Just after the New Year, I had a need for some tourist information. Somebody had written to me with a question about travel in the Philippines, and on this question, I didn’t know the answer. So I decided to do a little searching on the web to see what I could find. In the past, […]
Forms of pay
Last week, I posted a column about my experience riding in a taxi, and the driver didn’t have change. He was very kind, and he actually let me pay him a little less than what was owned, rather than demanding a huge tip by “keeping the change” that he could not produce. In the comments […]
Christmas charity run 2007 part two
As mentioned before Bob Martin and his family went out on a Christmas food drop on Christmas Eve 2007. I was lucky to be with them to witness the smiles of the centuary. Sorry, this video is no longer available.
My Childhood visits to Bohol
When I was a kid during the month of May my Dad, my Mom and myself we would always go to Bohol for vacation. You would probably wonder why the month of May? Well, May is the month where most Barangays in Bohol will celebrate their Fiesta. We would go there first week of May […]
Options for book readers who live in the Philippines
I wrote a column a couple of days ago about Digital Subscriptions to Magazines, and how that made it so easy to read US Magazines no matter where in the world you are physically located. But, I know that a number of people like reading books better than reading magazines. So, let’s have a look […]
Subscribing to Magazines in the Philippines
A while back, in the comments on this site, we got into a little discussion about the availability of books here in the Philippines. Unfortunately, there are not many good bookstores in the Philippines, especially if you are outside of Manila. Actually, this is a discussion that we have had a number of times on […]