More than 4 years ago, I wrote an article about Graffiti in the Philippines. I noted that I was starting to see graffiti around Davao, and it concerned me. And, to be clear, I was talking about gang type graffiti. To be honest, I had not thought much more about the topic over the years, […]
Holy Week?
It’s Holy Week here in the Philippines. Well, I suppose it is Holy Week everywhere in the world, actually, or at least every country that is Christian. Most countries don’t really celebrate the whole week, though, most countries celebrate Easter, but not Maundy Thursday, Holy Friday, Black Saturday, etc. Because I was raised Catholic, I […]
Emmy Eats the Philippines
The girl in this video is Emmy, she has a series of videos where she eats foods from different countries. In the episode that I am going to share with you today, Emmy is going to eat items from the Philippines! Emmy eats a lot of foods that I have eaten here in the Philippines, […]
Skateboarding in the Philippines
I caught a YouTube video the other day that looked pretty cool, but also a bit scary. A fellow from Madrid, Spain (I believe) came to the Philippines and did a skateboarding tour. I was really amazed by the skateboarding along Philippine roads, and doing so at pretty high speeds, it seemed. Made for a […]
Another day in paradise
One of the words you hear associated with the Philippines is “paradise.” Mostly you hear that word from people who “want” to move here. Want to retire here. Have a long distance love affair with the country. You rarely hear that word from people who have lived here, though. Is the Philippines a paradise? Personally, […]
Do we all think alike?
Sometimes I wonder, do expats think alike? Do we all think of similar topics at the same time, or relatively close tot he same time? Sometimes I think it is true. Here on LiP we have a variety of writers. One of the key things we have in common is that we are all expats. […]