Today, I am writing about the different kinds of merienda, kakanin (snacks) here in the Philippines. I think that we can make a lot of different kinds of snacks here in the Philippines that are unheard of elsewhere. The names of our marienda alone are not common. Oh well, the thing is that it tastes […]
A gentle and quiet people
Filipinos are a very gentle people. They are very quiet and demure. They speak very softly, sometimes so softly that sometimes it is difficult to hear what they say. Of course, you already know these things, because we hear it all the time. STOP! Wait, is it true? If Filipinos are so gentle and quiet, […]
The Dalaga
What is a Dalaga, you say? Well, a Dalaga is a single woman. Usually it is a young woman, maybe a teenager. There are two things that make a female a Dalaga. First, they have already had their first menstruation. Second, they are single. I suppose a woman who is older can also be a […]
Ten things I love about the Philippines
Today’s Guest Column is from David Katague. David has a blog about his place in his beloved Marinduque, give it a visit, and visit David if you happen to be in Marinduque too! Several weeks ago, I listed the ten most annoying things that bothers me in the Philippines in this web magazine with the […]
Protecting yourself
This is not an easy article for me to write. Sometimes bad things happen, and some bad things happened in my household last week. I would prefer not to write about the incident, but I feel that the information is valuable for readers of this site, so I will write about it as best I […]
Experiment observations
I have come to the conclusion that I’ve been living in the Philippines long enough that I have actually forgotten some things about how it is to live in the States. I mean, I find it kind of amazing, though, that having lived 36 years of my life in the USA (I moved here at […]