Life in Manila... and elsewhere

The wards in the hospital where the missions are held are designed to be really kid friendly. They have posters of cartoon characters, color...

I was fortunate enough to be able to go to an Operation Smile mission here in the Philippines. Operation Smile is an international non-profi...

This dish is actually more appetizing than it looks. Sisig is a favorite Filipino dish made out of parts of a pig's head and liver and...

This is a replica of our iconic Jeepney, as seen at the Manila Ocean Park. Why oh why there are ginormous cockroaches on top of it, I have ...

"I often think the night is more alive, and more richly colored, than the day." - Vincent Van Gogh Indeed.

How do I even begin to explain the concept of Jejemon that is currently terrorizing Manila? Let's see. Jejemon is a culture, a lifestyle...

The Central Business District, where I work, is about an hour away from where I live. Forty minutes if I'm lucky, and twenty if I'm ...