It’s really nice now that we decided to ride jeepneys in going anywhere here in the city area. On one of our jeepney routes, me and my niece overheard a very interesting conversation of 2 old friends. One of the ladies might be in her mid 50’s and the other one might be a little […]
Watch what you say and do!
Over the years, I have told people, both through this site and also in person that you have to watch your actions here and watch what you say, because if you do or say the wrong thing it can get your deported. Usually people accepted the advice without question, but from time to time people […]
Telephone troubles and options
A topic that is always of interest to expats is VOIP telephone service. What is VOIP? Well, it is Voice over Internet Protocol, basically it is a telephone service on which you can call overseas using the Internet, and thus avoiding paying long distance International phone charges. There are many different companies offering VOIP service. […]
Year End Odds & Ends
Well here it is – the real Yuletide! The “‘ber-months” just can’t compete with the last week of December Hope all readers have (or had) a most Merry Christmas. Mine was just fine. Counting them all, it was my sixth Christmas here in Pasuquin. It’s quite a treat in this locale as the town fiesta […]
A surprise phone call from a friend!
While I was eating my lunch the other day, I got a phone call on my cellphone. I noticed that its the Davao local number so I thought it was like a doctor or the Globe company for our DSL (our land line is Globe too). But thinking its Sunday so no establishments would be […]
Meeting New Friends & Cella Phones & Cars
One of our LiP readers named Randy Landis and his wife Teri, contacted me through Face Book and requested we “Do Lunch” on Subic Freeport, since one of my greatest pleasures is meeting LiP readers (No, I’m not talking about those who are hearing impaired) we decided to meet at Texas Joe’s for lunch, a […]