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C’est La Vie

September 1, 2010 By Patrick Duffy 11 Comments
There goes a hermit crab now!

The next day I rent a boat to take me back to Hilabaan and Butna for a few days.  The people are curious about my returning so soon and why I love it so much on their island.  It is somewhat difficult to explain to those who had never yet seen the big city with its big city problems, crime and smog. A place where people do not know their neighbors and have little time for “hellos.” These people here live in a world that only God can create and which Hollywood can only imagine. In the evening I walk across the islands with Melvin and Noling to observe the Mr. Math and Miss Science talent contest at the town Plaza. The people take it upon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Tagged With: Daily Life, Expats, Filipino Culture, Luzon, Manila, Patrick Duffy, Travel, Visayas, Weather

My Journey to Samal

August 13, 2010 By MindanaoBob 21 Comments
New Central Convenience Store/Phoenix Gas Station

The other day, I set out to go to Samal Island.  I was excited to go, because it had been a while since I had gone to Samal, so this was indeed a journey for me!  For regular readers, you will likely remember that I used to write relatively often about Samal and the time I would spend there.  In the past year or so, though, I have not written much about Samal. Life gets busy sometimes, and other activities get in the way of what we really want to do.  Sometimes we let work get the better of us, and we spend our entire days behind a desk, and in front of a computer... or whatever it is your job requires of you.  For me, working means being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bob Tagged With: Bob Martin, Daily Life, Davao, Expats, Feyma Martin, Living in The Philippines, Samal Island, Travel, Weather

Visiting Texas in Subic

August 9, 2010 By Paul Thompson 45 Comments
Pulled Pork

Lechon and liempo wow, they sure taste good, but do you miss Texas Pulled BBQ Pork? Or Texas style BBQ Pork Ribs, served with corn bread, ‘taters (Rice also) and corn on the cob? How about Texas style BBQ chicken and beef ribs? How about a BBQ beef brisket sandwich that falls apart in your mouth? And a host of BBQ sauces, that will remind you of home wherever that might be from, waiting to be dripped on you BBQ. Let me digress, the weekend of July 18th I had planned a road trip to Vigan up North, here on Luzon. The gods sent a typhoon that changed my plans a bit. My area of Bataan never did get hit hard, about 5 hours of gusting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paul T Tagged With: Daily Life, Entertainment, Expats, Food, Living in The Philippines, Paul Thompson, Travel, Weather

Let It Rain

August 2, 2010 By Paul Thompson 27 Comments
My Mango Tree Before Triming

What’s not to like about the rainy season here in my Bataan paradise? It follows a two-month period of blistering heat; it turns all plants from brown to green and makes my new lawn look great. Plus it’s a good excuse to stay home and consume a few canned consumables. The wife will explain about the shortage of rice in her kitchen, and I can say, “I think the National Highway is washed out.” While watching the local News last year, it was announced that Mega Manila was 90% ready for the rainy season! Then three days later it was shown that Mega Manila was flooded after the first rain fall, not from a Typhoon. I figured that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paul T Tagged With: Daily Life, Expats, Living in The Philippines, Luzon, Manila, Paul Thompson, Weather

Monsooner or Monlater, You’re Gonna Get Wet

July 27, 2010 By JohnM 29 Comments
A Monsterous Typhoon

Here in the Philippines, the climate is tropical. What does that mean? Well, a few of things. First, the tropics is the area located between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer... Everything in the middle. Because of the location of the Philippines (Between 4° 40' N and 21° 10' N), the country is wholly, 100% tropical. Next, the location means that the length of your day is relatively consistent throughout the year: Roughly 12 hours in most of the country. Therefore, there is no "daylight savings" or "summer" time here... There is no point to adjusting the clock. It gets dark at about the same time in December (In the far … [Read more...]

