I hear from a lot of expats things that are pretty negative about Filipinos. Some expats tell me that Filipinos are stupid. Others say that Filipinos are lazy. Sometimes I hear that Filipinos are greedy. The other day, I got an e-mail from a fellow in the States asking me if Filipino women usually stay […]
Is it mine?
There I was watching grass being installed a few weeks ago, and my Barangay Kaptain drives up. We talk and admire my new lawn, then he smiles and informed me of the real reason for his visit. Avocado’s, my neighbor in the back of my land is working in the Middle East and has caretakers […]
Brink of disaster
Today, the Philippines is literally hanging on the edge of disaster. Today, May 10, 2010 is election day in the Philippines. The Presidency, Vice Presidency, Senate, Congress, Provincial Government Offices and Local Government Offices are all up for grabs today, here in the Philippines. Every elected office in the Country, except for Barangay level positions […]
I’m struggling
Over the past 2 weeks, Paul Keating has written a 2-article series regarding US Citizenship, and the implications and procedures to relinquish US Citizenship. I have been following Paul’s articles keenly, trying to glean what information I could, because it is an issue that has been on my mind for a couple of years. Over […]
Almost Election Time!
On Monday (May 10th) here in the Philippines its election time. I am kind of worried right now. I’ve heard talk on TV that the election might be postponed for a month or so, due to the voting machines that they are going to use, they are not working properly. See they wanted to have […]
Things are getting worse
Overall, I agree with my friend, Dave Starr. He wrote recently about how things have improved a lot in the Philippines in the past few years that he has lived here. Having lived in Mindanao for 10 years now, I can attest that things have improved drastically here in the past decade. Roads, Internet, all […]