Hard times are normal for Filipinos. Over the years, it seems that anything that can go wrong for the country does go wrong. The political leaders often look out for their own interests instead of the interests of the common man. But, the last week or so has presented some real challenges to the Philippines. […]
Can we both be living in the same Philippines?
Sometimes it is quite interesting to see two different people’s perspectives on the same topic, don’t you think? Well, last night I was browsing some various blogs, and came upon Nick’s post on his blog, Mamutong (by the way, Nick, your RSS feed is not working). He mentioned me, and kind of put me in […]
The differences that 17 years can make
I was just thinking today about the things that have changed since I made my first trip to the Philippines some 17 years ago. It is like night and day, especially when it comes to communications. In 1990 when I first visited General Santos City to meet my wife, it was like a different world. […]
Construction Everywhere!
In the past months Bob and I have been traveling a lot. I notice a lot of road construction. I just didn’t pay much attention to it until lately, because I realize that it is almost election time here. Always here in the Philippines politicians will work on their projects when its almost election time […]