A couple of years ago during one of those multiple named Philippine (Or Chinese named) typhoons that roared through and knocked down three mango trees in my neighbor’s empty lot. I smiled at the time because nothing happened to our house. Time is the great equalizer because the tree in the back was ripped out […]
Trash segregation in the Philippines!
I’m applying for a business license here in Davao City. One of the requirements is to attend a seminar for “The City Environment and Natural Resources Office” (they called it CENRO). It’s the garbage disposal/collections here in the city. The City has implemented a mandatory waste segregation scheme since 2009 under the Ecological Solid Waste Management […]
Note from a reader
A few days back, I got an email from a reader of my site, and a friend on Facebook. I will not give his name, but would like to share his email, and my reply. It might be information that other readers have an interest in. eMail received I have slightly edited the email I […]
After a year, will you think like this?
I received an email last week from a person who has been living in the Philippines for a year. I am going to share his email with you, but I will not give the man’s name, for the sake of his privacy. I do not think that there is anything in the email that would […]
Honestly, do you really want to live here?
I have a lot of websites, more than 200 different sites, and most of them are related in one way or another to the Philippines. Because of this, as you can image, I get a ton of e-mail from people who profess to me that they want to move here. Funny thing is, even after […]
Simbang Gabi means “Evening Mass”
For Filipinos who are Catholic, they will celebrate Simbang Gabi mean, meaning “night mass” or “evening mass” or “Misa de Gallo” (rooster’s mass). It is a nine day novena in honor of Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ the Savior. It is celebrated by going to mass everyday from the 16th of December to Christmas eve December 24th. Most […]