Most news travels by word of mouth in Olongapo, despite it having a huge population. I didn't hear about the new Olongapo pedestrian overpass when it was announce. None of my relatives have said anything at all.
Every once in awhile, I have to ask myself if I'm responsible for my son's (Jon) nursing school education and nursing degree. I think any parents paying for college should ask themselves that question at least once or twice since paying for college is a huge financial commitment.
My friend, Lin of "Telling It Like It Is", asked me if I would like to tackle the subject of virtual assistants because she knew that I had a bit of related experience. I hemmed and hawed and mulled it over a bit and decided to take her up on it. The best way to start is tell you exactly what a virtual assistant is without beating around the bush.
Knowing people with mental disorders of any kind can have more of a negative effect on you than it does on them. How can that be, you might ask. The cause is fear, frustration, worry and guilt – all negative emotions that the sufferers of the mental disorders don't seem to display very often, if at all.
I was born in 1960 and 3D movies at the local theater were no longer the rage by the time I was old enough to remember going to it. Actually, I don't know what movies made in the 1950s were designed with 3D filming technology and I don't care. I don't have fond memories of movies designed to be watched with 3D glasses and I seriously doubt I'll ever watch another movie filmed in 3D only.
Now, this is an interesting story. Bank of America has published plans to remove the debit card overdraft fees completely (starting this summer), which will cost the bank millions of dollars annually. The move will probably put pressure on other banks to follow suit. I, for one, am glad this is happening.
A washing machine and dryer set is a planned purchase for after the completion of our dirty kitchen and laundry room extension. After my wife and I looked around at several appliance stores, we settled on a matching set by Whirlpool.
More than I, my wife wants one or more air conditioners in the house. Presently, we have a big, fat zero count on those. You see, my wife finds it difficult living in the Philippines, even though she was born and raised here. I guess following me around while I was in the military, away from high temperatures and high humidity, acclimated her in the opposite direction than I. Going back to the US to work for months at a time doesn't help. The heat only bothers me for about three months out of the year (March – May) these days.
I've been living in the Philippines for almost 4 years and in my house about 6 months less. We still do not have a large TV of any kind in the house. I've been trying to squirrel away enough money to buy a 42-inch LCD TV because that's what my wife wants. Unfortunately, emergencies keep happening to eat up any disposable income I'm able to save. Hopefully, her current 8-month stint in the US will provide enough extra income to take care of this planned purchase and many more.
Tin Roofing for our dirty kitchen and laundry room is next on the agenda. Although we had our house built in 2006, we didn't start building the dirty kitchen and laundry room extension until after the rainy season was over in 2008. The skeleton of the structure was the only thing completed until a year later because I just didn't have the money in my personal budget to keep construction going.
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