Filipino crabbiness Schadenfreude. That is, one Filipino cannot stand to see another Filipino more successful than they. This expression or observation of human behavior got its start. it is said, with someone watching a low-sided basket of live crabs. Each crab doesn’t really want to be in the basket … perhaps the sense their impending […]
I Was a Bote Boy — And I’d Do It Again
What the heck is a “bote boy”? Well only those who haven’t lived in the Philippines will be asking that question. From the very north of the country up around Batanes and Loag to way down in the southland where this online magazine is based the tradition of the “bote boy” is common. “Bote” (bot-ay) […]