I have been having a great time in American Samoa. Yea, a few clowns don’t like PeterVandever.com and the content of it but that’s one of the benefits of being in America. We don’t have to agree. It is called Free Speech! It is an amazing thing that American Samoa got back in 1900 when it became part of the United States of America.

Nevertheless, I laugh at comments like a guy that is living in New Zealand made recently, “This is the Philippines anymore.” Kinda, funny since he is living in New Zealand and not Samoa.

I love the Philippines and go home at least once a year. I love America as well but the Philippines is more home for me. I also move spending alot of time with the Flipinos here in American Samoa.

I miss home but I know I am in American Samoa for a reason. It may be a short time; it may not. I love the place but the culture is something else to deal with. Especially because most Samoans don’t know how to laugh. For being a people of the Islands, they are too damn serious about culture.

Here is a raw video from going to a restaurant in the ghetto of Manila.

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While the list of problems in the Philippines is very long and just as frustrating for me; I can say one thing. Flipino know how to enjoy life. Many people were offended at a video flying around the internet about things that piss off a kano. Most Flipino just laughed at it and when on with life. We have bigger fish to fry than to worry about some offensive video.

With that said, I might be in American Samoa for a season. If PolynesiaMedia does not get the strong footing it needs to transform the society; I, very well, may be back in the Philippines telling NoyNoy and his buddies how #$% they are.

Here is some pictures of a basketball event that PeterVandever.com put on in the worst village in the Philippines. It is called Tondo.