Recently I met an American fellow who has been living in the Philippines for only a few years now. He is a very nice guy, and he had a few interesting stories to share with me. I want to relay one of his stories today, but for his privacy I am changing his name, and […]
Now I understand!
Something happened recently. I don’t know, maybe it was 4 to 6 months ago, I don’t recall for certain. What I do know is that I was not happy, though. One day, I did a Google search, and all of the search results were in Tagalog! What? I can’t speak Tagalog, and now everything I […]
Um, I might be in trouble!
Yes, it’s true, I fear that I may be in trouble with Feyma. It doesn’t really happen often, but I’m afraid that I have fallen in trouble with her. This particular incident has been building up for a number of years. It’s all about shampoo. Shampoo and women, actually. You see, about 4 or 5 […]
Philippine Airlines Flakey Flight Sked Advisory
Yesterday, I got an e-mail from a friend who is going to be visiting Mindanao. He asked that I keep the details of his request private, and this I am publishing this article without a name, but detailing my friend’s experiences of trying to travel during Philippine Airline’s current labor problems. Enjoy the article and […]
That’s it, I’m finished!
Today is a milestone day for me. I truly have mixed feelings about it. In many ways, I am very happy. In other ways, it makes me sad. I have come to the end of an era in my life. What am I talking about? In August 2007, I met Bebe Metillo for the first […]
You don’t see much change in the Philippines
Recently, my friend Randy visited the Philippines. He was in Davao. I hope he had a good time while he was here. After returning to the States, Randy wrote an article on his site about Change in the Philippines. Randy made a point that is very true, change is not very common in the Philippines. […]