Since I’m writing this and you’re reading this, means, we made it! We survived the Holiday Season and 2009. Down comes the tree to be stowed away for 8 more months. And I’m reminded of something that happened, after New Years on a ship I was on. Two weeks prior to Christmas the Chief Engineer […]
Pebbles or Peebles, Who Knew?
When returned home a few years ago, after 4 months on my last ship, and I noticed I had a new carport, and that my wife “Mayang”, had cement laid in the driveway and across the front of the house. I like it so much; I had cement poured across my backyard except the grass […]
Tiger by the tail
Back in the mid-1960’s, Buck Owens had a hit country music song called “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail.” These days, when you mention a “Tiger by the tail” it has a whole new meaning. The world’s best golfer, Tiger Woods is in a rather difficult situation. Back on November 27, Tiger Woods got […]
Accused of a Crime!
Living in the Philippines is something that I enjoy. I’ve been here for nearly a decade already, and I have been happy, after a period of adjusting to the different life here. But, is there anything that actually scares me about living here? Not really, I suppose. At least I can say that I don’t […]
Getting your US mail
When you move to the Philippines, one of the important things you need to consider is how you will get your mail from “back home” after you are here. I use a service called “MyUS,” which is part of Access USA, a company that has been in the mail forwarding business for many, many years […]
What about expats?
Before I start writing on my topic for today, let me say in advance that this is a real hot button issue for Americans. I want to remind all readers and participants on LiP to please keep the discussion civil. No name calling. Please, let’s just focus in on how expats are affected, and not […]