OK, OK, I know that a lot of you have been waiting to hear about the give-away of Christmas food, candy and toys that Feyma and I conducted last week! I am sorry that I didn’t post about it immediately after the give-away, but I really wanted to take a little break, and spend more […]
Distribution of local products
One thing that is really prevalent in the Philippines is that each town or region has it’s own specialty products that it is famous for. Some examples? Well, General Santos City is famous for Tuna. Davao is famous for Durian. Iligan City is famous for a certain brand of peanuts (if I remember correctly they […]
Holiday vacation
Hi Everybody. I want to let you know today that I will be taking the next few days off from writing to enjoy the holidays with my family, as I hope that you do yourself too. Over the next few days (not exactly sure how many, maybe up to a week) I will be running […]
Living in the Philippines: Cellphones
I get a lot of questions from people asking about cellular phones here, and most of the questions make it pretty clear that most foreigners don’t understand how cellular phones work here in the Philippines. Because of this, I thought I’d write a column about cellphone use in the Philippines, billing and such. Back in […]
Rediscovery
In this busy world where we are always on the run, sometimes we lose track of things. Sometimes we forget and leave our cellphone somewhere. Other times we forget where we put our car keys. Frankly, we can lose track of anything. Sometimes we even lose track of who we are. I think that it […]
A Pinoy Christmas
For me, there is no better sign that it is Christmas time than hearing Jose Mari Chan singing the song “Christmas in our Hearts.” I find it a very special Christmas song, and it really makes me think about the Philippines. I have been a fan of Jose Mari Chan since my first visit to […]