That’s right, folks, today I am bringing you a new Podcast! Yes, it has been many, many months since my last Podcast, but I decided that I wanted to do a new one today, and wanted to do it with Feyma. So, for today’s Podcast, Feyma and I talk about our decision to move to […]
SIR: Pakig-Uban
Last week, I introduced the new series about Philippine Culture called “SIR” which means “Smooth Interpersonal Relations.” After that, we talked about the first tenet of SIR, which is called “In Group” or Kita. Today, it’s time we move on to the second major tenet of SIR, “Pakig-Uban.” Pakig-Uban is derived from the root word, […]
How did "Mindanao Bob" come about?
Regular visitors of any of my websites will see me called “Mindanao Bob” and if they don’t know the story of the name, they may wonder where it came from. Do you know? If not, I plan to explain a little bit about that today. As I recall, I believe that I first got that […]
Estafa — Are You Aquainted?
I better start this post with a definition. Even though I lived under the same legal system as many of you, and even worked as a researcher for a lawyer for some years , I have to admit I never heard this word before I came to the Philippines: Estafa is committed by a person […]
We’ve been here before
It’s a great feeling isn’t it? P50 for every dollar! Imagine, just a year ago, the dollar was only worth 40 Pesos, and now we have made a huge jump back to P50. We are not all the way back to where we were a couple of years ago, but it seems to be headed […]
SIR: In Group
SIR is the basic system that guides Philippine Society, it is the foundation of Filipino Culture. SIR stands for “Smooth Interpersonal Relations.” Continuing on with my series of articles about SIR, today I want to look at the first Value that comprises Sir: In Group. “In Group” is also known as “Kita” in the Bisaya […]