This Cambodian Independence Monument stands proudly at the center of Phnom Penh.       There is a park on one side (where I took the photo) ...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia is at its warmest this time of the year. And I am here. I have abandoned my early morning walk because I don't t...

For the first time, since I started teaching part-time in a transnational business school four years ago, I missed the graduation ceremony. ...

A few minutes before 5 AM, every day, I put on my rubber shoes, sweatshirt and jogging pants.     Then I am off to my one-hour prayer walk. ...

Yes, “ XDYR ROBingo ” (Bingo event by friends of Robbie for Robbie) happened—in a magical sort of way.  Friends of Rob...

Two months ago, I posted an appeal to all my reader guests to please pray for my friend and former colleague, Rob, who was rushed to the hos...

Among all the messages and commentaries that celebrate Easter, the most eloquent for me came from the mouth of a special child. Although J...

"My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?" Jesus cried out on the cross (Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34). To unbelievers, this l...

It’s incredible how one tiny bubble can ruin a thing of value.       I was once offered a diamond ring for a song. It looked very similar ...

“You’re not handsome” is Dili ka guapo in Cebuano—one of the Philippines’ major dialects (or language, as linguistics students call it be...

“Oaf” is the three-letter word I write in the tiny squares of the crossword puzzle when the clue says, an inept, clumsy person. Sometimes th...

Against all odds, the answer is a yes. Ask the person beside you, “Do you have a relative abroad?” You get a nod, or “Of course!,” or “Yup...

What was old Manila like? I mean, the Manila before World War II crushed and tore it down. My mother used to describe it, with tinges of re...

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What would you call someone who is closely related to two celebrities and who talks about it? Name dropper. That’s what I am, at least f...

When I started blogging, I was writing for my local community, focused on friends and relatives. And, by a stroke of luck, maybe for a sprin...

If my hands were not on the keyboard, I’d be clapping as I write this: One of my book editors and friend, Joan, is getting married in June! ...