I have written a few times in the past about TV here in the Philippines, and that the channel lineup is very limited here. Fortunately, more choice is coming soon, depending on where you live. The premier Cable Provider in the Philippines, SkyCable is just rolling out it’s “Digibox” service. With this new service, they […]
Mati City
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Cultural input on languages
As most of you know, I am taking lessons to learn to speak Bisaya. My lesson is every Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately, I missed the previous two weeks! I really felt bad about it, but both weeks were beyond my control. Two weeks ago, i was sick that day, and last week, my Mom was leaving […]
Disbelief turns to envy
Life is funny, and people are too. You know the old saying – “The grass is always greener on the other side.” Well, I really believe that it is a saying that is true in many senses. As I have mentioned several times on this site, when I made the decision that I wanted to […]
He’s the real thing!
One thing that is kind of fun in the Philippines is that you see all kinds of people. I mean, you see day to day folks, and sometimes you see folks that are a little different than normal. I remember one time, about 2 years ago, I was going to Victoria Plaza Mall, which is […]
Slur creates a Stir
I don’t know how many readers have heard about the big controversy this week, but a line uttered in a US TV show caused a lot of buzz in the Philippines. The show was ABC’s popular “Desperate Housewives” which aired this week. In the show, the character played by Teri Hatcher, while talking to a […]