It was with great sadness this afternoon that I learned of the death of a true friend, Dave Brefka. Dave was a long time reader of LiP, and was engaged to marry Jing and I believe that he planned to live in the Philippines after that. I have known Dave for about a year now […]
My dream in the Rice Field
Today’s Guest author is James Browning. James is an American who lives and works in Kuwait, but is waiting for the day when he can move to the Philippines and take up permanent residency here. James and his wife are just putting the finishing touches on the home that they have been building in Pangasinan. […]
We’ve been sued!
No, no… I am not currently being sued, thankfully. I mean, I was sued in the past. Feyma and I were sued here in Davao about 6 years ago. It was all a bunch of nonsense, and thankfully, it all worked out OK, but I thought I would relay the story to you, perhaps it […]
My new friend
I have a new friend. She’s a really cute girl too. Feyma is OK about it, though. Don’t worry, I’m not going the way of Steve Pavlina, though. No, I am not talking about any kind of girlfriend, I’m talking about a young niece of mine named Nicole. Well, really her name is “Princess Nicole” […]
Bob’s 2009 Predictions
Well, obviously, 2008 is drawing to a close quickly. It seems like just yesterday we were all worried about Y2K issues and such, and here we are almost a decade into the new millennium! How can it be? Well, it’s true, so no need to dwell on how fast time flies. With the end of […]
Who is more Filipino?
Between Feyma and myself, who do you think is more Filipino? Of course, since Feyma was born and raised in the Philippines, I am sure that almost all of you will say that Feyma is more Filipino. Many would argue that I am not Filipino at all. Am I, though? Let’s see. About a month […]