Expats

September 7, 2023

Reverse Diaspora

By David Haldane Sept. 7, 2023 The videos made my stomach churn. They depicted water literally gushing down the streets, almost overturning cars. “Oh […]

August 31, 2023

Renewal

By David Haldane Aug. 31, 2023 We’d been stalled in traffic for more than three hours when we finally called it quits. “Hey,” I gingerly […]

June 24, 2023

Hey, Joe!

By David Haldane June 15, 2023 It happened again the other day. I was riding my motorcycle along the coast towards downtown Surigao, minding my […]

May 4, 2023

Digital Nomads in the Philippines: A New Mode(m) of Living

By David Haldane May 4, 2023 The meeting was long overdue. As my publicist and I waited at the Pancake House in Cagayan de […]

April 27, 2023

Whiplash!

By David Haldane April 27, 2023 It felt like riding a rollercoaster. First there was the comforting click of rails, accompanied by an anticipation […]

April 13, 2023

Fishing

By David Haldane April 13, 2023 It wasn’t my first time. As a child, my father used to take me fishing in gurgling mountain […]

February 17, 2023

American Expat Launches Book on Finding Island Home

Cebu Jose Joya Gallery LITERARY TREATS 2023: A TOOTH IN MY POPSICLE BY DAVID HALDANE BOOK LAUNCH APRIL 12th, 15th, and 25th. […]

February 2, 2023

Old

By David Haldane Feb. 2, 2023 I had no idea we were swimming with saviors. It was 2006, and I was in the Philippines […]

September 23, 2021

Scamming for Cause

By David Haldane Sept. 23, 2021 It happens at least once a week. I get a message on Facebook from someone I don’t know. […]

August 19, 2021

The House on the Hill

By David Haldane August 19, 2021 He could sometimes be disagreeable. A man with strong opinions, he seldom held them back. And whatever inner […]

August 5, 2021

A Stick Up My Nose

By David Haldane August 5, 2021 The masked swabbers came for me today. They brought both good news and bad. The good news was that […]

July 29, 2021

Stuck Behind Walls

By David Haldane July 29, 2021 It could be worse, of course. I could be without Internet, TV and a view of the construction […]