For today, we will delve back into SIR: Smooth Interpersonal Relations, the foundation of Filipino society. For todays specific topic, we will look at Ulaw (as it is known in Bisaya areas) or Hiya (the Tagalog equivalent) which is another very, very important part of Filipino culture. For my writing, I will use the term […]
Who is more Filipino?
Between Feyma and myself, who do you think is more Filipino? Of course, since Feyma was born and raised in the Philippines, I am sure that almost all of you will say that Feyma is more Filipino. Many would argue that I am not Filipino at all. Am I, though? Let’s see. About a month […]
Podcast: Bob & Feyma
That’s right, folks, today I am bringing you a new Podcast! Yes, it has been many, many months since my last Podcast, but I decided that I wanted to do a new one today, and wanted to do it with Feyma. So, for today’s Podcast, Feyma and I talk about our decision to move to […]
SIR: Pakig-Uban
Last week, I introduced the new series about Philippine Culture called “SIR” which means “Smooth Interpersonal Relations.” After that, we talked about the first tenet of SIR, which is called “In Group” or Kita. Today, it’s time we move on to the second major tenet of SIR, “Pakig-Uban.” Pakig-Uban is derived from the root word, […]
How did "Mindanao Bob" come about?
Regular visitors of any of my websites will see me called “Mindanao Bob” and if they don’t know the story of the name, they may wonder where it came from. Do you know? If not, I plan to explain a little bit about that today. As I recall, I believe that I first got that […]
We’ve been here before
It’s a great feeling isn’t it? P50 for every dollar! Imagine, just a year ago, the dollar was only worth 40 Pesos, and now we have made a huge jump back to P50. We are not all the way back to where we were a couple of years ago, but it seems to be headed […]