Recently, I have received a number of inquiries concerning language requirements for being naturalized as a Philippine Citizen. The law on this is clear: He must be able to speak and write English or Spanish and any one of the principal Philippine languages A number of people have stated to me that this means that […]
Now I understand!
Something happened recently. I don’t know, maybe it was 4 to 6 months ago, I don’t recall for certain. What I do know is that I was not happy, though. One day, I did a Google search, and all of the search results were in Tagalog! What? I can’t speak Tagalog, and now everything I […]
That’s it, I’m finished!
Today is a milestone day for me. I truly have mixed feelings about it. In many ways, I am very happy. In other ways, it makes me sad. I have come to the end of an era in my life. What am I talking about? In August 2007, I met Bebe Metillo for the first […]
Things don’t always work out as we plan
This past weekend was to be an adventure for me. Oh, I guess it did turn out to be an adventure, just not as I had planned it. About 2 months ago, perhaps a bit more than that, I had an idea come to me. It was an idea for a somewhat unconventional trip. When […]
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 […]
What is the proper abbreviation for the Philippines?
I don’t know that I would call this a “big deal” but over the years, I have often bristled when I hear people call the Philippines as “the PI.” Why? Well, “the PI” was what the Philippines was called when it was not yet a country, during it’s colonial days, especially when it was under […]