A few months ago, John Grant wrote a column on this site about a journey that he took in a taxi here in Davao. It was an interesting article, and mostly talked about communication between taxi drivers and foreigners. Mostly, I don’t ride taxis, I have my own car, so I generally drive myself wherever […]
Is the LiP Lifestyle for you?
Yesterday, I was doing my normal rounds of reading different blogs. I have maybe 50 different blogs which I read daily. One of the blogs that I read daily is called Problogger, which is about earning a living online through blogs and other means. Problogger is operated by a very well known blogger, Darren Rowse. […]
Great Results!
As I reported last week, I had my first exam in my Bisaya course yesterday. The results were exactly what I was hoping for! Out of around 200 words in my vocabulary, I got 100% correct! I was so happy to be able to accomplish that! Next week, I have another exam as well, this […]
I have to bone up!
Well, I got the news yesterday. Next week is a big week for me, and I have to study, study, study. I have my first exam next week. That’s right, when I had my Bisaya Class yesterday, Bebe (my teacher) informed me that for next week’s class, it’s exam time! We just finished Lesson 9 […]
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 […]
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 […]