We have a big subject to cover in this article, and I am not going to be able to cover it in detail. But I have seen so many questions on these subjects and so many other fellow Philippine expats “lost at sea” on these issues I felt I really need to take a shot. […]
Ain’t That Some; Well, Effluent
It’s 0746 on Wednesday the 3rd of July I’ve been online at the LiP site answering comments from the great LiP readers when my wife dashes into the Sanctum Sanctorum or the Puter room and again prefaces her comment with “Honey- honey” I thought to myself Ahh Crap, what on Earth could it be now. […]
Who Gets What When You Die?
Let me tell you a true story that I just got the final word on from one of my (boring) but important legal reading sources. Chances are for many of you reading this, it could turn out to be your story, unless you get your ducks in a row. Here’s the tale of woe, and […]
It’s spring in the Philippines
Over the past weeks, I have been writing a series that I call “Seasons in the Sun” in which I have described the different “seasons of my life in the Philippines.” My early years of living in the Philippines were my Winter years. Life was hard, and I experienced a number of hardships. I made […]
The End of an Epic
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 […]
At Last We Rendezvous Again
Well it’s great to be back in the Live in the Philippines fold. Thanks for inviting me back, Bob. For those I know, hello there, good to see you again. For those who don’t know, you can read my previous Live in the Philippines articles here. So now that I am back and have written […]