Orthography – it’s more fun in the Philippines
Pinoys have a funny orthography. In their original indigenous languages – there are over 90 of them – Filipinos do not distinguish F an P. You can even read this on the banknotes: Rebublika...
Category: Culture
Pasaway Driver! What do you think?
A few weeks ago, a reader of this blog sent us a link to his new website: Pasaway Driver! The initial idea isn’t bad. We all have encountered problems with cheating taxi-, jeepney and...
Boracay’s Ati fight for their land
At two hectares, the ancestral domain of the Ati community in Boracay is probably the smallest in the Philippines. The Boracay property sits on a largely undeveloped cove on the southeastern part of the...
Sunken Cemetery: Camiguin’s most rare and must-see site
The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) published this very interesting article on St. Valentines day. Visitors of Camiguin already know about the Sunken Cemetery in Bonbon. But for people living in Camiguin, the last paragraph...
Traffic Code to be Taught in High School
The Traffic Safety Division of the Land Transportation Office (LTO-TSD) is now closely coordinating with the Department of Education (DepEd) regarding the proposal to include traffic rules and traffic regulations in 3rd and 4th year...
Happy New Year – ???? – Gung Hay Fat Choy
Silent Gardens wishes all the Chinese and Korean visitors in the Philippines a Happy New Year ???? . This year is the year of the dragon: Believe in the dragon. It will bring you forward...
Cheating taxi drivers
Many tourists get shocked about the taxi drivers in the Philippines – but not only tourists. Is there really no solution to get rid of all this cheating taxi drivers? This is a mail...
James Bond (aka. 007) is 50 years old today
Did you know? On January 16, 1962 the production of the first James Bond movie started in Jamaica. The next James Bond movie will be “Skyfall”. It will be in the theaters in autumn....
We found Ruby Ann Kagaoan – Calo
Ruby Ann Kagaoan-Calo: I was classically trained in piano playing and singing. I have a Business Management degree from the Ateneo de Manila University, where I was a college scholar. I’ve been a professional...
Who is Rubyann Kagaoan?
Have you ever read the name ‘Rubyann Kagaoan’? Under this name a person posts sharply observing “opinions” in the “Journal online“. Here is the picture leading every “opinion”: The writing is often so sharp...
Bottle walls – bottle windows
European newspapers are full of a revolutionary way of house construction. They report about bottle-walls built in Nigeria. The newspapers also write about an average temperature of 18°C (64°F) inside these houses in Nigeria....
Today is Bonifacio Day
Today the Philippines celebrate Bonifacio Day. Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897) was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder of, and later the supreme leader...
Happy Birthday – 75 Years “LIFE”
LIFE! One of the best publications the USA ever brought to our planet is celebrating its 75th birtday. Fortunately my dentist had been a fan of the USA and read American newspapers. Waiting to...
Super Constellation soon on auction ?
MIAA the Manila International Airport Authority wants to get rid of the aircraft cemetery between NAIA-2 and the Old Domestic Airport (now NAIA-4). On the MIAA website the following announcement can be found: The...
Mass-wedding: 284 times YESSSSSSSSS !
It is fiesta time in Mambajao the capital of Camiguin Island. The 156th fiesta already. Among lots of other activities during the whole week, a mass-wedding has been celebrated this morning in San Nicolas...
Two new pages
We added two new pages: – Golf: a list of all golf clubs and courses in the Philippines islands – Fiestas and Festivals Calendar By the way, today we celebrate St. Peter’s fiesta...
Astonishing Hair Style in Guimaras
Filipinas are known for their long, smooth black hair, but there are exceptions. One of them we discovered today at El Retiro Beach Park in Brgy. San Miguel Buonavista on Guimaras island. What an...
Squatters !
Maybe you know that Filipino houses do have 2 kitchens, one inside for the clean and non-smelly work, and one outside, called the dirty kitchen, for work like fish and meat cleaning and cutting....
Faces from Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo
Our photographer was in Kalibo. He brought some beautiful, intimate pictures back. See also here
Santo Niño Ati-Atihan Festival
In the province of Aklan on Panay island it is now Ati-Atihan time. The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held in honor of the Santo Niño held annually in January in different towns of...
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