It’s election week in the United States. I am an American. The election is hot news, not only in the United States, but all over the world. These are all facts. Even with all of these facts, I have had little to say in regards to the US Presidential Election. Over the past few months, […]
Why Not Eat the Seed Corn?
Seed Corn: Seed that is saved from one year’s harvest for the subsequent year’s planting, rather than being used to make flour etc. Doesn’t make any sense for me to actually define “seed corn”? After all, most readers of this Philippine Living magazine will be familiar with the term, won’t they? Such was the thought […]
Socialization
Yesterday, Thursday, I had a little lesson in socialization. Instead of my normal Bisaya language lesson, Bebe (my teacher) and I took a trip to the Bankerohan Public Market in Davao for a little social interaction with some local folks. It all started last week during my normal langauge class when Bebe and I somehow […]
Show some pride, Pinoy!
You know, one thing that I noticed since the first time that I visited the Philippines back in 1990, and all through the years is that when you enter the house of most Filipinos, it is very clean! Even the most poor of people who have not much more than a shack display the utmost […]
A jewel for the eyes
Today’s Guest Blog is from Jason Dance. Jason intends to write a few guest blogs in the future for the site, and I’m sure we’ll enjoy them all. Welcome aboard, Jason! Most people coming to the Philippines usually visit some of the well known places such as: Manila, Cebu, Boracay and Davao among other big […]
I made the right choice!
You know, there are dozens of widely used languages here in the Philippines. Sometimes it seems that every time you make a ride to the next city it’s another language in use! Well, I am exagerating a little bit there, but honestly, there are at least 70 or 80 languages in general use. Thus, when […]