I have heard a number of times from expats that Filipinos are liars. It is not something that I agree with, though. Sure, there are Filipinos who lie. There are Americans and Brits who lie too, but certainly all Filipinos are not liars, just as all Americans and Brits are not liars. Last year, right […]
Coping With The Pressures of Philippine Life
A while back Bob wrote an article commenting on the low water pressure in his home in Davao City. It’s a low pressure situation . Bob’s home is at least a thousand miles from me, but he might as well live next door … it’s a very common problem living here in the Philippines … […]
Is the Philippines turning off tourists?
Over this past weekend, I got a little shock. I was watching the news on TV and saw a tourism ad for the Philippines. On the ad, they promoted a new tourism website that I was not aware of, so I visited. This is a website owned and operated by the Philippine Government Department of […]
Not all invitations are good
Getting invited to an event is a honor, right? I mean, the fact that the person throwing the even thought of you as a person to invite should be a pleasure, an honor and such, don’t you think? Wait… don’t think too quickly like that. Being “invited” in the Philippines does not always have a […]
Maids through the years
I am writing something today related to the column that Bob was writing about the maid situation. We have lived here in the Philippines for almost 9 years now and yes we have some good and bad experiences with our maids. The one comment that really bothers me was: 1. Feed them good food. Not […]
Bob’s favorite Davao dining spots
Last year, I wrote an article called Bob’s Top Ten Restaurants in Davao here on this site. Well, a year is a relatively long time, and tastes can change in that time. Restaurants that were great can lose their luster, and restaurants that didn’t even exist can be the newest hot thing in a City […]