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Why don’t they listen?

by Gary | Jan 12, 2013 | Housing in the Philippines, Only in the Philippines, Silly or Stupid

I’ve been posting about my new house and how a few things need repairs. I mentioned the water spigot in the CR as my arch enemy in this house. FINALLY, Jenn bought the pipe cement that I need to fix it. So I told everyone I want them to shower or whatever so I...

More fun with Globe Customer Service

by Gary | Jan 11, 2013 | Only in the Philippines, Silly or Stupid

I moved out of my old house and into a new one. Due to the last minute nature of the move I didn’t have time to disconnect or transfer my phone/internet.  The way we left things with our landlord didn’t inspire me to leave the connection intact. To be...

Setting 4 Filipino kids straight on their disrespect while buying drinking water

by Gary | Jan 5, 2013 | Culture

One of my biggest complaints about living in the Philippines is how we’re treated by some members of the population here. I wrote a pretty detailed account of it in a blog post but the kids are what really get me. The lack of respect is astounding. Recently, I started...

My Medicine Run

by Gary | Jan 1, 2013 | Filipino Logic and How They Think, Only in the Philippines, Silly or Stupid

The week between Christmas and New Years, Jenn had one of her nieces (Kylie) staying with us. I am not a big fan of having a lot of people in my house but in this instance I was OK with it. The little girl is well behaved, for the most part, and it gives my kids...

Yet ANOTHER reason to dislike the education system in the Philippines

by Gary | Jul 14, 2012 | Education in the Philippines

2:30 PM Chalk up ANOTHER strike against the Filipino education system in my little book. I went downstairs to get some more water and I see the 16 year old, Maricel, with what look like notes from school. Today is a Saturday so I was a little surprised to see her...
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