Psst, Don’t Tell Americans about the Philippines
Keep your country secret. That is my advice. Americans are brusque, opinionated blowhards. Especially the aging baby boomers who are looking for places to retire. They don’t know a whole lot about the Philippines. If they knew, they might come here. They would likely gripe about some aspects of the culture , as it is … Continue reading
Book Burning in the Philippines
Regular readers of my articles know that I read a lot, as I drop a title now and then into a blog, usually with a quote that has important meaning. I do this in part to suggest to readers that there are great treasures to be found in books. College students will often be seen … Continue reading
The Ignorance of Poverty
One of the problems faced by the Philippines is what I might call the ignorance of poverty. I don’t mean ignorance in a negative sense, and maybe there are better words for the condition that I am trying to characterized. Uninformed, perhaps. Uneducated. An innocent lack of exposure to other ways to behave. Lack of … Continue reading
Houses in the Sand
Most of us are confident of what we know and our ability to figure out what we don’t know. But it is astounding how much we act based on understandings that reside outside of our knowledge. It is astounding how much we live a lie, or at least a big bluff. It is astounding how … Continue reading
The Biggest Corruption of Them All
It is good to see the Philippine government working to protect women with the Reproductive Health and Divorce bills. Hopefully the Catholic Church won’t be allowed to pull the Philippines back into the Dark Ages. These are steps toward modernization and away from being a nation out of step with kindness and common sense. It’s … Continue reading