I love Filipino people. They are without a doubt some of the friendliest, most accommodating people in the world. Sometimes they are accommodating beyond the realm of comfort, though, and this is something that often bothers me. An example of what I am talking about is when it comes to food. Sometimes, during the day, […]
Reinventing yourself
Is it possible to reinvent yourself? I mean can you become a person totally different than who you are? It won’t necessarily be an easy thing to do, but I believe that it can be done. In some respects I have done it myself. When you move halfway around the world to a totally different […]
Yes! Yes? Well, maybe…
I have heard a number of times from expats that Filipinos are liars. It is not something that I agree with, though. Sure, there are Filipinos who lie. There are Americans and Brits who lie too, but certainly all Filipinos are not liars, just as all Americans and Brits are not liars. Last year, right […]
Things I miss from the States
OK, yesterday I wrote about things that I love in the Philippines. Whenever I meet with foreigners who are visiting here, one thing they always ask me is what I miss from the States. When I tell them how much I love living here, they almost always say, “Oh, come on, there must be some […]
Required viewing?
On Thanksgiving, we had some friends over to share the holiday with us. One of our friends who came over is a fellow American, and he was telling me about a movie that he recently saw on TV. It is called “Outsourced” and, as the name implies, is about the Outsourcing business, call centers, etc. […]
Know before you go!
This website, Live in the Philippines, has been around for a little over 2 years now. It has been built up to a fairly sizeable repository of information about living in the Philippines. Back when I made the decision to live in the Philippines there really were no such resources available that I am aware […]