A lot of foreigners will mention the “skin tax” when talking about the Philippines. What they mean when they say “skin tax” is when Filipinos overcharge them for products or services based solely on the color of their skin. In other words, when the Filipino taxi driver or shop owner sees a white or black […]
Why can’t it be?
Over the weekend, Feyma and I were out around town together. It’s not often that we are out like that together, usually she is out or I am out, but not together. Well, on this occasion Feyma’s driver was not available, so I gave her a ride to the bank to get some money from […]
Frustration to the max!
The past week has been a frustrating one for Feyma and I. Sometimes it doesn’t take a major thing to bring frustration, just a build up of small stuff can cause you to drop into depression and be super-frustrated. It all started toward the beginning of last week. One morning, our Globe DSL quite working. […]
Finally! A good move by the Department of Tourism?
Is it possible? Could it be? The Philippine Department of Tourism is possibly on the verge of making a very good move, in my opinion! What are they doing? Why is it good? Well, it was announced today that the Department of Tourism is planning to begin issuing a new type of visa for foreigners […]
Will you or not?
Hi Everybody! Not much news to share today here on LiP, so I thought I’d make this a short article, and off on a slightly different tangent. Yes, it will be short, but I’ll be asking you a question at the end of the article, and what I am hoping is to turn the discussion […]
How shameful!
Last week, when my language teacher, Bebe Metillo, came to my house for my Cebuano lesson, an interesting discussion ensued between the two of us. In fact, the discussion was so deep and interesting that to be honest, we never did get to the language lesson! One of the things I enjoy about Bebe is […]