philippines' call center jobs..."are we stealing jobs from americans?

In 1985 The Call Center and I.T Industry started in the Philippines my home country, since then it grown big and now even to the provinces you can see a call center and a lot of Filipinos benefit for...

At what age should girls be told about menstruation?

At what age should girls be told about menstruation? Girls (and boys!) should have information by about age 8, some of which may be provided in school. Instructional books are helpful, but mothers...

It's silvery grey and has a multitude of uses but..

What do you call it? Duct tape or Duck tape? I have no idea why but for some reason when I write it it's "duct" (which is correct) but when I say it the word comes out "duck". Have you seen the new...

How do "YOU" gain respect?

I want to ask "YOU" how you gain respect from other cliques. Do you act cooler? Act different than you usually do? I know I do if i was a new kid at school and need some friends. What I do is, I...

Why do vegetarians see meat-eaters as murderers???

When in fact it has been proven that plants are also LIVING things(mm top that).Or that's less important?..eehh it's only a plant...who would complain? I AM! Maybe it's murder but it goes both ways...

What good gestures that your culture has which you can be proud off?

In our country, we give our elders a good gesture by holding their hand and place it in our forehead while in a bow position. We call it "Pag-Mano", which we do whenever we arrive or leave the...

Interesting nicknames for our loved ones and the story behind them

In keeping with Valentine's Day, I would like to share my favorite pet name for my hubby. He is a handsome, big, burly black guy that I lovingly called THE BEAR, due to his slight similarity to the...

Nicknames - I've had a Few.

My mother used to call me Sadie when I was growing up. I have yet to ask here why. Another was Grace. But, I know it was because I am not the most graceful person. I can trip over a hair in the...

Dogs are a menace and need to be destroyed? No, just avoided.

I will never forget an incident in which we were visiting a friend at their house and the dog was sitting on the floor in front of us. This dog, a medium-sized pit bull that had never shown any real...

Defining ourselves by our relationships

This is something I see a lot of people doing - especially women. We define ourselves as someone's wife, or someone's girlfriend, or someone's mother and it seems like a lot of us lose our own...