For the last day of our recent trip to the Philippines, we opted to stay at a hotel near the airport so we could conveniently take a Grab car to catch our flight back to Tokyo the following day. However, since there weren’t many hotels near NAIA Terminal 1, we ended up choosing a hotel…
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Flying Home From Home: Where Is Home, Really?
While packing for a recent trip to the Philippines, my wife exclaims excitedly, “We’re flying home!” After a few seconds of thinking about what she said, I reply, “Home?” I’m puzzled because Tokyo is our base now. If we’re flying home, are we flying home from home? Where is our “home”, really? We’ve lived most…
Thinking Ahead: Our Retirement Possibilities
A former teammate dropped by to say hi and mentioned that it was his last day as a regular employee because he had reached the official retirement age in Japan, which is sixty. However, he isn’t retiring yet—he will remain with the company under a different employment status through the reemployment programs designed for people…
United States of the Philippines
Why not switch to a form of government where we divide the Philippines into smaller, more manageable states? Each state can then have their own governor, their own laws, their own budget, and their own state language. Recognizing the different sub-cultures in the country, I believe the best way to split the country is by…
Highlights of my Philippine Trip
Sending the highlights from my last Philippine Trip.
Last week in the Philippines
Shakespeare couldn’t have said it better, “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” I don’t know if it is me or everybody’s just leaving everybody else. First, it was Gerard, who left for Japan without much ado, sad to say. Next, the AC people, who one by one, are being sent to the States for further training…
Enrico in Tokyo 