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Old Friends

Bonding In Filipino Culture This week I was in Cebu City and got to be a part of the Filipino culture of bonding between old high school friends. It was very interesting. Jessie had planned to go to Cebu City all week to meet with some of her high school friends that are now located in…

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Mother Mary In The Philippines

A couple of weeks ago, I headed down to the park. I had hoped to see the Easter procession but I got there a few hours early. I tried to tuff out the heat but finally, after 2 and half hours, I was done. Besides, the battery in my camcorder was pronounced dead and not even a recharge would bring it back to life for more than 2 minutes.

I did end up with a video of this cute baby girl.

Filipino Time

Culture of The Philippines

The Philippines is a wonderfully laid back place. You just don’t see a lot of Filipino raising heck about anything. Even when unhappy, they tend to be polite. This might be different inside of families, I know of times when family debate has become quite heated, just like any family any place.

There is a phrase in the Philippines known as Filipino time. It is very real. Don’t count on Filipino paying strict adherence to time, especially in social situations. It may be different for business and governmental events but I don’t have much experience with that.

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