Filipino Culture – David Haldane

September 8, 2022

Boxer Shorts

By David Haldane September 8, 2022 I meant it as a joke. Back in 2019, I wrote a column called “Pajamas” aimed at a […]

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 […]

February 20, 2020

Left Turns

By David Haldane Feb. 20, 2020 It was the kind of announcement you don’t want to hear from a pilot. Especially one controlling the airplane […]

December 26, 2019

Pajamas

By David Haldane Dec. 26, 2019 The situation was urgent. Two young women recommended to us as potential housekeepers had arrived to be interviewed for […]

December 20, 2019

Cruelly Tortured Pigs

By David Haldane Dec. 19, 2019 I’ll never forget the first time I heard it. Ivy and I had just met, and she’d taken me […]

September 24, 2019

Heartbeat!

By David Haldane Sept. 19, 2019 Last week I saw God in a parade. It was the kickoff event for the 35th annual Banok-Banok street-dancing […]

September 6, 2019

Moving Day

By David Haldane Sept. 5, 2019 Like a lumbering turtle, the little house made its way slowly down the road. To a casual observer, the […]

August 22, 2019

Alarm!

By David Haldane Aug. 22, 2019 The end of the world began with a burp. It was 8 a.m. when I was awakened by the […]

August 1, 2019

Eighteen Roses

By David Haldane August 1, 2019 It was a dance of tears. Fortunately, happy ones rather than those of another kind. The scene took place […]

May 23, 2019

Badass!

By David Haldane May 23, 2019 I think it’s the helmet that finally did it. It was a sleek, stylish little model made by Adidas […]

May 16, 2019

Sealed Lips

By David Haldane May 16, 2019 The warnings were vociferous. Strewn among the various online expat forums to which I subscribe, they were stern and […]

April 9, 2019

Dogs, Roosters and Bad Karaoke

By David Haldane April 4, 2019 I was suddenly awakened by a howl in the night. Somewhere close, a dog was complaining. But it wasn’t […]