One thing that kind of surprises me is how many people actually base their decision about whether to move to the Philippines on how much (or little) American Football they can catch on TV here. Two or three times per month, I get e-mails from people asking me how many games per week they can […]
The Congressman wants what?
Do you remember a couple of months ago I had an article where I advocated the Jeepney fares should be determined by the private sector, not dictated by the government? Over the years I have had numerous columns where I pointed out that the Philippine government, in my opinion, gets too involved in matters that […]
Age Is Just A State Of Mind?
Last week in this column we had a few comments regarding age. That got me thinking a little about age and how it often relates to life here in the Philippines. If you aren’t familiar with the culture and conventions of the Philippines, it’s no secret you will have some getting “used to” to do. […]
On the road home…
It seems that Feyma’s mother has embarked on a trip. She is on the road home. She actually started this journey several years ago, but over the past few days, it seems that she has nearly reached her destination. I am not with her and can’t see what she is seeing, but I am sure […]
Social Networking, Philippine Style
Web 2.0. Do you know what that is? Ever heard the saying before? Well, basically Web 2.0 is the second incarnation of the World Wide Web. Most people would agree that Web 1.0 (although that term is rarely used) would be from the mid-90’s through 2000 or so, when the tech stocks took a big […]
Staying healthy while traveling in the Philippines
A few columns back, I wrote about fine dining at a new restaurant discovery here in Davao. In the comments, one reader told about how he avoided a lot of foods and drinks on his recent trip to the Philippines (his first time here), fearing that he might have stomach problems from the food. It’s […]