OK, I admit it. I am a Filophile. I guess I’d think that almost everybody reading this site is probably a Filophile. What is a Filophile, you ask? Well, it’s something that I just made up! It is a person who loves the Philippines. I got thinking about the term Audiophile, and then my mind […]
Two of my kids are starting High School
Well, the school year in the Philippines is winding up this week for most kids here. It’s kind of a milestone year here in the Martin household, as two of my kids are going on to High School next year. The next school year startes in early June. It makes me both proud and happy […]
Great get-together!
As I wrote previously, I am now having regularly scheduled get-together times twice per week here in Davao. On Mondays, I am at Blugre Coffee Shop in the Landco Building from 8am until 11am. On Thursdays, I am at Tata Benito’s Coffee Shop on Legaspi Street from 8am until 11am. I started doing this a […]
Philippine Pensions
Most jobs here in the Philippines don’t include any kind of pension. Sure, some of the higher paying jobs, government jobs, military and such offer pensions for those who make a career out of such employment. But, a lot of Filipinos work in temporary jobs, informal work, or just pick up whatever odd jobs they […]
Kape ba ta, Bay?
Let’s have coffee, friend? That’s basically what the title means. You see, I am venturing into a new hobby. Just last week, I got started on something that I’ve been thinking about doing for a few months now. I am grinding and brewing my own coffee at home. I am mostly grinding specialty beans. Right […]
A little sensitivity
There is nothing wrong with being sensitive, I feel that I am a person who is sensitive. Being oversensitive, though can cause problems. A lot of Filipinos are actually quite oversensitive when it comes to criticism. It doesn’t even have to be criticism directed toward that person themselves, but the person can be oversensitive when […]