The phone rang last Saturday afternoon (29 June) the New Ole Honda is completed and Sir Paul, you may avail of your car today. Now I have already sent the article in to Sir Bob Martin of Mindanao Bob Fame that morning. So now my friends on LiP must start the week with another unfinished […]
The Saga is Ending?
25 June, and I’m starting the day answering comments here on LiP when around 0530 Mayang brings me a bagel with cream chasse and a cup of coffee. I smile and think to myself, this is just going to be another great day to be living in the Philippines. But one of the comments I […]
Don’t Worry About It Paul
On Friday 10 May 12, 2013; just before lunch, Mayang and I stopped at the New Ole Honda Intensive Care Ward, to see how it was coming along. The Engine Head was at the machine shop, the rest of the parts were scattered everywhere. I moaned loudly and had to go, but I was informed […]
A Milestone for Me, My 200th LiP Article
200 Weeks ago fearless leader Mindanao Bob asked me if I’d write a weekly article about my life in the Philippines. I thought about for a day or two and agreed to do it. For years I wrote a monthly report about my life in The Navy and Puerto Rico as a night club owner, […]
How Hungry Are You?
In the long distant past while consuming adult beverages with the neighbors here in my Purok, the subject of pulutan (Snack food consumed while drinking) and the subject of eating dog (Aso in Tagalog) meat had come up a few times, without my saying a word my friends knew how I felt about that, as […]
Late Breaking News
Yes there is breaking NEWS about my New Old Honda that has been in the shop receiving bypass surgery at Doctor Kuya Greg’s shop for over a month. It’s not even close to being done. On the glass half full side, it’s cost me nothing so far, and I’ve not had to buy gas in […]