Do you already live in the Philippines? If not, are you really planning to live here? If the answer is yes to either question, then I have a tip for you. Learn the language. Yes, I’ve written about this many times, and yes, I am writing about it again. In my opinion, this is one […]
My new friend
I have a new friend. She’s a really cute girl too. Feyma is OK about it, though. Don’t worry, I’m not going the way of Steve Pavlina, though. No, I am not talking about any kind of girlfriend, I’m talking about a young niece of mine named Nicole. Well, really her name is “Princess Nicole” […]
The Philippines Needs a Good Dictionary
One of the reasons many Westerners give for visiting or moving to the Philippines is the common use of the English language. It makes a person feel at home … or lets lazy people like me neglect to spend time learning any of the common Filipino languages such as Tagalog. But one of the things […]
Rediscovery
In this busy world where we are always on the run, sometimes we lose track of things. Sometimes we forget and leave our cellphone somewhere. Other times we forget where we put our car keys. Frankly, we can lose track of anything. Sometimes we even lose track of who we are. I think that it […]
SIR: Ulaw or Hiya
For today, we will delve back into SIR: Smooth Interpersonal Relations, the foundation of Filipino society. For todays specific topic, we will look at Ulaw (as it is known in Bisaya areas) or Hiya (the Tagalog equivalent) which is another very, very important part of Filipino culture. For my writing, I will use the term […]
Who inspires you?
I’d like to ask you as question today. Who inspires you? Since this blog focuses in on Philippine topics, let’s stick to people who inspire you, who also have some connection to the Philippines. It can be anybody, living or dead, historical in nature, or a currently popular person. Even an unknown person could be […]