On 4 September I received an emergency warning from the US State Dept. via the US Embassy in Manila. (As if I’d believe anything the State Department would have to say) telling me that I should avoid visiting the Philippines because of the bombing in Davao City on Sept. 3rd. I do not remember receiving […]
Don’t ask too many questions!
Living in the Philippines for more than 16 years now, I have come to notice many little intricacies of the Filipino people. Many qualities of Filipinos are very endearing and nice, but a few are also annoying. One thing that bothers me to no end is if you have questions to ask. If, for example, […]
Philippine Culture impacts your life
If you live in the Philippines, your life is impacted by Philippine Culture, even if you don’t realize it. The culture of the Philippines is very much misunderstood by foreigners. All of us have heard of many foreigners who live in the Philippines and are very unhappy here. People are unhappy for many reasons, but […]
The Tricycles are charging me double!
Everyday, 7 days per week, I get literally hundreds of emails. Mostly they have questions about life in the Philippines, maybe they need help is solving some kind of problem that is facing them here in the Philippines. Usually, I just answer the question and go on with my day. Sometimes, I take a day […]
Do you want to learn about culture? EAM
I recently published a book on the Amazon Kindle called Expat Answerman: Understanding Philippine Culture. A fellow named Jeff purchased the book, and enjoyed it, but found that he had a cultural question that was not covered in the book, so he contacted me and asked! I decided to make a podcast out out of […]
Conflicted
Over the weekend, Feyma and I were invited to a party, which we attended. It was an 18th birthday party for a young lady who is the daughter of a very close friend. It was really a fun party, and we enjoyed seeing this young lady as she stepped out into society as a young […]