What is it about guys and their cars? The moment guys get behind the wheel, they turn into Mr Hyde. …Read the Rest
Tag: traffic
Flooding in Metro Manila: When will Filipinos get angry enough?
So Metro Manilans, I hear, are stuck in traffic and floods this weekend. Again. And what’s this I hear? Oh, …Read the Rest
The age of weddings and the maleness of being macho
I’m in that age group where many of my friends are either already married or about to get married. Last …Read the Rest
After living here all my life I can say Metro Manila is not an acquired taste
I finally checked out Iya-J’s recent article Carlos Celdran is a bad influence to the Filipino people after seeing it …Read the Rest
My Cutting Edge Solution To The Bus Discipline Problem
“THE MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT KING CHARLES I IS THAT HE WAS 5’6″ TALL AT THE START OF HIS …Read the Rest
MMDA is living on a prayer instead of thinking about solving EDSA’s traffic problems
It seems Filipino public servants are incapable of thinking outside the square when it comes to addressing the problems that …Read the Rest
MMDA EDSA blessing: Did the holy water evaporate before it hit the pavement?
I see these poignant prayers on Twitter every now and then. “God willing it won’t be traffic [sic] on Edsa …Read the Rest
Manila: a ‘dump’ according to travel blogger
A certain Geoffrey James wrote a scathing review of the Philippines or rather, as he quickly pointed out, a scathing …Read the Rest
Metro Manila’s EDSA: laboratory of Filipino dysfunction
The other day, I got pulled over for turning into a U-turn slot on Metro Manila’s Epifanio de los Santos …Read the Rest
Road rage and the Filipino ego – like navigating a bubble through a forest of pins
Any motorist who’s spent enough time negotiating Manila’s potholed streets will attest to how the Philippines’ surreal complex of culturally-ingrained …Read the Rest
