This week prominent leaders here in Australia and back home in the Philippines made headlines. One could not resist noting the parallelism between the two events despite seemingly to be unrelated. Her… may karugtong →
Blogbastic!Jim wrote 2 weeks ago: This week prominent leaders here in Australia and back home in the Philippines made headlines. One c … more →
Jim wrote 3 weeks ago: Australian journalists have a lot to be thankful for. They live in a relatively safe and free enviro … more →
Jim wrote 3 weeks ago: Last Saturday, the electoral district of Willagee had a by-election after its MP, who was the former … more →
Jim wrote 3 months ago: The number of overseas absentee voting (OAV) registrants was unofficially released recently. As expe … more →
Jim wrote 4 months ago: As news of an impending health reform is discussed all over Australia, the Philippines is abuzz with … more →
Jim wrote 5 months ago: I was about to update some of you about the OAV initiative here in Perth when Noelle inquired on how … more →
Jim wrote 6 months ago: If you’re a regular reader of this blog (and I apologise if it hasn’t lived up to its name lately), … more →
Jim wrote 6 months ago: I’ve written this piece when I was still based in Bangkok. For some reason, I wasn’t abl … more →
Jim wrote 8 months ago: There seems to be a contagious feeling of doubt both here in Australia in the Philippines. While the … more →
Jim wrote 8 months ago: Terrorist group Abu Sayyaf threatened to behead one hostage if their demands are not met. The terror … more →
Jim wrote 9 months ago: The Philippines will hold its national election next year and with more than 1 million Filipinos wor … more →
Jim wrote 9 months ago: A local court found three men not guilty of bashing a police officer who was left semi-paralyzed aft … more →
Jim wrote 1 year ago: Western Australia finally got a government yesterday with the National Party favouring the proposal … more →
Jim wrote 1 year ago: As most of my Australia-based readers know, Western Australia had its state election last Saturday. … more →
Jim wrote 1 year ago: Back in cool and wet Perth. My flight was delayed for three hours in Bangkok ‘due to weather c … more →
Jim wrote 1 year ago: Western Australia is said to spend around Aus$600,000 to attract workers to answer the chronic worke … more →
Jim wrote 1 year ago: Australia welcomed the New Year ahead of other countries. The iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge became a … more →
Jim wrote 2 years ago: I thought I’ll never get out of this nightmare but I’m glad I’m sitting down again … more →