When you are living in Europe and are used to Euro’s you will not experience the same problems as expats do in lots of countries. With the present low exchange rates due to the financial problems in Europe many expats (living outside Europe) who are depending on Euro’s, have to suffer a lower income...
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When you live in the Philippines or you are on a vacation you sometimes see lots of items which you want to bring home to decorate your place or as a souvenir. Manila has several areas where tourists go to buy some souvenirs. Aside from department stores and the Quiapo area there is another...
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My most favorite artist in the Philippines is POKWANG for a number of reasons. I admire her comic appearance, she is straight to the point, but also sensitive and humble. Her struggle for life and her determination to achieve somebody and to be able to help her family makes me a great fan of...
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As of 5 AM this morning 88% of all votes are counted and gathered. The results so far shows a victory of Ninoy Aquino for the new president of the Philippines. For president, Aquino, Benigno III – 13,419,501 Estrada Ejercito, Joseph – 8,536,286 Villar, Manuel – 4,851,188 Teodoro, Gilberto Jr. – 3,583,710 Villanueva, Eduardo...
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A large lead for Ninoy Aquino. After almost 70% of all votes counted he received more than 40% of the votes. His nearest opponent, the former president and actor Joseph Estrada stays far behind. The multi-bilionaire Manny Villar is on third place. The new Vice president is still not sure, but it seems that...
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“It’s All Over But the Cheating” (an exerpt from) NEWSFLASH By Perry Diaz The campaign period has just ended and the two-day no-campaigning weekend has begun. To the nine contenders for president, it would be the longest sleepless weekend in their lives. Indeed, they all have reasons to be apprehensive of how the first...
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The elections sceduled for may 10, 2010 might fail and will change the life of all Filipinos. There is a fear for a new Martial Law. The following post is an exerpt from Global Balita: by Perry Diaz With the discovery of glitches in 76,000 compact flash (CF) cards in the Precinct Count Optical...
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Earlier I posted a story and pictures of a house build on a cliff in Angono – Binangonan in Rizal Province HERE A few days ago Flor and I attended a birthday celebration in Angono. As always I bring my camera and try to make some nice shots of the surroundings and other interesting...
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I would like to let all my readers know about the situation in the Philippines right now. It is less than a week that the elections will be held. Many people fear cheating with the first completely electronic elections in this country. I have published about the coming elections already a few times. Check...
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Filipinos of all ages are enjoying the circus that has come to be known as the 2010 elections. Streets in the Philippines are decorated with pictures of the Stars, and want-to-be-stars. The biggest Filippine Circus is searching for about 17,000 new artists. And there are more than 85,000 want-to-be-stars who all want to become...
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Maintenance and repair in the Philippines is a thing I am wondering about a lot. If I look around at houses, streets, vehicles and actually at everything what needs maintenance, I notice that the state of most of those items is very poor. At the moment our rented house is undergoing some renovation and...
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Magicians always had a special attraction to me. Several years ago I admired David Copperfield and his illusions. Just now, when I was on the internet I came across a young new Chinese ‘magician’. His name is LIU QIAN and I do not understand the talking because it is in Chinese. But never mind...
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Driving in the Philippines is difficult because of the fact that traffic rules and signs are merely suggestions than rules. Almost nobody is following them. This also goes for motorcycles. I wrote something on driving in manila already before, check it HERE. I have never seen so many motorcycles in the Philippines than these last...
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Taglish is the name of the common street-language used in the Philippines. It is a mixture of Tagalog and English. This makes this langauge sometimes difficult to understand, but it makes it most of the times funny to read. The picture (near a public toilet facility) says: E hi = just a pee: 1 peso,  Tae...
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Some people are saying that Easter in the Philippines goes with cruelty. The Filipinos themselves see it as a part of their culture and their religion. Every year on Good Friday (this year on April 2, 2010) several men are crucified in a village named Cutud some 80 kms north of Manila. This kind...
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