Monthly Archives: February 2013

I’ve gotten to see lots of Manila so far.  I’ve seen three different playgrounds, a pool, lots of malls, the supermarket, the Embassy, the Seafront Compound, the airport, did I mention the malls (they sure do love malls here- mommy is in heaven). But if I could spend my life anywhere in Manila it would beContinue reading “My two favorite places in Manila- An essay by Adam”

Most of the time Bosas is full of Adam’s amazing smiles and his adorable outfits…but today is not one of those days.  Today was instead one of those days where it really hit home that we live in a third world nation. We had a helper start on Monday.  That’s what they call someone here who cleans and cookContinue reading “Oh Philippines”

The American Recreation Club..sounds fancy.  They were having a BBQ by the pool at the Seafront Compound this past Sunday so we decided to go and meet some people and check out the scene.  The Seafront Compound is an embassy compound with everything on it, medical offices, community liason offices, daycare, housing.  We had decidedContinue reading “The ARC”

It turns out Philippinos are OBSESSED with action movies and since Vin Diesel is the king of action movies, Philippinos are in turn OBSESSED with Vin Diesel.   Where am I going with this you ask..well… last night we ordered some food.  I had attempted to make Chili and it was a big fail- again I’m not sureContinue reading “Vin Diesel”

To quote Charlie Brown when I woke up and saw this out my window, wah wah played through my head.   This is the American Cemetary that we can see from our kitchen window.  Another beaiutiful view from our window.   But rain people?? It’s not the rainy season yet.  What am I going to do withContinue reading “Rain?!”

This past Sunday we decided to start seeing some of Manila. Since we have four years here I’ve managed to talk Randy into limiting our sightseeing to one day a weekend.  This is a small miracle since usually every free second the Alis spend in a foreign country are full of sightseeing.    We headed off toContinue reading “Some history and some horses”

  I can definitely get used to four years of this.  The tropical fruit here has been delicious! I love having fruit for breakfast and this is fruit done right.     In other news, Randy headed off to work yesterday for his first day.  Adam and I had big plans to head to a playgroupContinue reading “Breakfast of Champions! Dinner of Average People…”

The best part about the Philippines, it’s been a balmy 80 degrees every day so far.  This means lots of pool time.  We decided today would be a good day to relax by the pool before Randy starts work tomorrow.  Adam hadn’t been in a pool since last August and he was a little nervous.   Continue reading “Poolside”

         

  To all my faithful readers, I’m sorry the Alis have been so quiet.   In other news, we are here! In Manila! We are settling in and doing great.  We are battling some jet lag but still exploring and have lots to share already but first a quick synopsis of how we spent January.  AsContinue reading “Goodbye New York & DC”