A few weeks ago Teacher Bebe invited me to go with her and see how to make a soap. I am glad I went with her. The lady that demonstrated how to make the soap told us that the soap that we were making was to be given to the poor people here in Davao […]
Archives for May 2009
I Hate Asia
I recently did a “visa run” as my 16 months in the Philippines were up. After asking around, it became clear that Bangkok was the place to go for a visa run on a budget. Bangkok is a modern city, except for the elephant in the street and the Chinese looking signs, I could have […]
The new Philippine Office
Everywhere in the world, the office place has changed in the past decade or two. The Philippines is no different. I have seen dramatic changes in the Philippines in the years that I have lived here. I originally moved to Davao City in 2002, after having lived in GenSan for a couple of years. When […]
Putting Objects in the Sentence Structure
http://media.blubrry.com/lip/p/s3.amazonaws.com/MBPodcasts/lesson11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Lesson 11 – Putting Objects in the Sentence Structure We are going to put an object/s in our sentence. In Bisaya or Cebuano, before you put the an object, you need to have a marker before it. It is like an article. Ug/og – is the […]
Can I open a bank account?
Last week, a good friend whom I originally met from his participation on this site contacted me. This fellow recently moved to the Philippines. He will be living here for a while, but probably not permanently. Because he doesn’t expect to be living here permanently, my friend opted not to go for a permanent resident […]
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Everyone who reads one or more of my articles knows the term “curmudgeon” fits me pretty well. I try to call the shots as I see them and if someone is providing poor service or doing something really dumb I am certainly not shy at pointing out the problem. But I’m not an unfair person, […]