Yes, the verdict is still out. On what? On my Globe DSL Internet. Right now the verdict is looking positive, but a week or two ago it was not. Where will it all end? We’ll have to wait and see. If you remember, some time ago, after moving to our new neighborhood, I told readers […]
A Webb of Lies?
Back in 1991 there was a massacre that killed a number of members of a family here in the Philippines. The crime was brutal and received huge media coverage at the time. I can remember sort of following this case when we lived in the States. Feyma had just come to live in the States […]
Oops, the cost just went up!
If you are a regular reader here, you might remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about my visit to the barber shop in my neighborhood. A homeless man came into the shop and did some things that came off as somewhat threatening. My barber there (this was my first time to use this […]
Want Milk?
I had a kind of interesting day last Friday. I admit that I chuckle when I think about it. It all started in the morning. Almost a year ago, I wrote an article about milk in the Philippines. I wrote about how UHT Milk is what is most widely sold here, and that it still […]
Philippine Tourism: What is the real problem?
Lately, I have been writing regularly about tourism in the Philippines, and the reasons why it is not working. Or, let me say, I have been writing about apparent reasons why tourism is not working here. Two weeks ago, I posted about a new tourism slogan that the Philippine Department of Tourism had some out […]
Market Visits with Friends
Over the past few months, I have had the pleasure of getting together with two friends from the States. Both of these friends are likely to be known by long time LiP Readers. First, back in June through August or so, Kevin Smith visited the Philippines with his wife and children. Kevin was one of […]