As I said in a previous post, I own my own vehicle, a Mitsubishi small SUV. The next thing that people ask is this – “do you have a driver?” No, I don’t. I drive myself. I would not have it any other way. As I said in a previous post, in 2001 I had […]
I ate like a king!
Last night I ate like a King! And, it was thanks to Steven King. No, not the horror writer, but a British friend who lives here in Davao. You see, Steve and his friend John Grant (a Columnist on this site) have been friends for some time now. Over the months, John keeps mentioning to […]
Creating your own culture!
In yesterday’s column I talked about my effort to adjust to Philippine Culture. Thinking back, I remember how Feyma made a great effort to adjust to American Culture during her years of living there. But, regardless of where we live, one thing that always comes to my mind when the subject of culture comes up […]
Can you fully adjust?
I have written about cultural adjustment many times on this site. As I have said, overall, I feel that I have become fairly well adjusted to living in the Philippines. It took a while, but I have come to accept the way things work here, the way people act, etc. These are things that are […]
Have you seen any good movies lately?
I am not really a big movie watcher, although I do enjoy catching a good flick from time to time. Yesterday afternoon I happened to be just relaxing and watching a little TV, though. I was flipping through the channels and came upon a movie on HBO that I found interesting. Honestly, I had no […]
What kind of job can I get when I move there?
A real common question that I get in my e-mail almost daily is this: “What kind of job can I find there after I move there?” The answer is very easy. NONE. That’s right… don’t come here expecting to find a job here where you can make the kind of wages that you would be […]