Gaps, patches and in-betweens

A couple of people have commented on how they admire the way English is easy for Filipinos. And how easy it is to get by in the Philippines when one is a foreigner because the people speak and understand, read and write english. But something happened to us over the years. **************** A Thai officemate was telling me that the Thais used to study in the Philippines to get masters degree or other specialised education. One Thai from a store, upon learning that we are Filipinos, excitedly told us he studied medical technology at Manila Central University. **************** I remember a while back when a cooperative study group went to Indonesia I think, trying to learn their kind of very successful cooperativism. One praticipant of the study group asked their host where they learned cooperativism. The host looked at the group and said, "Why, in the Philippines. You taught us this." **************** When we took Padma to the Walking street market at Thape Gate, Kigao for the...

As we waved Padma goodbye, leaving after her short - very short visit here in Chiang Mai, a sad feeling came over me. I suddenly miss Baguio. It's been a while since I've missed it. But now I do. The road to Loakan flashed before my eyes, and my friends. And yes, I felt the cool wind too.