As any long time reader knows, if you are living here on a permanent visa (and some other types of visa holders as well), every year in either January or February you must report to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and pay your head tax. It’s not a big deal, only P310, but it is […]
The Christmas Refund, Number 2
On Monday, Paul Thompson wrote about a refund (or shall we say dividend) that he gets every Christmas from his Electric Co-op. When I read Paul’s story, I decided that I just had to write about my Christmas Refund experience this year. Over the past 3 or 4 months, I have been wanting a nicer […]
MindaClaus rides again!
Well, it is Christmas day as I write this article, and it has been a wonderful Christmas for me and my family so far! Yesterday was a super day for us, and I want to share it with all of you here on LiP who helped make it possible. As any regular reader of the […]
Christmas ham in the Philippines
Christmas is a time of tradition. It is a time when we try to emulate our childhood memories, bring back fond things to enhance our happiness. It is a time when we try to teach our kids about the traditions that make the season joyful and enjoyable for us. One thing that is pretty ingrained in the […]
I am dead tired, but a lot of people have food & water (Updated with Video)
Yesterday was quite a day for me and my family! Yes, it was 12/12/12, the last “repetitive” date until the next century, but our day involved a lot more than that. Actually, we spent the past 5 days or so preparing for yesterday! It all started on Saturday, last weekend. I got the idea that […]
Pablo was an unwelcome Christmas visitor
Christmas 2012 is quickly sneaking up on us, just a few weeks away now. Unfortunately, though, I am seeing a lot of negative similarities between this coming Christmas and Christmas of 2011. If you recall, last year, Mindanao got hit very hard by Tropical Storm Sendong in December 2011. Tropical Storms and Typhoons rarely hit […]