
CAN I BE YOU FOR A DAY??
I wish I could be Filipino for a day. I want to blend in on my walk to work. Be left undisturbed as I sip my morning coffee. Go unnoticed when I visit the market to buy fruit. Why? because I am desperate to find out what life is really like here as a local. And not as a Westerner. I want the same experience as Sophia, who is - like me- adjusting and adapting to a new community but is - unlike me- being accepted. Unfortunately, I think it would take a lifetime for a westerner

I HAVE NO WORDS...
This is a bit awkward but here goes. I want to formally apologise to all 100 million Filipinos...for calling you Filippinos (thanks to Pam for the spelling correction!) The irony is that I'm trying to learn a new language and I can't even master my own (and worse, that I'm a graduate in English literature!) But I'm sure you will forgive me considering that: a. it is very hot. b. I am without spell check. c. learning tagalog is so hard! But whilst we are on that topic, I might