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The Taxi Line In the Philippines

Live In The Philippines

There are too many lines in the Philippines. “Please fall inline here,” a sign I see far too often. It is my perception that it is an Asian thing. It is part of the impression I have that community is supreme over the individual in the Philippines and throughout many parts of Asia. People my…

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Critics Of Disaster Response in Mindanao

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Wow, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released a scathing statement regarding how local and national government officials responded to Tropical Storm Sendong (named Washi Internationally) both before and after the disaster in Mindanao. As a visitor here and since I have no first hand knowledge, I’m not taking a position on this but instead…

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Trip To Tacloban City in Leyte Philippines

MacArthur's Landing

I just returned from a trip to Tacloban City in Leyte. I left on Friday and returned on Tuesday. While there I stayed at Tacloban Plaza, a hotel I cannot recommend. I’ll write more on in another article. I went to my first Filipino wedding on this visit and it was an important reason for…

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Filipino Culture

Filipino Culture I got a lesson in Filipino culture from Jessie this week. Of course that is where most of them come from. They don’t come as often as they use to but they do still come. Jessie developed a pretty nasty allergic reaction to something that caused her to have whelps, itch and her…

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Is Our Ghost Going To Palawan With Us?

Living In Cebu

Ghost Packing And Going To Palawan nother ghost story from the Philippines about a ghost going to Palawan. Today, our ya ya who just happens to be completely adorable came knocking on the door with a serious and concerned looked. When Jessie came back, she explained the ghost has been making noise in the other…

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Filipino Culture — Light Skin and A Thin Nose

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Filipino Culture and the Obsession with Light Skin Soon after moving to the Philippines, I noticed that many Filipino and especially Filipina are obsessed with skin lighteners, one could say it is part of Filipino culture. Now any time I write about Filipino culture, I run the risk of making someone angry because it doesn’t apply to…

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