August 27, 2020

‘Til Death Do Us Part

By David Haldane Aug. 27, 2020   The first words out of my future mother-in-law’s mouth immediately grabbed my attention. “So,” she said, getting right to […]
August 20, 2020

Train to Butuan

By David Haldane Aug. 20, 2020   I know, I know; it wasn’t a train but a car, and we weren’t in South Korea but the […]
August 13, 2020

White Privilege

By David Haldane Aug. 13, 2020   The scene had played out so often that it was almost becoming routine. One of our household employees, a […]
July 23, 2020

ABS-CBN: A Blank Screen

By David Haldane July 23, 2020     It still surprises me every time. I’ll be surfing the channels for news when suddenly a blank screen […]
July 9, 2020

Fourth of July or Die

By David Haldane July 9, 2020   It was the best Fourth of July ever. Surrounded by family and friends, we sat under a shelter at […]
July 2, 2020

Paradise Reclaimed

By David Haldane July 2, 2020   Want to receive Expat Eye every week in your inbox? Sign up here.   The water was as crystal […]
June 25, 2020

Maria Ressa: Guilty or Not Guilty?

By David Haldane June 24, 2020   Want to get “Expat Eye” ever week in your mailbox? Sign up here.     The headlines screamed foul! […]
June 4, 2020

Ouch: Circumcision in the Time of Covid

By David Haldane June 4, 2020   Want to receive Expat Eye weekly in your mailbox? Sign up here.   He squealed like a pig being […]
May 28, 2020

Liberation

By David Haldane May 28, 2020   Want the latest “Expat Eye” in your mailbox every week? Sign up here.   It seemed like a simple […]
May 14, 2020

Diapers

By David Haldane May 14, 2020   Want to receive “Expat Eye” weekly in your mailbox? Sign up here.   I haven’t changed a diaper in […]
May 7, 2020

Foreigner

Not receiving this column by email? Sign up here. By David Haldane May 7, 2020   The video speaks for itself. In it, a shirtless man […]
April 30, 2020

House Arrest

Want to receive these posts by email? Subscribe here! By David Haldane   April 30, 2020   Let me tell you what scares me. Shuttered shops […]