International Living, Marriage & Travel

This topic reminds me of the team building activities that are offered by some firms. They promise to make the team become a real team. Their clients are big corporations that send a unit for the team building activity. But the way I see it that activity is only for bonding of the members.

Baguio City is 300 kilometers north of Manila. It is called the summer capital of the Philippines because of its cool climate that we enjoy during summer. Incidentally I have to trip to Baguio City this coming weekend. I will savor the freshly harvested strawberry and other fruits that they have in ...

This may be an old thread but let me reply. For a foreigner to marry in the Philippines he has to present a document that will prove he is qualified to marry. It can be a divorce paper or annulment. For a single person he can seek for a "not married" certification. You can marry in a civil...

I live in a country that is a member of the ASEAN group which is in the Southeast Asia like Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and neighboring countries. Whenever I would go to an Asean country I just need my passport and visa is not required. I hope that policy will apply to all countries in Asia becaus...

In some Asian countries the fixed marriage is still followed by some parents. One story of a fixed marriage is that the bride and groom eloped so that they can live away from each other and to avoid marriage. That was a great thing to defy the parents and the culture because it is impossible to be h...

There are many rabbit raisers in our country maybe because of the prospect of profitability. The rabbit breeds so fast and the maintenance is low especially if you have the land to use for the needed feeds of leafy green vegetables. They say that rabbit meat is very tasty like chicken. To be frank, ...

I have a relative who is married to a Japanese. They lived in Japan for some years before they migrated to the Philippines. The main advantage of living in our country is the lower standard of living because in Japan it is expensive to live. However, the Japanese husband had difficulty in adjusting ...

This reminds me of my younger days when I was single and looking for a girlfriend. My usual approach is a friendly one. It is my policy to avoid showing myself every day so that the girl would not get tired of my face. I sometimes call on the phone but just once a week. After a month when the girl i...

The modern wedding now has a long program that includes guessing game on the details of the bride and groom. There is also a parlor game of dancing and singing. The usual solemn wedding reception is now an entertainment program. Mind you, there are prizes to the winners of the parlor game which is r...

I am not really against transgenders but I am not for them. They can do what they want but as one politician said, he will respect the transgender if he can get pregnant. That is a funny line but that is true. Why act like a woman when you are not. Anyway, I don't disrespect people in general as lon...