The Cole Walkabouts

31/07/2012

Bangkok: Hipster Edition (With Special Promdi Commentaries)

(Promdi is Tagalog for someone who grew up in the province; setting foot in the city proves to be an interesting challenge. This also roughly translates to ban noc in Lao) Growing up in a university-town, and finally getting out to start a career in the city (of a different country, that isn’t exactly as bittersweet as Manila […]

21/06/2012

Different Strokes

A-ha! Even though I think I know–it turns out, I don’t know anything at all. I believe that it is only when you return to your roots that you will really understand what it is about. Like my field of study. Development Communication (DevCom) began as Development Support Communication (DSC)–a methodology introduced by Erskine Childers, […]

12/06/2012

Deconstruction

The poverty I knew, when I was younger, involved street-children in tattered clothes, holding out their palms asking for food, money, or anything one can spare. I see one and I would immediately feel bad. However, I do not remember asking anyone why they were like so. All I know was there was the Rich, and there […]