Arne and His Never-Ending Story with the Philippine Embassy in Vienna
“You need to log in, sir,” the girl at the counter in the Philippine Embassy in Vienna told Arne when
Ich Verstehe nur Bahnhof
“Lunch today, my place!” My friend Cecille called me today from her suburban home before 8 a.m. – when
WHEN IT RAINS…
It’s springtime, but the garden has no water yet. It was shut down in late October, which was always the
MEIN GOTT, WALTER!
Walter told me his thighs, legs, and feet were swollen. He showed me his legs, which looked like sausages with
Chatrooms Can Burn Your Eggs
Shoot! My eggs are burning! I know the smell! It happened while I was chatting away on Messenger with classmates
Getting Old is No Fun
“It’s not fun to be old,” Herr Schmidt told me that one day in June when I visited Walter in
Goodbye, My Dear Friend
You know I struggled to call you a dear friend. You had been once to me, but that was long
Thor and The Witches of Donau City
Chris Hemsworth is in Vienna for a movie shoot in my neighborhood. Chris Hemsworth, who? It seems like all my
Lumpia Can Be Dangerous to Your Health
“The kitchen is burning; the kitchen is burning. Mike, Mike, do something!” I froze! That was my kitchen! And that
Lost in Translation or How to Start the Year 2022 with a Big Bangang
I was having breakfast with two friends and neighbors—a Fil-Austrian couple, Marylin and Norbert—at their place when I received this