[babel-fish]

I have not as yet introduced myself, my real name is Bob Johnson-Perkins I am a retired Brit with a military and business background. I have become a citizen journalist and some people may reconise my Babel Fish title as being maybe a very interesting political anayst at least.

I have been in the Philippines for 8 years now had two girlfriends prior to finding the right partner and a load of problems a naive person could have here in the Philippines.

At present I play around with paint and try to be the artist I wanted to be in my youth I write to keep myself busy in between drinking cold beer and some of the nice brandy one can find here.

I have become very Filipino only because I have become lazy in cooking for myself, but I do love most filipino dishes and I even eat those dreaded ducks eggs (Balut).

After suffering problems with my first love here I decided to learn the language of which has been a long term project. The reason is I wanted to know what was being said behind my back. I have found grounds to believe I was very correct in taking up such a project. But this language is hard to fully understand, but I am getting there and including the national tongue Tagalog.

I have lost a lot of money here one can if your not street wise, my first 4 and half years was a complete mistake caused by not understanding what was truthfully going on. Thankfully I did not marry my first girlfriend here as she cheated me rotton.

I have lived in Sibilan for about 7 months now and excaped dirty Cebu for this cleaner Island of Negros.

I am not a Dum night lifer but I spend some of my time in Dum pretty regularly most days.

One thing is I understand the culture, well actually the cultures here in the Philippines, hard knocks being the fuel to that factor. Oh I am a good drinking partner the guy that keeps everybody else out of trouble, lol

Here I am with my true love...