Expat Eye: My Philippines Journey – Page 2

May 5, 2022

The Myth of the Mail-Order Bride

By David Haldane May 5, 2022 I’ve always hated the term “mail-order bride.” The reason is that it’s largely a myth. While history certainly records […]

April 27, 2022

The Wrong Screaming Headlines

By David Haldane April 27, 2022 My 11-year-old son came home grinning a few weeks ago. The cause of his joy soon became apparent; […]

April 21, 2022

Disney Goes for Woke

By David Haldane April 21, 2022 I visited Disneyland recently prepared to be angry. Instead, my heart melted the moment I saw Goofy and […]

April 14, 2022

How Much Can You Remember?

By David Haldane April 14, 2022 I have never possessed a vivid memory. Recalling people’s names has always posed a challenge. Taking a succession […]

April 7, 2022

Another Day Off

By David Haldane April 7, 2022 The silence was unsettling. On a Monday morning usually given to the strangely soothing sounds of hammers crunching nails, […]

March 24, 2022

America’s Decline

By David Haldane March 24, 2022 As an American child growing up in the 1950s, my parents and teachers reminded me regularly of the […]

March 17, 2022

TikTok Tidings

By David Haldane March 17, 2022 The news was astonishing. “Significant breaking news out of Ukraine,” the broadcaster breathlessly intoned. “Ukraine has killed a […]

March 10, 2022

Back to the Barricades

By David Haldane March 10, 2022 For the first time in decades, I feel like an antiwar protestor. It’s not an entirely novel sensation. As […]

March 2, 2022

The People’s Convoy

By David Haldane March 3, 2022 There were more flags than I’d seen in a while. American, Canadian… plus a few particularly suited for […]

February 24, 2022

Tik-Toking Teens

By David Haldane Feb. 24, 2022 It became an almost weekly occurrence at our house in Surigao City. My teenage nieces would gather somewhere […]

February 10, 2022

Who Do You Trust?

By David Haldane Feb. 10, 2022 When I was a college student in Southern California, the name Ferdinand Marcos evoked visions of hell. Wasn’t […]

January 26, 2022

The Past Swept Away

By David Haldane January 27, 2021 There was something comforting about living across the street from a monument to history. On Tuesday mornings, we’d […]