Alabang Ladies International Group
ALIG - Newsletter
One way ALIG members keep in touch is through our regular newsletter. Over the last year we have been fortunate to have some fantastic contributors; all ALIG members, writing on a variety of topics.
We've added their articles to the website for you all to enjoy.
Scroll down to see articles on:
- Cross Cultural Communication
- Health and Nutrition
Cross Cultural Topics
A former member of ALIG, Marilyn Duncan-Webb, has lived and worked in eight countries. She is a communications specialist, editor and writer.
Marilyn has written a series of articles on Cross Cutural Communication and Expatriate issues. They are of enormous interest to expatriates living anywhere and we are delighted to share them here.
If you lose your job, or your children finally leave home, or someone dear to you dies, your close friends usually say, “If you want to talk about it, I’m here for you. Just call me”.
When we move from country to country, we sometimes experience a similar sense of bereavement, even though we lead lives of comparative luxury.
You step out of the airport into the heat and humidity and what feels like total chaos. How do you feel: excited, fearful, energized, or do you simply want to “get on with it” and organize your new life?
My Life Looking For Me
You packed your identity in your shipment, but now you can’t find it.
When Yes Means No and No Means Maybe
When most of us first arrive in the Philippines, we are struck by how familiar it seems. Whether we’re from another Asian country or the other side of the world, the universal brands, global logos, the malls and the restaurants give us emotional landmarks that make us feel it’s not so much a foreign posting, but more a shift in
reference.Many Happy Returns - the Challenges of Going Home
So you are going home? You have rushed off Greenhills to pick up those last minute bargains you have been admiring for three years, but never got round to buying. The packers are coming, your dog has had his shots and you are booked into the Peninsular Hotel for your last couple of nights. Goodbye parties bring a lump to your throat and you realize that this is really it, you are homeward bound.
Health and Nutrition
Registered Dietician and somewhat ironically the best brownie maker in Alabang, Rebecca Lwin has hosted a number of workshops on nutrition for adults and children.She wrote the following articles for us in 2008 and has promised more! So watch this space.
How to avoid intestinal upsets (and worse) through simple food hygiene rules.
Beyond Broccoli - Are Supplements Necessary?
Rebecca discusses some of the issues around dietary supplements in response to some lively debate at an ALIG General Meeting.
