Over this past weekend, I got a little shock. I was watching the news on TV and saw a tourism ad for the Philippines. On the ad, they promoted a new tourism website that I was not aware of, so I visited. This is a website owned and operated by the Philippine Government Department of […]
Not all invitations are good
Getting invited to an event is a honor, right? I mean, the fact that the person throwing the even thought of you as a person to invite should be a pleasure, an honor and such, don’t you think? Wait… don’t think too quickly like that. Being “invited” in the Philippines does not always have a […]
Bob’s favorite Davao dining spots
Last year, I wrote an article called Bob’s Top Ten Restaurants in Davao here on this site. Well, a year is a relatively long time, and tastes can change in that time. Restaurants that were great can lose their luster, and restaurants that didn’t even exist can be the newest hot thing in a City […]
How do you like Soy Sauce?
As I wrote on Monday, Feyma and I spent this past weekend in GenSan. One thing that I enjoy when we go there is that it gives me a chance to talk with family members that we don’t get to see often. One of the people that I always enjoy getting together with is my […]
LiP Reader Dave Brefka, RIP
It was with great sadness this afternoon that I learned of the death of a true friend, Dave Brefka. Dave was a long time reader of LiP, and was engaged to marry Jing and I believe that he planned to live in the Philippines after that. I have known Dave for about a year now […]
It’s a low pressure situation
Last week, I talked about several things in the Philippines that were “high pressure.” Mostly, that has referred to driving in the Philippines, where you are constantly under pressure to pay attention to what is happening on the road around you. It is stressful, and high pressure, at least in my opinion. Today, I want […]