Living in The Philippines

December 30, 2024

Misbehaving Airplanes

By David Haldane Dec. 30, 2024 It seemed like a good idea at the time. I’m kidding, it never seemed like a good idea at […]

December 9, 2024

By David Haldane Dec. 9, 2024 The welcome was underwhelming. Walking into the tiny terminal of Surigao Airport, I imagined a chorus of greetings […]

October 27, 2024

By David Haldane Oct. 28, 2024 I first noticed it years ago when my Filipino wife’s family moved into our house. Rising in the middle […]

January 8, 2024

By David Haldane Jan. 8, 2024 If only the sputtering would stop. It attacks suddenly, like an enemy soldier watching from a nearby bush. […]

October 26, 2023

By David Haldane October 26, 2023 I was having dinner with a Filipino friend at a Manila restaurant recently when he pulled out […]

March 23, 2023

By David Haldane March 23, 2023 For years, it was a morning ritual. I would arise early, get the kids ready for school, and […]

February 17, 2023

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

September 23, 2021

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. […]

September 24, 2020

By David Haldane Sept. 24, 2020 It was like stepping into a surreal world under a dark cloud of gloom. Exiting the terminal at Los Angeles […]

September 10, 2020

By David Haldane Sept. 10, 2020 Sometimes it seems as if God gave us fingers for one purpose only: to point. More specifically, to point […]

August 20, 2020

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 […]

April 30, 2020

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