That is – “If you can’t read this, read this article.” What the heck is that? Well, it’s the kind of “code” that you will find if you are texting, or using SMS (Short Message Service) on your cellphone. Texting is huge in the Philippines. Even the people in lower economic classes have cellular phones […]
Introducing Aaron
Our second son is Aaron Martin. Aaron is 10 years old, and will be 11 very soon. Actually if you sit down and talk with Aaron or watch him for a while you would probably agree with me that Aaron is 10, going on 30. Aaron, or AJ as I call him is a very […]
Introducing Chris
I have mentioned my son Chris many times on this blog. Chris is 15 years old, and will be 16 later this year. I have mentioned here before that Chris is mentally retarded, and that was part of the reason why we moved here to begin with. We felt that on a personal level there […]
Communications with Filipinos
I got an e-mail the other day from a regular reader of this blog and he asked me to write about how to effectively communicate with Filipinos. He was particularly interested in how to get his ideas across without hurting the feelings of Filipinos, especially the feelings of his in-laws. I would tend to agree […]
Communications is a key to a good life
One thing that may not be overtly obvious to many people is that when living in the Philippines, communications is a real key to life, whether your experience is positive or negative. If you go out of your way to carefully communicate with the local people you are likely to have a lot happier and […]
Important information on land ownership
Today, I learned something very important. It is also very good news from my perspective. We have talked a number of times on this blog about the (in)ability of foreigners to own land in the Philippines. It has always been my understanding that under no circumstances can a foreigner own land in the Philippines. The […]