A month ago I wrote about an unsavory Kano and a fender bender he was in, with my car. The subject came up in the comment section, about what I should do about it. There were a lot of good suggestions on how to deal with it. One approach I’ve heard from other contributors before, […]
Pssst…. did you hear about?
Gossip. Tsismis (the Tagalog and Bisaya word for Gossip). It’s rampant in the Philippines! Filipinos love to make tsismis. There are even lots of TV shows devoted to tsismis. Gossip shows. Mostly, that’s showbiz stuff, which I really don’t care about and don’t watch, but from time to time I find myself stuck in a […]
Being Defined
What defines you? Can a person be fully defined by a single thing he says? I do not believe that would be fair or accurate to judge a person’s being entirely on a single statement he makes. Lately, I have gotten a bit of feedback from a few, only a few, readers of this site. […]
The job that wasn’t
I got an interesting text message back around Christmas. The text was from my former Bisaya teacher from about 5 years ago. Her name is Au, and we keep in touch on a semi-regular basis. Au is a Professor at Ateneo de Davao University. Very nice lady, and quite intelligent. I enjoy knowing Au, but […]
I’m Beyond It
“Paul; what are you beyond?” Embarrassment for one thing, in the past I know my overactive ego would have gone to extremes to cover my mistake. And I used to be pretty good at it. But in the last ten years, I just smile and render crisp Pinoy shoulders a shrug or a smartly delivered […]
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One of the pleasures of operating a site like this is that I get to have a lot of communication with people who read the site. I get to meet many new people both through e-mail and also in person when they are visiting here. On an average day, I can get dozens or even […]