It’s Tuesday, so let’s get back to my SIR series! For today’s installment, let’s look at a different area of SIR, Tigpataliwala, or the “Go Between”. The go between is critical in the day to day functioning of Philippine society, so it is important for us foreigners to learn about it and understand what it […]
Monkeys and Pigs
I must admit, I am a little bit worried about food safety in the Philippines. There was some troublesome news last week that brought this to my mind. Around mid-week last week, it came out that three piggeries in Luzon were found to have Ebola Reston in their pork! It seems like it’s been a […]
Surprise phone call
Wow. Early this morning I got a surprise call on my cell phone. When I answered its somebody that I don’t know. She must be one of the people that I gave my business card to. I asked her what she wants? She said that if I could ask Manny Pacman Pacquiao to recommend her […]
I’m a Promdi, You’re a Promdi, She’s a Promdi Too
With apologies to Dr. Pepper What the heck is a “promdi’ and why should I care? Well the short answer is, it is common Philippine slang for a person who lives “out in the Provinces” and maybe you don’t care … but chances are if you come to live here it will creep in and […]
Required viewing?
On Thanksgiving, we had some friends over to share the holiday with us. One of our friends who came over is a fellow American, and he was telling me about a movie that he recently saw on TV. It is called “Outsourced” and, as the name implies, is about the Outsourcing business, call centers, etc. […]
Can you help me?
It has already been written a number of times on LiP this year, it’s Christmas time all over the world, and what a wondful season that we can all enjoy our families, and the special things in our lives. It really is a magical time of the year, and a time that personally treasure a […]