You’re how old?

In my dealings with other expats here in the Philippines, one subject that comes up regularly is that it is hard for us to tell the age of people here in the Philippines.  Some people look much younger than their physical age, while others tend to look older than they really are.  It seems that [...]


The best things I’ve experienced in the Philippines

OK, in yesterday’s column, I discussed the worst things that I had experienced while living in the Philippines.  I like today’s topic more, though - the best things I have experienced here.  I would say that the good outweighs the bad by an immense amount, it’s not even a close contest.  If that wasn’t the [...]


The worst things I’ve experienced in the Philippines

I love living in the Philippines.  At this point in my life, I can’t even imagine ever leaving.  However, no matter how much you love a place, you have to remember, no place on the Earth is perfect.  During the entire time that I’ve lived here, my life has never been perfect, far from it!  [...]


Why do I live here?

A few weeks ago, I was out walking.  When I’m walking, I tend to do a lot of thinking, and come up with some of my best ideas at that time.  On this particular day, I was thinking about a request from a reader.  Remember couple weeks ago I wrote an article about Penny, a [...]


Are Filipinos liars?

No, Filipinos are not liars in general.  Of course there are people who are liars in every race, but from what I can see, Filipinos have no more greater degree of liars than any other race.
Why do I even ask?  Well, I hear a lot of foreigners, tell me that they think Filipinos are liars.  [...]

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