It’s almost winter! For tropical Asians, this statement doesn’t really mean much. After all, most countries this side of the world only have two seasons: wet and dry. In the Philippines, the dry season lasts from December to May and the wet season, from June to November. But recently, the line between the two seasons […]
Fancy a trip to Japan? Read on… The Japan Tourism Agency plans to ask would-be travellers to submit online applications for the free flights, detailing which areas of the country they would like to visit, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said. The agency will select the successful entrants and ask them to write a report about […]
We received some great news last night: our Holy Land chaplain Bishop Chito Tagle has been appointed the new Archbishop of Manila. He replaces Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales who has served as Manila Archbishop for nine years. We received this news with joy as well as a little apprehension. Although his installation date is yet to […]
I don’t have a travel iron and I’m not really that trusting of hotel laundry and pressing services. So I looked around for ways to keep my shirts wrinkle-free when travelling (at least the ones I need to wear for meetings) and found this. I have used this technique several times and it works. The […]
I conducted a media workshop in Ho Chi Minh City a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t have much time to go around since I was there for work. But just being there surrounded by all those crazy motorcycles and eating delicious Vietnamese cuisine (especially the very filling Banh Mi) was more than enough […]