What I would like to discuss here is the employment outlook for Filipinos and how hard it is to support a family. Most times when I am out, I enjoy talking to Filipinos. Because of this and my open friendly manor I have gotten to know many and about their lives.I ask questions such as their age, marital situation, number of kids and about their life.
When I am… Continue reading
A few days ago, I wrote an article asking for assistance from my readers asking about subjects for me to write about.
The two areas the comments was the Filipino sense of humor or lack of any in the way we joke or tell jokes. The other area, which there was a few comments, was the language problem and communication.
Marcel, who lives in Canada, mentioned that his… Continue reading
At first you are asking, what is “Ayo.” This is the Filipino version of Hello when you are calling from outside a house or locked up business.
In America, most homes have no fence around the property and if they do they are an open picket fence type. If you go to visit someone, you walk up to the front… Continue reading
A while back, I posted a similar request. The reason for this is the following:
I have written on this site for over two years now. At first, it was about my family and my adjusting to life here. I would fill the article with photos. When you first move here, everything is new and different.
Over time this site and my writings has become more about the culture… Continue reading
Recently many of my articles have, what might be looked at as a negative attitude about living in the Philippines. This is not what I am trying to do. What I am trying to make the readers understand life here is not the same as in America, Europe or any other “First World Nation.”
There are many sites with the subject of living, retiring or just visiting the Philippines… Continue reading
In June, I wrote an article “Interesting People and Bridge in Davao.” When I started learning, I realized it is a confusing game and needs a decent memory. It is now seven months since I started learning and I am getting addicted to the game. We have also found more players and one of the better players is teaching some others to play. Besides the playing, you get… Continue reading
Rainy season, I have joked about a rainy season here. In my mind, a rainy season in Asia is what I had heard of monsoon seasons in other areas where there were huge amounts of rain and it would rain constantly day after day.
In the two years living here, I have seen dry hot days and then there would be a break with heavy rains. This would happen… Continue reading
You might be wondering is this an advertisement, and maybe it is. As you can see, I have had this site for about 2 years. Originally, it was a free site on Google BlogSpot. After a year, with some encouragement I purchased a server service and registered my own domain.
Now this is not the main reason for this article, but I want to explain a little history… Continue reading
Here in Davao and I would guess in all areas of the Philippines, the motorcycle is the most used type of motorized vehicle. This is because it is cheaper to purchase than a car and is able to travel in bad terrains where a car could not maneuver.
Online I found statistics for 2006. In this year, the number… Continue reading
Friday morning I was at the computer and watching CNN and its reporting on the earthquake and discussions about the destruction in Haiti when all of a sudden the room started swaying. Elena looked at me and said, “we are having an earthquake, what should we do? “ I just sat for a moment and waited. After about 15-20 seconds, it stopped. There were no aftershocks and we were left… Continue reading
The subject of the dynamics and attitudes of relationships between Filipinas and Expats is something I have thought about writing for a while but was not sure how to approach the subject.
There are differences in all relationships no matter if you are from the same country, same culture, same racial background, same age range or any mix of them. Here you mostly see older retired men with young… Continue reading
In America, I had no need for a cell phone. I was usually at work or home. For me a wired phone or here called landlines was my preferred form of communication. One time I had a cell phone. This was because being ignorant of the free phones included with a service contract. Well one year my mom told me… Continue reading
Recently I have developed a skin rash on my leg and this got me to thinking. Except for a lactose intolerance allergy as a child, I never suffered from allergies growing up. Twelve years ago, when I moved from California to Florida I developed some skin conditions. As most of us know, an allergy is a reaction to some… Continue reading
We all need water, to drink, to wash, for laundry and many other uses. Water is needed for daily survival. The biggest need is to drink and be hydrated but we also need it for washing and laundry.
In our home country, we never think about water service, it is always there. Most times if the water utility company needs to do work, they will reroute it so there… Continue reading
If you have read the comments, there is a newcomer here, Steve in Davao, who often comments. I know little about Steve, except he is 51 years old ,he married his Filipina wife in 2003 in the U.S., and they have a 5 year old daughter. They moved to Davao last November and are enjoying their new life here.
I joked with Steve via email about his Christmas Day… Continue reading
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