Archive for February, 2008

Valentine’s Day in The Philippines

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Manny, past president, of the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro invited Marissa and I to attend a “Romance by the Bay” concert with Dave & Joy, he a pianist and she a singer, held at Harbor Lights Hotel on Valentines Day. The concert was hosted by the Rotary Club of Metro Cagayan de […]

Lady Eagles of Cagayan de Oro City

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Marissa and I attended the monthly meeting of the CdO Eagles, which meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Sunriva Restaurant.

I am the man with the cam.

So, I rose to the challenge.

I took as many photos as I could.

Several Lady Eagles visited Marissa in the hospital after she delivered my 6 week old […]

Yaya Wanted

Monday, February 11th, 2008

I am not looking for the average yaya.  I would prefer one who has a college degree and who speaks Mandarin Chinese and English fluently.  Pay is negotiable.  (and she musta have a biga boobs a boomba boomba = Cheech and Chong = Char!).  Looks and age are not important.  I just want an educated […]

Marriage Enrichment (Rotary)

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Marissa and I attended the first Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro Marriage Enrichment seminar on February 9, 2008, and while I enjoyed it, I was also shocked by the results. I would say we are closer as a result of attending the seminar, but only in the sense that our differences in opinion […]

Be careful of the dreams of those you wake up.

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Yesterday morning my wife woke me up suddenly.  She seemed highly concerned and my first Earthly thought was that I might have been having a seizure of sorts, but upon inquiry she told me she woke me up suddenly because I was crouched in the bed and muttering something she couldn’t understand, and my arms […]

Birthing Race

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

I have never been quite so sure I was glad to be a man as to watch my own wife suffer through the labor of childbirth. Then I was sure. I’m glad I am a man.
Birthing Race, the Video
I never realized the burden, the actual toll a child takes on a woman, and […]