…to rumble. This weekend, Pacman is at it again! No, I’m not talking about the vintage video game from the late 70’s, I’m talking about THE PacMan! Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is a champion boxer from General Santos City, Philippines. Considered a hero here in the Philippines. Certainly a source of great pride in this nation […]
Early Enrollment
We accomplished some big time stuff yesterday. Our kids are already registered (enrolled) in school for 2009/2010 school year. Two of our kids will study in Ateneo. My goodness I didn’t know how much the high school tuition for the freshmen student until I was ready to pay at the cashiers office. I asked the […]
The gang who couldn’t shoot straight
Back in the 70’s there was a movie called “The gang who couldn’t shoot straight” which starred Robert de Niro, among others. Unfortunately, the Philippine National Police (PNP) may soon be called “The Police who couldn’t shoot straight.” You see, recently, the 125,000 Philippine National Police officers were given a marksmanship test. They were also […]
Happiness, you can’t avoid it!
Over this past weekend, I was reading the blog of a friend, Nomad4Ever (aka Chris). Chris and I have had only limited contact with each other, but I consider him a friend. We both blog along the same topic, or very close to it. I know that Chris regularly reads this site and comments here, […]
Philippine Tourism Improvements on a Budget — Part 3
Let me start this installment with a couple updates. I was in Manila for a few days on business and I noticed a program promoted by the DOT that runs two shuttle vans on hourly routes between major hotels and tourist attractions in Manila. It’s run by a company called Busina and uses the somewhat […]
The group dynamic in the home
Do you remember in late 2008, and the early part of 2009, I wrote a series of articles about SIR? SIR means “Smooth Interpersonal Relations” and it is the basic tenet of Philippine Culture. SIR is what controls the way that society in the Philippines functions. One of the tenets of the SIR system is […]