Aloha Everyone,
Philippines is noted for warm hospitality. The mixture of Spanish, Chinese and Malay cultures show in food, dance and music. You always see smiling faces.We met a Filipino/Chinese couple with a 9-month-old son who are living in Australia.
The father mentioned that they wanted their baby to have greater opportunities, and they selected Sydney. We agreed that it is one of the most expensive cities, but quality of life including education, leisure activities and cultural enrichment are available. They travel to the Philippines once a year to maintain ties with their extended family.
A German wife and her Filipino husband were not as gracious visitors. He seemed to be exhibiting early stages of memory loss. She was constantly reprimanding him for not remembering where they were going. He would start falling asleep in the middle of the conversation. Well, that’s okay. As long as he has his wife to be near him.
A couple from Estonia were happier. He has been to Boracay 4 times. This was her first visit. He is an air traffic controller and said it is a very stressful job. He needs relaxing holidays in Boracay.
We talked about their international song festival. She told us to avoid the main event but there are many other local festivals when the weather would be warmer. She said that Estonian people find Boracay an ideal place to take holidays. They have been meeting and established friendships in Boracay. She invited us to go to Estonia saying, “maybe we will see each other.”
While we would never cross our paths again, these are some of the people who have made our Boracay holidays memorable.
Aloha -- Cathi