Filed Under: John Miele Tagged With: Daily Life, John Miele, Living in The Philippines, Luzon, Mindanao, Visayas, Weather

New History

June 17, 2010 By PaulK 12 Comments
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That’s a funny title for an article, but it’s appropriate.  I hope it provides a good “hook” – the technique that writers use to "persuade" people to read their article.  (An interesting article on writing that I've read called it a “technique” – I zeroed in on it after its title piqued my curiosity.)   There’s quite a bit of truth in this title, however.  Let me explain. As I sit here, gazing out my window at the soon-to-be rice fields, I notice two things.  First, the calendar says it’s May 25, 2010 – okay, so I work ahead a little.  I'll just blame it on my OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).  Second, the season … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paul Tagged With: Adjustment, Daily Life, Filipino Culture, Ilocos Norte, Living in The Philippines, Paul Keating, Weather

A microcosm of life in the Philippines

June 14, 2010 By MindanaoBob 37 Comments
Fish Vendor

Last week one day, I decided to make a visit to the public market in Bankerohan, Davao City.  Bankerohan is the biggest public market in the City, and it's not too far from our house.  Probably between 5 to 10 minutes on a tricycle from the house, and we are at the market.  I have written before that I like to try to visit the market once per week or so (sometimes more, sometimes less...) for language practice.  There really is not much better practice in speaking the local language than shopping at the various stalls in the market.  It has gotten to the point that with my many trips there, I have a number of vendors who know me, and I regularly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bob Tagged With: Adjustment, Bob Martin, Business, Communication, Daily Life, Davao, Expats, Filipino Culture, Food, Living in The Philippines, Relationships, Transportation, Weather

Coping with El Niño

June 2, 2010 By AlexB 6 Comments
At "Our Lady of Piat" Church

Today we have a Guest Article from an old LiP Reader, Alex Buenafe.  Oh, I don't mean Alex is old, I mean that he has been reading LiP for a long time!  Anyway, Alex recently returned home to Canada from his most recent trip to the Philippines, during which he explored the northern part of the country.  Alex has some interesting insights into the Northern Philippines to share with us, and I hope you enjoy reading it.  Thank you very much, Alex, for sharing your experiences with the LiP Audience.  I am glad that you had an enjoyable and safe visit to the Philippines! MindanaoBob I have been a LiP reader for the past year and a half … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Tagged With: Alex Buenafe, Daily Life, Filipino Culture, Food, Ilocos Norte, Living in The Philippines, Luzon, Travel, Weather

Brown Out, Brown Out, Brown Out! Why?

May 21, 2010 By GenSan Chris 17 Comments
brownout

I remember when we were first constructing Cambridge Farm, we were very lucky if we got 6 hours of power per day and the power that we did get could fluctuate between 100 to 300 volts and with the correct requirement being 220, I am sure that you can imagine was the result on some of our electrical equipment. Needless to say, any business servicing people had to have a generator and we had actually bought one nearly as soon as we arrive here as power tools were a must when working on hard wood so really we were well prepared for power problems! In Early December of 1992, the then Mayor of General Santos City, Adel Antonino made a very strange … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chris Tagged With: Chris Dearne, Daily Life, Expats, Filipino Culture, Living in The Philippines, Mindanao, Weather

Olympic Wars!

March 4, 2010 By Feyma 12 Comments
We actually had a war over the Olympics? Yep, it happened in the Martin Household!

Just thinking about the Vancouver 2010 Olympics now made me think my first time ever watching the Olympics live broadcast on TV (see, here in the RP back in the days its broadcast but few days late and not the whole thing too) that was in the year 1992, the Olympic Games were held in Albertville, France. Almost all households in America were glued to the TV set, including Bob and I. We were watching the opening of the Olympic games. It was really fun for me because for the first time I watched the Olympic games straight shows on TV if I want to uninterrupted. I was so hooked to it and in amazement of how nice the show was. Then it was time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Feyma Tagged With: Entertainment, Feyma Martin, Filipino Culture, Living in The Philippines, Weather
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