As I wrote a while back, two of my kids graduated from elementary school this year. That was a few weeks ago now, and I’ve been meaning to write about attending the graduation ceremonies, because it was an eye opener for me. Over the past, I have been to Ateneo de Davao (ADDU) campus a […]
Paying the bills…
You know, when you live in the Philippines, almost every experience in life is different from what you are used to. Even a very simple activity is not like you did it “back home.” Paying the bills is something that nobody enjoys doing, right? At least I know that I don’t. In every place that […]
Davao is going green!
In the past few weeks, Davao City has been having a green revolution! I’ve never been much of an environmentalist. I believe that we should take care of the environment, but I am not a rabid “go green” person by any means. I do believe, though, that when there is an opportunity that comes along […]
Philippine Tourism Improvements On A Budget — Part 2
A couple weeks ago I published a post on this subject which got me quite a few interesting comments and bits of feedback. I really appreciate all those who shared their ideas. A couple updates since that last post. Although I have seen no real evidence of the Department of Tourism advertising in general interest […]
OK, I just don’t get it
I like to think that I am a person of reasonable intelligence, and understanding when it comes to dealing with other people. Sure, sometimes I lose my cool a bit, but we all do that from time to time, I think. But, something happened the other day, which just reminded me of other similar events […]
Shopping for towels?
Shopping for towels? It sure seems like a very esoteric topic for LiP, but don’t worry, it will have relevance, just read on. You see, when we moved to the Philippines in May of 2000, we brought plenty of towels with us, in addition to all of our personal/household items. As a matter of fact, […]