Lack of trust. That is at the core behind almost every situation one might find strange in the Philippines. From barbed wire fences around ...

There are a lot of things in the Philippines I do not and never will understand. One of those things is a grocery store, in this case Robin...

What is this sign? No, really. WHAT is THIS....SIGN!!!?? Why is she wearing sunglasses on that hat!!!? Do I need to tell you what i...

Boooksale is a great little used bookstore in most all the malls in the Philippines about which I have written previously . I love the plac...

So this is what it has come down to. This is the level to which the Department of Tourism has sunk to promote the country to foreign touris...

How is anyone supposed to enjoy shopping when SaveMore has the volume on the music turned all the way up!?  Look at this beast: Tho...

I went to Ace to buy some dog food and this is what happens. I go to get a cart and the thing is totally busted up. Why? Why leave this in ...

Why is it that every time I go shopping to buy dish soap SM is either out of stock or all the bottles have cracked caps? What is the...

I think this guy is Chinese. Right behind his shoulder is a Chinese idol. He is most certainly the proprietor of a store selling fake name-...

Buy one get one free. Half off. Free X with purchase of Y.  These are deals every shopper comes across in the store.  While shopping in the...