Wilfredo G. Villanueva
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JoeAmThought Fool
What is it like, a cross-cultural marriage of American to Filipino, of old to young? I exclaimed to my wife the other day that “I may have a large ego, but I am thoughtful”. She exclaimed back, “thought fool?” That is one of the pluses and minuses of the deal. We regularly misunderstand each other, … Continue reading
10 Ways to Get Rich
I had a brief exchange with brianitus a while back about women in the Philippines, and how women in the cities have more liberated values than women in rural areas. In the cities, many husbands and wives both work, achieving a little better stability in case one loses a job, and improving their income. If … Continue reading
The Risk of Objectivity
It struck me (once again) this morning how much we tend to bind our self-esteem to ideas and opinions. Once we have offered a view on something, we defend it. Indeed, we stoke the fires by censoring the information we acquire and receive. We read the articles that support our take on an issue and … Continue reading
Hey, who’s in charge here, anyway?
As I was reading the comments from a reader the other day, it struck me that I don’t know who is responsible for what in the Philippines. Not entirely, at least. The federal government has over 20 cabinet positions for trade, customs, foreign affairs, justice, tourism, education and the like. Finance, for sure. So they … Continue reading
Porn, Swearing and Other Obscenities
Obscene, according to my Humpty Dumpty New World Dictionary, is an adjective describing language, photographs, videos or acts that are socially destructive. Lewd photos shown to children. Obscene. Kids might start behaving lewdly and who knows what kinks that will put into their maturing minds. Telling another congressman from the floor of the Legislature to … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 