Today, I’m interviewing John Miele. I have known John, both online and in person, for quite a few years now. John lives in Manila, but he has been to Davao a few times and we had an opportunity to have dinner together. I enjoyed spending time with John and his wife and son. John is […]
Keeping it local
A couple of years ago, I was walking around my neighborhood, and happened upon a couple of young kids, maybe 8 to 10 years old. I had a nice conversation with them that day, but did not get their names. Over time, I came into regular contact with one of the boys and learned that […]
Josh and Rogelio
Manila is a tough place. It’s tough in many ways. Manila is a city of 20 Million, and is considered to be the most densely populated city in the world. Living in Manila is not easy, especially if you don’t have much in the way of finances. This is true whether you are a Filipino […]
You won’t like living in the Philippines
Some of the people reading this site are Filipinos. Probably a few more than that are foreigners who live in the Philippines. But, the vast majority of LiP readers are people who want to move to the Philippines. Many people looking to move here think that the Philippines is paradise. I have always written that […]
This could be the week for Tagle!
This could be a big week for the Philippines. Well, I suppose that either way it will be a big week. Let’s see what I am talking about here. Back on January 1, I made my Philippine Predictions for 2013. One of my predictions was a real wild one, but I made the prediction nonetheless. […]
Beware Canadians in the Philippines!
Yes, my article title may offend some of my Canadian friends, that is not my intention, though. I like Canadians, but was a bit disturbed by recent news involving Canadians here in the Philippines. It all started off last month when an Canadian expat living in Cebu went on a shooting spree at a courthouse […]