Paul
I have noticed that even amongst my Pinoy friends if I used the wrong word they would be so hurt, but would never tell me. So now I have learnt never to say anything negative in a group environment and I always try and come up with a face saving line at all times, but still get my point across.

Jack
Heard that too lol

James
Is your wife ok to be a consultant she sounds formidable lol. Good on here.

Imagine
I often see that people returning to the Philippines come back with a complete change in what they will accept in customer service, so I assume things will naturally change over time..I hope.

Toting

I agree with your observations of the caste system, it reminds me of what goes on in India now, and shame to say I think the British were responsible.
Thanks for the nice words too.

John Reyes
I now grin and bare it and my IPOD goes to full volume, that is why I was surprised when a Filipino lady complained. I turned down my Ipod to listen

Chasdv
I can only agree with what you say!!

Roy
My use of the word “no rules”, was meant to highlight my not understanding the rules here, and was not implying there are zero rules here. I was trying to point out the difference between the UK and here, and the bottom line is that whatever the rules are here, however they are understood or adhered too or policed, people die here in road accidents more per capita than in my country.

Phil r
I have been down one way streets in Taxi, now that gets your heart beating for sure

Wow, great post. Adobo is really a Spanish word, and meant as you put it, a marinade to preserve food. (I’ve actually had a dish prepared by a Spanish lady friend but she used leg of lamb). But the most interesting thing is the old way of doing adobo, slow, simmering until the fat is gone. And then put in a mason jar, with the fat as natural sealer! And as we all adobo eaters know, it tastes better if kept longer. Now I will have to buy a nice piece of pork. There’s also a variation of adobo called “estofado” using the pig knuckles, it is a bit sweetish. Have you tried that?

Alex

Thanks for the informative story. I, like you, would have assumed that hardy European plants would have boomed in the tropical heat. Strange that is. By the way, what does one do with dried corn (maize) kernals for human consumption? I know about feeding them to animals, but have never seen or heard of a recipe for dried corn, unless you make meal out of it. Just curious.

I tried all kinds of stuff when I first arrived here and eventually decided to let the wife do the work while I went diving!
As you say, 20 years ago it WAS fun and I had a god time doing it!
As for the goat, He won and got my butt many times more before we ate him!