Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Notes on Text xii
6. Prologue 1
7. 1. Beginnings 7
8. 2. People 9
9. 3. The Barangay 18
10. 4. Buying a Car 27
11. 5. Kinship Terms and Names 33
12. 6. Tying the Knot 39
13. 7. Family 46
14. 8. For Richer, For Poorer 53
15. 9. Chaos and Laughter 58
16. 10. Language Use 61
17. 11. New Year’s Eve 65
18. 12. Mobile Phones and Social Media 71
19. 13. Irrigation 78
20. 14. Rice and Classification 84
21. 15. Going for a Walk 93
22. 16. A Pillow Tree 97
23. 17. Actually 99
24. 18. Spirits 104
25. 19. Birthday Parties 109
26. 20. No Money, No Hangover 123
27. 21. Wiping and Weeping 124
28. 22. Circumcision 125
29. 23. Blackness 131
30. 24. Japan 136
31. 25. The Author of Life 142
32. 26. Oh, George! 143
33. 27. OFWs 145
34. 28. Of Cocks and Men 156
35. 29. Religious Side Bets 181
36. 30. The Foreigner at Large 186
37. 31. She Love You, She Crazy 191
38. 32. Valentine’s Day 193
39. 33. Crispin, Caesar and Cecilio 201
40. 34. Drugs 203
41. 35. Cementeries 211
42. 36. Security Guards 217
43. 37. Elections 223
44. 38. Beliefs 238
45. 39. A Shotgun Wedding 243
46. 40. Feria 249
47. Epilogue 263
48. References 269
49. Index 275