When I first came to the Philippines three years ago I thought it would be a great idea to blog about the issues I was witnessing here. Typhoon Yolanda had just happened and there was …
Category: Culture
our human world.
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Don’t Take Your Freedoms For Granted
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Ice-on-a-Rope
There is alway a little bit of comedy to be had in a large block of ice being strapped to a tricycle or rickshaw or tethered by a narrow rope. Particularly when these huge ice …
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Reusing the Bottle
Sitting in a bamboo stall drinking soft-drink out of a glass bottle by the Philippine roadside is like an adventure. It’s oppressively hot and noisy and the overcrowded buses and trucks and tricycles dragging bamboo …
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Men in Trucks
Having worked for so many years as a manager in charge of Workplace Safety my heart always goes out to the men, women and sadly children who have no choice but to accept hazardous working conditions. …
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How do I say friend in a single photograph?
© 2017 Melinda J. Irvine (at the Shrine of Agtalin) Weekly Photo Challenge: Friend Daily Post: Natty I’m part of Post A Day 2017
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Trace
as he writes I ask “Ano ini?” … Man-og! [snake] © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Trace I’m part of Post A Day 2017
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Dogwood Original Photo Challenge (Week 12)
WEEK 12: Artistic (Transportation) Our world is one defined by how we get around. Literal or interpretative, find inspiration in transportation. Wandering around a religious festival here in a rural province of the Philippines, I was …
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Endearing Moments of Hospitality
One thing I really love about Philippine culture is their commitment to hospitality and helping strangers. Here’s a recent example (about 30 minutes ago in fact). Expecting to buy drinking water from my usual small …
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The Tremble of Drums
dinagyang parade warriors dance for maidens the tremble of drums © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Tremble
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Repurposed, Reused, Recycled
One thing that delights me about the Philippines is it’s dedication to repurposing, recycling and reusing everything. Filipinos are the most industrious people I have yet met when it comes to knocking something useful together …
