Jaderune Pen Pals

I am surprised he decided to spend his last days in the Philippines. I assume he is older and on Medicare. A very brave man to face death in a foreign land. Cancer is a terrifying disease. But if there is a single blessing it is that he had warning that his time is near and was able to put his affai...

You should expect the same thing as you would expect from a woman of any age, that she will respond to you in a loving way. Lack of sexual experience can exist even with a woman who has had a relationship before as she only knows how to respond to others not you.

Because who you know is to important as to the safety of any place, when you ask any Filipino if you are safe here the answer is a universal "yes" and if you ask if you will be safe "There" the answer is "be careful, so many snatchers there". And then you go there and a...

This is really scary news for a newbie. I am not a newbie, I have lived in the Philippines for an extended time. I have traveled extensively both in the Philippines and Asia. I feel some facts should be pointed out. for example, that there are 200 times more kidnappings in Manila than Mindanao. The ...

The poor relations issue is one that is always in the background no matter the "agreeing before hand". I would argue that life in the Philippines is little different than in the USA. If your mom needed some financial help would you actually tell her no? Your younger brother? If you start o...

What is often overlooked or underestimated is the impact of new tools/inventions on rural or tribal cultures. I personally do not agree that a primitive culture where people are happy with their lot in life, is somehow superior or worth saving unless those in that culture have a viable choice otherw...

just 2 months ago I saw a compliant reported on Yahoo that China arrested several Vietnamese fishermen. China admitted that Vietnam claims the water they were arrested in, but also claims that that same water was "under China's sphere of influence". In my personal opinion I think that Chin...

I had a good laugh at myself about 3 years ago... While living in the PI, I was disturbed by the building systems used by mostly the poor. The vast majority of homes that are permanent are hollow block construction. I felt that I could design a better way. What I came up with was thinly cast concret...

two sparrows, I have not found it pays to point out in public who is, and who are maybe, sinners. I will leave that up to God, and perhaps that is partly why God, through Jesus, forgave sinners, so men would not need to judge. Perhaps what is written in the Bible is not as relevant to some as it may...

I seriously think that there is a lot more to this story than first stated with the original poster. Saying something true, that some people in the Philippines find offensive is almost never a reason for banning somebody. I have been cautioned and had posts removed when I posted true things/observat...