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How to Create an Amazon Author Page

Published by Stephen Bentley on March 7, 2016

Amazon Author Page An Amazon Author Page believe it or not is for authors of books that are listed on Amazon 🙂 I’m celebrating because my first book How To Drive Like An idiot In Bacolod is now available on Amazon Kindle for $4.99. Yay! Yay! 🙂 I am sure you will all buy it. Click below and it will take you to my book on Amazon where you can purchase it. Here is a closer look at the book cover – And here is a link to my Page. I would ask that you please leave a review of the book in the event you do buy it. Reviews are vitally important in the world of publishing and I would truly appreciate you leaving a…

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Driving in Bacolod, Philippines: Part 3

Driving in Bacolod, Philippines: Part 3

Published by Stephen Bentley on November 26, 2015

Driving Filipino Style – No Fun No Joke No Common Sense I have previously written here and here about my perspective on driving in the Philippines as a foreigner. I really thought it was “out of my system” and had fully acclimatized to the “different” way of driving and lack of traffic discipline here. Hell! No! I may have acclimatized to driving about Bacolod, the City of Smiles but on the laughably described national highways you would have to be brain-dead to get used to it! My first two posts on this subject went a little viral (20k + readers on Medium for example), certainly here in the Philippines, and were met in some quarters with criticism. “Who the hell is this foreigner telling us what to…

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PART 2: DRIVING IN BACOLOD – A FOREIGNER’S PERSPECTIVE

PART 2: DRIVING IN BACOLOD – A FOREIGNER’S PERSPECTIVE

Published by Stephen Bentley on August 2, 2015

“The original article caused a bit of a stir. Here in Bacolod it went a little bit viral! In case you missed it here it is Driving in Bacolod: A Foreigner’s Perspective But let me make this clear at the outset. The problems with road safety in Bacolod are to do with the mindsets of individual drivers, pedestrians and all road users. Nothing more and nothing less. The traffic problems here are not the fault of the current or indeed any previous administration. I would take umbrage at any politician who attempts to use my articles on this subject in attempts to score points over the opposition or the incumbent party. I am a foreigner guest here in your country and your city. I retired…

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Ceres Bus Liner Drivers On Best Behaviour…..

Published by Stephen Bentley on July 26, 2015

I recently wrote about driving generally in Bacolod here: and here: I frequently make the drive between Bacolod, where I live, to Canetown, Victorias to visit Zabrina’s family. We passed the spot today where the terrible tragedy happened. There are flowers at the roadside to mark the spot. And more poignantly two sets of burnt rubber on the highway marking the places where the two bus drivers braked violently. One set of tyre marks clearly showed that one driver was emergency braking whilst also swerving. But the point I really wanted to make is that we, Zabrina. her sister and myself, all remarked on how much improvement there was in the general road behaviour of the Ceres Bus Liner company. The road today seemed to…

Ceres Buses In Collision – Fatalities

Published by Stephen Bentley on July 22, 2015

Both me and Zabrina are devastated to learn of the news of two Ceres Liner Buses involved in a collision. Early reports indicate that some passengers have died. The collision took place on the National Highway between Bacolod and Victorias at Saravia at about 7.30 am today Wednesday July 22 2015. Our sympathies and condolences go out to all the families and friends of people affected in this tragedy. It is ironic that in my recently published article DRIVING IN BACOLOD, PHILIPPINES: A FOREIGNER’S PERSPECTIVE ………. that I praised the professionalism of the Ceres bus drivers!! However we must await the full facts of the cause of this terrible crash before we jump to any conclusions. Recriminations, if appropriate, can wait. In the meantime let us…

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How to Create an Amazon Author Page

Driving in Bacolod, Philippines: Part 3

PART 2: DRIVING IN BACOLOD – A FOREIGNER’S PERSPECTIVE

Ceres Bus Liner Drivers On Best Behaviour…..

Ceres Buses In Collision – Fatalities