Bob Martin

My hilot experience

Remember a few months ago when I told you about the problem I was having with my... 

Welcome to the new LiP Site!

Yes, as I promised on Friday of last week, I am delivering today on the change that... 

Change you can believe in!

No, no… this is not going to be about the current Presidential campaign in... 

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John Grant

The beauty of Samal

One of the places very near to  me here in Davao that I just do not get to visit... 

Not a funny comedy?

Its been often said that British humour does not travel very well with exceptions... 

Back to Manila

Its been eight months since I was last in Manila and I forgot after that period of... 

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Migs Bassig

McDonald’s and Jollibee

Show me a McDonald’s that’s more than a few hundred metres away from... 

The Fullest Moon

Grandmother died at the Philippine General Hospital last Tuesday at precisely 9:21... 

Hermogena’s Twilight, II

The rather dilettantish occasions I had showed up in at the Instituto Cervantes Manila... 

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John Miele

Travel Maps

Maps have always fascinated me… Two dimensional depictions of places I might... 

Getting a Haircut

Last week, on my way to Germany, I had a transit in Abu Dhabi. After dealing with... 

Islamabad Travel?

I have been reflecting on life and other things the last couple of days. I was scheduled... 

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Rusty Ferguson

Rusty Ferguson: My Introduction

Welcome to Live in the Philippines and welcome to my space on it. I’m quite... 

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LiP Podcasts

Jealousy in the Philippines

Another podcast from John and Migs this week! Here is what John has to say: Today’s... 

John and Migs - Davao vs. Manila

For today’s Podcast, LiP writers John Grant and Migs Bassig have a wide ranging... 

Child abuse, Part 2

As you recall, last week John Grant had an interview with Ryan, a victim of child... 

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Feyma Martin

September was birthday month

Well within September we have two birthday celebrants. Its Jean Jean on the 15th... 

Walang ganyan sa States

Since living here, I notice a lot of stuff now that I would never have thought of... 

Market Day

Early Sunday morning I went with my niece and nephew to the Palengke (market) to... 

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Klaus Doring

Philippine History

One of my favourite subjects already in elementary (and later in high school and... 

Oktoberfest! Oktoberfest!

The last days kept me very much busy “celebrating”. One thing, which... 

Samal Island promotion?

Let me start as follows: for all those, who don’t know anything about Samal... 

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Martin Bazylewich

Happiness=Positive Cash Flow

I recently came across an interesting quote while browsing through the magazine rack... 

They Did It: Hidden Treasure

‘They Did It’ is a special column that appears on occasion in the Small... 

Business Outreach Activities

Have you ever noticed how some small businesses seem to always get a great deal of... 

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Dave Starr

Ano Pasalubong Mo?

OK, it’s getting to be a real prime travel time up here in the Philippine Northland. ... 

What does Canada Know?

I started out to write this article because of an article I saw in the Philippine... 

Age Is Just A State Of Mind?

Last week in this column we had a few comments regarding age.  That got me thinking... 

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Guest Blog

We’re moving to the Philippines!

Today’s guestblog is from Alan Cole.  Alan is from the UK, and he and his... 

Tyleen’s Adventure - Part 3

Today’s guestblog is the final installment from Tyleen Reynders about her recent... 

My trip to the Philippines - Part 2

Again today, we have a guest post from Tyleen, about her recent trip to the Philippines. ... 

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LiP Videos

A reader’s trip to Iligan

A regular reader of this site, “Bob New York” recently made his first... 

Bizarre foods - Part 6

This is the last episode in our series on Bizarre foods in the Philippines. This... 

Bizarre foods - Part 5

This time, we are looking at Palawan Bizarre foods!  Let’s have a look and... 

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