A lot of things are very different between Philippine Culture and western Culture. Way different. Recently, I have come to the conclusion that there is one difference that accounts for many other differences at once. What is that difference? There is no “Personal Space” allowed for in Philippine Culture. In the west, we assume that […]
New Banking Information
Feyma and I make heavy use of the ATM network here in the Philippines. With my various online businesses, mostly I get payments from credit card purchases on my site, and from Advertisers who buy ads on my various sites. Almost exclusively, these payments get paid into my bank account in the United States. Because […]
Fish N Chips batter
Since somebody was asking about the batter that I use to make fish in chips I will give 2 recipes one with beer batter and the other one just regular batter. With beer: 1 kilo lapu-lapu fillets 1 cup all purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking powder 2 cans san miguel beer […]
Language update
Well, I haven’t mentioned for a while about my quest to learn how to speak Bisaya. Don’t worry, though, that doesn’t mean that I’ve given up, I just haven’t been talking about it for a while! I didn’t want to wear out the topic. But, a few people have asked me about it via e-mail, […]
Where do you shop for groceries?
For any kind of major grocery shopping, there are basically two places you can choose from in the Philippines. I am not talking about needing to buy a can of coke or a pack of gum at the convenience store. I am talking about making a major purchase of groceries for your household. Maybe it’s […]
My routine
I used to have a really healthy routine every day. I would get up and do some quick work, then go swimming daily (weekdays). It was really good for my health. Not only did I gain more strength through the exercise I gained from regular swimming, the exercise from the swimming also made me lose […]