The other day, I told you about the Things I hate about elections in the Philippines, and I promised to let you know about the things I like about elections here. To be honest, this is one of the most difficult articles that I have ever written, because it is very hard to think of […]
Things I hate about elections in the Philippines
As any regular reader or any Filophile already knows, it’s election season in the Philippines. On May 10, 2010 there will be a nationwide election held for all major offices above the Barangay level. Everything else is up for grabs – President, Vice President, Senators, House of Representative, Provincial offices, City offices, etc. It’s kind […]
What color is your shirt?
These days, the color of the shirt you wear here in the Philippines can tell people a lot about you. Did you know that? It’s true! The color of your shirt is very important these days! Why? It seems that every Presidential campaign has a certain color of shirt that the candidate wears, and many […]
It’s so meaningless…
Politics is the age old debate that mankind has been having for centuries. In much of the world these days, no matter who is in power, half of us hate them (or more!). If the party in power is liberal, we tend to be more conservative. If the Conservatives are in power, our thoughts seem […]
Here’s something a bit different!
Often, I write articles where I tell you how things here are a bit different from what you might expect. Life here is not the same as what you might be used to, and that is true in almost every aspect of life here. Recently, I’ve written a couple of articles talking about how the […]
I’m so excited
Since it’s Friday again, I’m sharing my column from SunStar Davao, our local newspaper in which I write once per week. I hope you enjoy the article. I’m excited! I’m actually surprised, because I didn’t think that I would be excited about this. Hmm… what’s that? Oh, you are wondering what it is that I’m […]