Davao – from the islands to the highlands, you’ll find it all in Davao. Watch this video and see what you think!
Do you know about Holy Week?
Note: This is Holy Week here in the Philippines, and while I wrote this article for Holy Week 2007, it applies today as much as it did then. I decided to re-run this article for those who might not know about the significance of Holy Week here in the Philippines. The week before Easter Sunday […]
One area where I have become "Filipinized"
You know, one thing you hear a lot if you talk to people about Filipinos going to live in the States is that they are going to become “Americanized.” I remember when I married Feyma, some people would ask me “Don’t you worry that she is going to become too Americanized?” Well, it’s not something […]
When are you going back home, sir?
I hear this question all the time! “Sir, where are you from?” I’ll reply that I am from the United States, and even tell the person asking that I have lived here for 8 years already. It never fails, though, the next question is always “Sir, when are you going home?” My response to that […]
Graffiti in the Philippines
In the Western World, for decades now Graffiti has been a problem. In Urban areas, no matter where you looked, you could see Graffiti painted on the walls of buildings and such, and much of it was Gang-related Graffiti. It is not a good sign when a neighborhood starts to see Gang Graffiti, because that […]
The Money Tree
Last week, Feyma wrote an interesting article about family demands for money and such. Feyma and I got married nearly 18 years ago now, and in that time, I have seen so many examples of Filipino families thinking that the money supply was endless now that their daughter had married a foreigner, or now that […]