Regular visitors of any of my websites will see me called “Mindanao Bob” and if they don’t know the story of the name, they may wonder where it came from. Do you know? If not, I plan to explain a little bit about that today. As I recall, I believe that I first got that […]
Estafa — Are You Aquainted?
I better start this post with a definition. Even though I lived under the same legal system as many of you, and even worked as a researcher for a lawyer for some years , I have to admit I never heard this word before I came to the Philippines: Estafa is committed by a person […]
We’ve been here before
It’s a great feeling isn’t it? P50 for every dollar! Imagine, just a year ago, the dollar was only worth 40 Pesos, and now we have made a huge jump back to P50. We are not all the way back to where we were a couple of years ago, but it seems to be headed […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hi Everyone in the States or People that live all over the world that celebrate Thanksgiving. Happy Turkey “GOBBLE” to all. We havw a lot to be thankful for to God. Well in our household we celebrate Thanksgiving on Saturday, since the kids has school on Thursday, the kids usually come home around 4:30 in […]
SIR: In Group
SIR is the basic system that guides Philippine Society, it is the foundation of Filipino Culture. SIR stands for “Smooth Interpersonal Relations.” Continuing on with my series of articles about SIR, today I want to look at the first Value that comprises Sir: In Group. “In Group” is also known as “Kita” in the Bisaya […]
Missing the big stuff
A lot of times, people from back in the States, or other parts of the world will ask me when they meet me – “Is there anything you miss from back home?” Or, people who follow me on the Internet will often e-mail me before they are coming to visit the Philippines, one of the […]