This article is a blast from the past. I was reviewing some stuff on LiP the other day and came upon this article and thought it was kind of fun, so I decided to re-post it today. This incident happened before it was common to have a US phone number even if you live abroad. […]
Just an Observation
I think it’s because of smart phones and other personal devices that they have brought them back into our lives. The first one I remember was the eternal blinking clock light on the VCR’s then every appliance since the 1980’s came with a clock that no one could figure how to set. Until you could […]
Microwaveable Medal Spoons
The microwave (Radar Oven when I was young) is not that important here in the Philippines unless you are a foreigner then it is a convenience used in everyday life. I like to Nuke a frozen Dunkin Donut or Krispy Kream in the morning to have with that cup of coffee. I did explain that […]
Time for an expat chill out?
This past couple of weeks has found a lot of email in my inbox, messages on Facebook and whatever kinds of communications are possible… I have been getting them. The vast majority have been on one topic… President Duterte and where Americans and other Western expats stand with him. To be honest, Duterte has always […]
Members of the Mango Tree Society
I went off on a dumb ass tirade a couple of weeks ago, and albeit 90% of the readers agreed with me I paid the most attention to the 10% who took exception to my point of view. I was angry that once more the Philippines was singled out as a terrorism capital of the […]
Forget about it!
During my career in the US Navy I had one tour of duty that did not involve being physically on a Naval Station, Even the ship’s I was on were always tied up at a Naval Station. It is also correct if you say Naval Base. But the tour I had was on Brevard Avenue […]