“Filipinos smell like rice.” The way it was said didn’t sound like a compliment. Our foreign colleagues at a luxury resort in the Middle East found it unusual how we – Filipinas especially — brushed our teeth at break time (this damages the protective enamel, they say), washed our hair every day and wondered how…
Once upon a time, man looked up to the sky and saw something in the movement of the heavenly bodies. He observed that the changing positions of the stars and the planets foretold the way he and his fellows did things on earth – the best time to plant, the right time to harvest. This,…
Instead of the standard “Hello, how are you?” Filipinos like to greet each other with, “Kumain ka na?” (Have you eaten) or “Kain tayo!” (Let’s eat). Because food is such a big part of our culture, whatever the occasion – a business conference, a wedding, or a funeral, the meal is always the main event.…
Will you go for shrimps or prawns? What is the difference? For many of us, shrimp could be anything that resembles a small, swimming crustacean, and prawn is usually a big shrimp. While the big and meaty prawns are considered a privileged treat, the shrimp – as they say about things that come in small…
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