Expat Eye – David Haldane

April 15, 2024

Toilet Paper

By David Haldane April 15, 2024 Finally! The national government is urging Filipinos to conserve water. Why? Because of a “rapidly dwindling water supply […]

April 8, 2024

Getting History Straight

By David Haldane April 8, 2024 Ever since moving into our house overlooking the ocean in Northern Mindanao, I’ve believed the spot was […]

April 1, 2024

A Dead Man’s Cap

By David Haldane April 1, 2024 The closest I’ve ever been to a violent Filipino revolutionary was wearing his cap. It happened three years […]

March 26, 2024

Running with the Grunion

By David Haldane March 25, 2024 I felt a little homesick the other day. By “home,” I mean the coast of Southern California where […]

March 18, 2024

Digital Nomads

By David Haldane March 18, 2024 I should have been there. Billed as the Philippine’s first Digital Nomad Summit scheduled on Siargao Island last […]

March 11, 2024

Zamboanga Reimagined

By David Haldane March 11, 2024 Hanging out at the mall. That’s how thousands of Zamboaguenos spend their weekends these days. You see them […]

March 5, 2024

Reading Your Own Obituary

By David Haldane March 4, 2024 I have a confession. Sometimes I imagine my own obituary. What will it say, I wonder, and how […]

February 26, 2024

Taking a Break for Heartbreak

By David Haldane Feb. 26, 2024 It was the worst night of my life. I had just learned that my (now-ex) Filipino wife had […]

February 19, 2024

The Flop Heard ‘Round the World

By David Haldane Feb. 19, 2024 A Filipino comedian told a joke that flopped. And now the universe is talking about Taylor Swift and […]

February 12, 2024

Friends in Germany

By David Haldane Feb. 12, 2024 It felt like a tropical breeze. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently announced a trip to Germany in March. […]

February 5, 2024

Getting to America

By David Haldane Feb. 5, 2024 It was a moment of uncertainty. Would we get the smiling, easy-going immigration officer who seemed like a […]

January 29, 2024

White Privilege

By David Haldane Jan. 29, 2024 It was an easy experiment with predictable results. First my Filipino sister-in-law entered the mall. As always, the […]