Mariannet Amper lived in Davao city; this 11 year old girl hung herself. I was reading through the news this morning and noticed an article talking about an 11 year old girl that hug herself, she left a note explaining that she would rather be dead then continue to live in poverty.
As her parents looked through her belongings they found what appeared to be a suicide note, and a wish list, the only thing she wanted was to have the money to buy a bicycle, and for her parents to be able to have job’s so they could pay for her schooling. Read the rest of this entry »
January 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Thoughts | No Comments
Happy New Years Philippines. I hope all of you that might be reading this will have a wonderful new year’s celebration, and a prosperous 2008. This last year has been wonderful for my wife I, we have launched several on line blogs like this one, and it was the first time my wife was able to travel to the U.S and meet my mother, so as you can tell it was an exciting year.
I also wanted to let all of you know that I have launching several on line stores for those of you that might want to travel the Philippines for a holiday, and enjoy some of the many outdoor sports available. I will be including items for those that like diving, fishing, hiking, and golfing, so if you are interested in outdoor sports please visit the link for YeHey Travel Store, or click on the add banner at the lower right of this page.
I hope all of you will join me in the upcoming year as I try and continue to expand my personal knowledge of the culture, people, and country of the Philippines.
December 31st, 2007 | Posted in Holidays | No Comments
Once again it is the time of year that we spend time with friends, and family celebrating the holiday season. I would like to wish everyone a Marry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
This last year has been very turbulent for me trying to set up this web page, and working full time, I have attempted to provide a diversified view of the good and bad aspects of living in the Philippines along with providing as much factual information without buttering it up to make it look like it is all a bed of roses,.
If there is any specific area or subject the readers of this web blog would like to hear about of if any of you want to post an article expressing your own personal experiences in the Philippines please submit the article through E-Mail at srperron@hotmail.com, and I will consider posting it on the web-blog.
Again I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.
December 24th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
I was reading one of my favorite blogs today, and the blogger was commenting on the possibility of being deported from the Philippines, and some of the reasons one might be deported.
I know that most of the more common reasons are well known, like committing a crime, overstaying ones visa, but did you realize that insulting a Philippine citizen can get you deported, or loosing your temper, shouting and demanding proper service from a store attendant. Read the rest of this entry »
December 21st, 2007 | Posted in Thoughts | No Comments