What defines you? Can a person be fully defined by a single thing he says? I do not believe that would be fair or accurate to judge a person’s being entirely on a single statement he makes. Lately, I have gotten a bit of feedback from a few, only a few, readers of this site. […]
The job that wasn’t
I got an interesting text message back around Christmas. The text was from my former Bisaya teacher from about 5 years ago. Her name is Au, and we keep in touch on a semi-regular basis. Au is a Professor at Ateneo de Davao University. Very nice lady, and quite intelligent. I enjoy knowing Au, but […]
The real skin tax
A lot of foreigners will mention the “skin tax” when talking about the Philippines. What they mean when they say “skin tax” is when Filipinos overcharge them for products or services based solely on the color of their skin. In other words, when the Filipino taxi driver or shop owner sees a white or black […]
Frustration to the max!
The past week has been a frustrating one for Feyma and I. Sometimes it doesn’t take a major thing to bring frustration, just a build up of small stuff can cause you to drop into depression and be super-frustrated. It all started toward the beginning of last week. One morning, our Globe DSL quite working. […]
How shameful!
Last week, when my language teacher, Bebe Metillo, came to my house for my Cebuano lesson, an interesting discussion ensued between the two of us. In fact, the discussion was so deep and interesting that to be honest, we never did get to the language lesson! One of the things I enjoy about Bebe is […]
What is the proper abbreviation for the Philippines?
I don’t know that I would call this a “big deal” but over the years, I have often bristled when I hear people call the Philippines as “the PI.” Why? Well, “the PI” was what the Philippines was called when it was not yet a country, during it’s colonial days, especially when it was under […]