’d like to see how many of you’d remember without FB reminders! 😉 Cheers.Read more