Yes, you read the title correctly! I am wondering if the Carabao can be at least a part of a way to resolve Global Warming, and I am not joking! I recently read an article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer which told of a scientist who believes that he can use the carabao to alleviate […]
Forms of pay
Last week, I posted a column about my experience riding in a taxi, and the driver didn’t have change. He was very kind, and he actually let me pay him a little less than what was owned, rather than demanding a huge tip by “keeping the change” that he could not produce. In the comments […]
“Next time, sir”
I had an experience last week that kind of surprised me. On Friday afternoon, I decided that it was about time to go have a haircut, so I headed to the barber shop. It was about 4pm by the time I went there, and I knew that by the time I finished and got ready […]
Revisiting Filipino Time
Filipino time is something that we have talked about extensively here in the Live in the Philippines Web Magazine, but I want to revisit it today. For any new visitors who don’t know what “Filipino Time” is, it is the very common practice of coming to everything late! In general, if a party is scheduled […]
Hiring janitorial services!
It’s been awhile now that I was thinking of hiring somebody to clean our house thoroughly. Yeah we have help here in the house, but she is so tide up with catering the needs of our kids that sometimes the house is not really maintain the way Bob and I want it to be. A […]
Washing clothes
When it comes to washing clothes, the process here is totally different from the way it is done back in the States where I come from. Here, clothes are generally washed by hand. Back home, an electric washing machine is almost always the method of choice. My question is this – which is better? Which […]