We’ve been living here in the Philippines for seven years now. I thought I could get used to the noise of the people singing in the karaoke machine at the neighbors house. I was wrong, lately our next door neighbor have party at their house. I’m not sure if some of our neighbors are just […]
Philippine Society can be very formal
In many ways, the society of the Philippines is quite formal, and if you want to blend in and really be accepted by Filipinos, it is best for you to pick up on some of the more formal habits of Filipinos. Don’t take me wrong, Filipinos don’t expect you, as a foreigner, to totally become […]
A step towards patience
Over the past few days, the discussion here on the LiP Blog has really turned toward Filipino time, patience, and adjustment to the Filipino way of handling our lives. I said in comments and in my posts over the last couple of days that it is my goal to learn how to be more patient, […]
The things we most want to escape are the things we can’t let go of!
If you think about it, it’s true. All of us westerners have things that we really want to get away from. We have reasons why we want to move to the Philippines. One of the biggies is prices are low here. But, among the other reasons we want to come here, we find: Get away […]
Mañana: What does it mean?
On an article that I wrote yesterday, there has been some discussion about the Philippines being the land of Mañana. Well, what exactly does Mañana mean? I just went to Dictionary.com and looked it up. There are a number of listings shown there but here is what most of them say: Mañana: 1. Tomorrow 2. […]
An interesting survey
Last week, I was watching a show on a TV news channel, ANC. ANC is sort of the CNN of the Philippines. Sometimes their shows are not so great, but most times I find their conversations interesting and informative. I seem to learn a little about the Philippines whenver I watch, and I like that. […]