Bullying in the Philippine Workplace

We might have experienced bullying at one point in our lives, most of these times were in school and we might have been a lot younger then. In Philippine culture, it is a problem that is not commonly addressed because to cry foul would be to admit weakness, making one more vulnerable to the bullying. For children, the best way to settle bullying is in the back of the quadrangle stage, after school hours. Usually, a non-lethal exchange of punches is more than enough to curb the bullying and maybe even end up as friends. However, this is not always the case. When it happens...

SkyCable Broadband: No Assistance to Use...

Yes, this time Globe Tattoo came to my rescue. I am an ordinary employee who just wants a stable 1MBps connection. It is all I pray for, because anything higher than that will cost me an arm and a leg. As an alternative I wanted to subscribe to SkyCable Broadband because I heard the speed is OK, plus it is cheaper than maintaining a separate Tattoo line. So the SkyCable guy arrived at a time when I was at work. After installing it, he left. I called him specifically because I wanted to know the following: If he left a user guide for the modem/router the login credentials...

Drag Racing along Macapagal Avenue share...

I am appalled at how some people are actually very proud to do drag racing along Macapagal Avenue. At whatever time of the day or night, there are people, commuters and travelers on these streets and drag racing, whether with old or new cars is just plain irresponsible. I am a motorist and I do not want to be hit by these erring drivers when I go to the Mall of Asia or to Solaire. They practically block the traffic and race along the highway even in the midst of so many motorists, as you can see from this screencap. The husband of the lady who shared these videos owns a...

I was part of Park Jin Wook’s Hone...

You may be wondering who Park Jin Wook is. He is my friend of 17 years. I first met him when he hired me to be his English tutor in 1996. He stayed in the Philippines for 3 years and throughout that time I formed a friendship with him that transcended cultures and the spoken word: he was my long lost Korean brother who was more Pinoy in his heart than his chinky eyes would care to tell. On April 28, Andy (as we would call him) he married his sweartheart Sung Mee and after his wedding, he brought her “home” to his family in the Philippines: a hodge-podge of UP...

Philippine National Fireworks Festival 2...

I saw the ad last week for the 2013 Philippine National Fireworks Festival at the Marikina Riverbanks Mall. I love going to the Riverbanks Mall, this time I loved it even more. I can’t help but compare this with the pyrotechnics thingamajig at the Mall of Asia. Yeah, their firework shows were longer than those at the Marikina river, but it is much more organized and is easier to visit. I go to the Marikina Riverbanks Mall because of one reason; the price. It is always a sale down there. I have already bought two pairs of leather shoes there and I am happy with their...

Jack Enrile, Nancy Binay and other mista...

I personally don’t understand why people have become so darn forgetful. I’m in my 40s and probably that is why I remember a lot come election time. First of all, I apologize for writing a political blog post, I promised I would not. However, after reading Philip Tubeza’s Inquirer article, “Why victim’s family did not charge Jack Enrile” the memories of Martial Law came flooding back. I am a Martial Law baby and by the time I was in high school, I only knew one president, Ferdinand Marcos, and that’s not because I didn’t read the...