Last year a close relative, near and dear to my heart, said this about Filipinos and the sometimes hidden but none-the-less very rigid ‘class system’ that underlies Philippine society. “They are what they are” … and the hidden meaning was, there are classes of people here whom you are not going to change, no matter […]
Will I still live in the Philippines?
It’s Monday morning here in the Philippines. In another 36 hours or so, will I still be living in the Philippines? Well, I’m not planning to move, but there is a legitimate question as to whether or not I’ll still be in a part of the Philippines. How can that be? Well, the Government of […]
DVD9 – It’s a Video Buffet!
Do you know what a DVD9 is? Have you ever seen a DVD before that was labelled “DVD9”? If you’ve seen that before, it’s a pirated DVD! DVD9 is a “brand” made in Malaysia. The name came from the fact that a dual layer DVD can hold approximately 9 Gigabytes of data. DVD9 is available […]
The best things I’ve experienced in the Philippines
OK, in yesterday’s column, I discussed the worst things that I had experienced while living in the Philippines. I like today’s topic more, though – the best things I have experienced here. I would say that the good outweighs the bad by an immense amount, it’s not even a close contest. If that wasn’t the […]
The worst things I’ve experienced in the Philippines
I love living in the Philippines. At this point in my life, I can’t even imagine ever leaving. However, no matter how much you love a place, you have to remember, no place on the Earth is perfect. During the entire time that I’ve lived here, my life has never been perfect, far from it! […]
Why do I live here?
A few weeks ago, I was out walking. When I’m walking, I tend to do a lot of thinking, and come up with some of my best ideas at that time. On this particular day, I was thinking about a request from a reader. Remember couple weeks ago I wrote an article about Penny, a […]