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Sunday morning attack

July 20, 2010 By John 22 Comments
Philippine Dog

Sounds frightening does it not? Well do not worry nobody was hurt, well not any human anyway, but I like to share my Sunday morning with you, and what could have been bad for one  little boy too. As I have mentioned many times in my previous articles, I live in an apartment that backs onto fields, and beyond those fields I see the beautiful Mount Apo in the distance, very relaxing, and very nice too. The field below me is also home to a few dozen Goats, who during the day time have free reign in a huge area, and are well fed and looked after, and to be honest fun to watch too. About a week ago, several of the owners Dogs, chased in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: John G Tagged With: Animals, Daily Life, Davao, Expats, Filipino Culture, John Grant, Living in The Philippines

Manila Zoo

May 11, 2010 By JohnM 25 Comments
Me, Juanito, and Emma with a big damn snake!

OK, there will probably be some people who disagree with me on this article, but I think that I make a few valid points. If you take a look at Trip Advisor, or several other travel web sites, the comments about Manila Zoo are harsh, to say the least. Though I cannot disagree with many of them, some of them are perhaps a bit unfair: They don't take circumstances into account and, to be fair, things have improved at the zoo and the staff are making an effort to do the best they can with what they have. Zoos serve many purposes: To educate, preserve, entertain... Some animals, due to environmental damage, poaching, or other reasons, may now only … [Read more...]

Filed Under: John Miele Tagged With: Animals, Daily Life, Expats, John Miele, Living in The Philippines, Manila

His name is Mozart

March 10, 2010 By Gary Ames 12 Comments
Bart and Bony

It was a lot of fun going through the list of names. Rose and I really enjoyed it. There were many excellent suggestions, and some of the reasons were quite amusing, compelling, silly - all great fun. Several names made the short list. I liked Mac, Scooter and Blizzard. Rose liked Rascal (Raskal haha) and Reno. We both liked Manny. We weighed the pros and cons, agreed and disagreed, and finally decided that his name is Mozart. That was Friday morning. By Friday afternoon I had spent my second full day with a fever near 38 that would just not break. Rose decided enough was enough, so despite my objections it was off to the hospital we went. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Tagged With: Animals, Expats, Gary Ames, Living in The Philippines

Name our Puppy

March 3, 2010 By Gary Ames 48 Comments
Bony resting after some tough D.

Today, I am happy to announce that we have a Guest Article from my friend, Gary Ames.  I have only met Gary one time in person, but I do consider him to be a friend.  In 2008, Gary was in Davao with his wife, Rose, and they took time to have coffee with Feyma and I.  We went to Blugre Cafe in the Landco Building in Davao and had a wonderful time getting to know Gary and Rose.  Since Gary and Rose are both now living in General Santos City, we hope that we will have a chance to get to know them better. So, for now, let me turn it over to Gary Ames, and an appeal that he wants to bring to LiP Readers! I'm calling on the LIP community for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Tagged With: Animals, Expats, Gary Ames, Living in The Philippines

Backyard Chickens

January 13, 2010 By LouisT 11 Comments
chickens

Anyone who has been to the Philippines knows that chickens are way of life over here.  There's hardly a yard that doesn't have at least 1 cock tied up to a tree, but it's so infrequent to see hens.  Obviously they must exist otherwise there wouldn't be any cocks.  Honestly the cocks are kept as fighting cocks and the owners lavish much attention on them.  I'm not here to speak out the pros or cons of cock fighting or Sabong Pinoy my interest in the matter lies in keeping chickens for a steady supply of eggs.  Am I the only one who has noticed prices climbing at an alarming rate over here?  A tray of 18 eggs at the Palengke will run you P158, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Louis Tagged With: Animals, Expats, Food, Living in The Philippines, Louis Tamasi

Another Year

January 5, 2010 By Paul Thompson 22 Comments
Diving Platform

Since I’m writing this and you’re reading this, means, we made it! We survived the Holiday Season and 2009. Down comes the tree to be stowed away for 8 more months. And I’m reminded of something that happened, after New Years on a ship I was on. Two weeks prior to Christmas the Chief Engineer wanted a Christmas tree set up in the wardroom. He tells the Chief Steward to make it happen, Chief Steward told him to call the Union, as it wasn’t his job. I have the trees in my storeroom so somehow I’m involved. Chief Engineer calls me and tells me to bring a tree and decorations to the wardroom. “Call the Union, it ain’t my job” I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paul T Tagged With: Animals, Entertainment, Holidays, Living in The Philippines, Paul Thompson

Roasted pig?

December 24, 2009 By Feyma 35 Comments
pigsbreat

Last week I got a text from a friend saying that she's sending some goodies to our house. She's a follower of this web magazine. Her name is Cheryll Ann. I guess that bakery shop can make any forms of bread that you like. So I was thinking maybe next Thanksgiving have a bread made in form of a turkey and put at the center of the table. Gosh, I hope my other 2 kids would sit down for Thanksgiving dinner. They might feel sorry for the turkey sitting in the middle of our table. Maybe not a good a idea too. We will see what happens next Thanksgiving. I know for sure we will have the real roasted turkey. I wonder what would be the reaction of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Feyma Tagged With: Animals, Feyma Martin, Food, Living in The Philippines

Akong kauban ug akong kalaban

November 20, 2009 By MindanaoBob 45 Comments

It's Friday, and that means it's time for me to share my weekly column from SunStar Davao, Davao City's largest circulation newspaper. Since living in the Philippines, I have a lot of different kinds of friends or companions (kauban), different than I had in the USA.  Friends from many nations.  Of course, a lot of Filipinos, and also expats from countries all over the world.  My list of friends is like a veritable meeting of the United Nations, it seems!  I also have a few enemies (kalaban) here too.  Today, there is one kauban and one kalaban that I want to focus in on. My kauban is a new friend, I just came to know him a week or so ago, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bob Tagged With: Animals, Bob Martin, Daily Life, Living in The Philippines

Pig Gets Nervous! Feista Days Away!

October 4, 2009 By David DeWall 26 Comments

My mother-in-law’s pig in the backyard is getting nervous. Really nervous. No, it doesn't have a name. I just call it "the pig".  My wife Melinda feeds him all the time, and our little two year old niece Amiel likes to go in the back to visit him.  And  I know the pig is caged in a concrete bunker. If the pig is not locked up, the pig WILL be stolen. That’s how it is here. Fiesta time is fast approaching, and the pig‘s sole purpose is to be the main meal for the Fiesta. Everyone has been anticipating the Annual San Miguel Jordan Guimaras Fiesta like I waited for Christmas as a young kid, counting off the days one by one, so anxious, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dave D. Tagged With: Animals, Dave DeWall, Filipino Culture, Living in The Philippines

Sweet Juliet

September 29, 2009 By Rusty 5 Comments

Sweet Juliet Well, not a lot sweet about Juliet.  She's a very naughty girl too.  She's very jealous, can't stand it when my girlfriend touches me.  Juliet, well she acts a lot like a monkey.   No, I mean really, like a Filipino monkey cause that's what she is. Those that have followed my articles will probably already know that I'm the proud papa of a 12 pound monkey.  I'm just guessing about the weight.  When I first got her she was just a little under 10 pounds but she was skin and bones.  Very thin and probably close to death.  She couldn't maintain her body temperature.   She was having chills on a regular basis. She's doing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rusty Tagged With: Animals, Living in The Philippines, Rusty Ferguson
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