Today’s Guest Post is from Alan Cline, an American expat who currently resides in Cagayan de Oro City, in Northern Mindanao. Alan has his own blog, and has also written guest posts here on LiP in the past. The title sounds kind of like some country western song from the US I guess but you […]
The New Philippine Cartographers
Did you ever see someone’s idea of “cute” in a sign (usually one prohibiting something or another (where they use a grouchy looking person or a cartoon character staring out at the world and saying “This Means You”)? Well for years I have been right at the forefront of people who complain about not being […]
The gang who couldn’t shoot straight
Back in the 70’s there was a movie called “The gang who couldn’t shoot straight” which starred Robert de Niro, among others. Unfortunately, the Philippine National Police (PNP) may soon be called “The Police who couldn’t shoot straight.” You see, recently, the 125,000 Philippine National Police officers were given a marksmanship test. They were also […]
Stop it, Feyma!
A few days ago I got a surprising text from somebody saying that “Feyma please stop advising my daughter and my son-in-law to get an apartment while in the city, I want them to live next to me here in the province.” I texted her back to please read our site and take a look […]
OK, I just don’t get it
I like to think that I am a person of reasonable intelligence, and understanding when it comes to dealing with other people. Sure, sometimes I lose my cool a bit, but we all do that from time to time, I think. But, something happened the other day, which just reminded me of other similar events […]
Did I get you?
In my previous article, “That’s it. I’ve had enough.” I wrote about how I’ve decided to move back to the States. As many of you, no doubt guessed, the article was an April Fools Joke! Yes, it’s true, that was just a joke, and I have no intention of leaving the Philippines. I will, unless […]