Kambing
Saturday, January 22, 2011
I think most of us in our part of the world is familiar with the kambing soup. Yum, yum!When I was visiting one of the SMCI (Student Movement for Christ) centers in the Philippines, my experienced driver saw these near the path of our big van....... and someone said \'don\'t run over the kambings!\'. A.. .. read more..
Coconut
Saturday, January 15, 2011
C - O - C - O - N - U - T I am normally not a fan of the humble coconut. But in the Philippines, accosted by the buko pie, who can resist? Here\'s free advertisement for Sheila\'s Buko Pie, and I even carried a whole pie home - Yup, I chose the pie instead of the worms for the flight, and it survived .. .. read more..
Royal Palm
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Have you ever been the ONLY guest staying in a hotel or resort? Well, I have! At the Royal Palm Resort in Laguna Philippines in Nov 2010! And I\'m not talking about a tiny little three-room hotel or motel - this is a huge resort with dozens of chalets and rooms!It was a weird feeling. I had the run o.. .. read more..
A Wormy Visit
Saturday, January 1, 2011
One of my big reasons for heading for the Philippines was to visit the worm farm. I\'ve heard so much about that for the past year... and getting increasingly curious about those so-called friendly, hardworking worms who are helping farmers to grow extra big cucumbers, longer string beans and bigger .. .. read more..
It\'s Christmas Time!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
I have been told that my blog is all about food.NOT! Not true at all! Today, there will be no food. Only good news. Very good news.When I was in the Philippines in mid-November, I stepped into the SMC Student Center in Dumaguete one afternoon and found some of the volunteer student workers busy sett.. .. read more..
Chickens In All Shapes And Sizes
Saturday, December 18, 2010
In chicken country...on Saturday which was my first day in Dumaguete, Philippines after a long two-year break, I told one of the SMCI staff workers - I suddenly know that I am really in the Philippines and nowhere else (not Cambodia, not Japan, not Sabah...) and do you know why?That rooster. That cr.. .. read more..
Changes, Reflections
Saturday, December 11, 2010
How so much have changed in the short span of two years!! I am referring to the Philippines. I made a trip there in the middle of November, after a long break of more than two years. Flying there, and back home again 11 days later, was a rather lonely affair - travelling on my own, nobody to help me.. .. read more..
Best Burglar Alarm
Saturday, June 5, 2010
TWO thefts in two different countries within a week! What\'s going on? First we had a break-in in the Philippines. Then, a break-in at our office in China!Last weekend we heard the bad news that one of our missionaries\' little apartment in the Philippines was broken into by some dumb thief. Dumb beca.. .. read more..
Good News
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Do you know what the Good News is?No, it\'s not about my winning fifty million dollars in a lottery. Er... no, it\'s not about my going to Hokkaido in a couple of days time for a sweet little holiday, although yes, I am going on another trip (I travel too much, huh), but a trip only lasts a short time.. .. read more..
Mass Evangelism
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Thousands have heard! .. read more..
Campus Evangelism
Saturday, July 18, 2009
When our team left for the Philippines last Saturday, they didn\'t dream the impossible. They only asked God to let them reach 40,000 students with the gospel during the five weeks of evangelism in the campuses and colleges of the Philippines.The campaign started on Monday, and the four-day report to.. .. read more..
Not Wasted
Saturday, June 13, 2009
After the previous post about too much food, someone commented that he hoped the excess was not wasted. Whenever we have company and we went out to eat, we do tend to order too much food. I think it\'s an Asian thing - umm, don\'t judge a person by the size of his stomach, just put all the food you ca.. .. read more..
Filipino Dreaming
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
I\'ve been dreaming too much about the Philippines and the goings-on over there lately. Should I go, should I not go, should I go, should I not go... some nights I could almost hear the biggest hunk of lechon calling me all the way from the wedding in Iloilo, in addition to big tall jugs of mango sha.. .. read more..
Friendly Reminder To Dog Owners
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
At the boulevard, Dumaguete City, Philippines. .. read more..
Gebs
Friday, May 8, 2009
We visited bible schools and sometimes even lived in one (the Doane Baptist Seminary guesthouse) whenever we were in the Philippines, but this one which we visited a few years ago was quite an unusual school. Situated high up in the mountains of Panay, Gebs (God\'s Evangelistic Bible School) was quit.. .. read more..
Getting Around: Pedicab In The Philippines
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
So you thought those six people on the motor-bike in the previous post were too many? Ha.I was in the front passenger seat in our van and we were travelling from one church to another somewhere in Panay (in the central part of the Philippines) when I saw a peculiar sight in front of me. It looked li.. .. read more..
PicK Of The Day: Tomorrow\'s Leaders
Saturday, November 22, 2008
We are used to one or two-child families in Singapore. Then we go to the Philippines, and find the country teeming with young people and children. We go to Cambodia, and meet children with eight, nine or eleven siblings.Our community projects in these countries primarily target the youth and the chi.. .. read more..
Stuffed Milkfish
Thursday, October 23, 2008
I was in Batam one Saturday evening for a meeting, but of course before we sat down for the important discussions and decisions, we had dinner. It was my first time at Nelson\'s apartment, and his wife Nanette (both Filipinos) fed us so well that I think I was drooling all over the dining table. The .. .. read more..
PicK Of The Day: The Negritoes
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Negritoes. The \'aborigines\' and original natives of the Philippines.We visit them every time we\'re in Iloilo, Philippines. We don\'t speak the same language, but it doesn\'t matter. A smile speaks a thousand words. .. read more..
The Mountain House Churches Part 2
Saturday, October 18, 2008
After the visit and fellowship at the Negrito church in GLBC Camiros, we prepared to make our way back to the car, for the next visit, to Balunos. The real mountain church.The way there was certainly eroded. Too many holes! No carabao was waiting at the foot of the mountain, and we had to use our le.. .. read more..
The Mountain House Churches
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The walk up the slopes to GLBC Camiros, the Negrito church.Preaching in GLBC CamirosSitting with the NegritoesThere was this one house church which was really, reeeeally up on the mountains of Balunos, Anilao, which I last climbed and visited in Feburary 2005. That was over three years ago, when I w.. .. read more..
The Multicab
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
What in the world is a multicab? Here it is, front view and back view...It is rather like a mini-jeepney, to pack as many people in as possible.And we all had the privilege of riding in it cos our car broke down while we were having lunch at GLBC Barasan. Although we waited and waited for Brother Os.. .. read more..
Iloilo Flood Stories
Saturday, October 11, 2008
One of the reasons why we went to the Philippines two weeks ago was to visit our brethren who were badly affected by Typhoon Frank in June, which caused a massive flood and killed about 200 people in the city alone.We came expecting sob stories, bad news, long faces and some weeping and crying. We l.. .. read more..
Getting Around: Nice Taxi Drivers In Manila
Thursday, October 9, 2008
There\'s no reason to keep on harping about that one crazy cab driver who took me for a ride to the gas station and back when there were really some very decent ones in Manila. So far I have not met any who tried to snatch my bag or take me to some mysterious place which was not my destination.The ai.. .. read more..
FBC Sunday School Fun
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The little kiddie Sunday School at Fundamental Bible Church (FBC) Cebu was such a fun place to be!! While the adults Sunday School class was in session at another room with a movie-showing, I went exploring in other rooms and discovered a whole bunch of kids. This particular species and I normally d.. .. read more..