Dear Senator Poe. Why your time is now.

Posted by JoeAm on June 16, 2014 · 34 Comments 

Dear Senator Poe, Please allow me to be direct. I believe it is a quality you very likely appreciate. You are an intelligent and respectful woman. You have what many in politics miss or what is driven out of them after a few years of believing their own political puffery. You have humility. It is a refreshing … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

What is the distinction between casual and slob?

Posted by JoeAm on June 4, 2014 · 13 Comments 

How important is presentation? One of the innovations that arose from the technology revolution in the 1980’s was a preference for casual attire in the workplace. Bill Gates had a hand in this, and he also instilled a management process of open doors, open offices, and open discussion in the interest of getting information and ideas out … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics

The Family Code: Insights into Filipino Culture

Posted by JoeAm on April 4, 2014 · 41 Comments 

I’m getting a fairly clear picture of how the Philippines works, socially, from the discussions here. These insights started with my reading of the Geert Hofstede description of the Philippines as a power-based, hierarchical society and were brought into clear focus a couple of blogs ago about the matter of honor at the Philippine Military Academy. … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics

The Poe Files: A Little Matter of Parentage

Posted by JoeAm on March 7, 2014 · 69 Comments 

I was perplexed the other day when, in a regular visit to Raissa Robles‘ fine blog, I got caught up in some kind of unspoken intrigue about Senator Grace Poe’s parentage. People there seemed to have some inside information they were trading in the backroom. I was blissfully ignorant about the matter. Well, the bliss … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Culture and Arts, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Thinking Outside the Bucket

Posted by JoeAm on March 5, 2014 · 79 Comments 

By DeeMeyer The irrational act of pulling down someone perceived to be successful is a universal syndrome.  This human behavior is often ascribed to human nature and called jealousy or envy.  I heard the analogy of crabs in a bucket in many conversations among Filipinos. They use the term “crab mentality” to describe the behavior … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children