Well, I am writing this article on Sunday, June 21, which is Father’s Day. I think. Why would I be unsure about that? Well, let’s just say that my Father’s Day experiences in the Philippines have been a bit… well… different. It all started on my first June in the Philippines. We moved here in […]
Easter Sunday with old friends and new
Spending a day with old friends and making new friends at the same time always makes for a great day. Mixing that together with a special holiday, and also some wonderful food and spirit only makes it that much better! A week or more ago, our old friend, Father Franco Uras, an Italian Priest who […]
Spreading Christmas Cheer
OK, OK, I know that a lot of you have been waiting to hear about the give-away of Christmas food, candy and toys that Feyma and I conducted last week! I am sorry that I didn’t post about it immediately after the give-away, but I really wanted to take a little break, and spend more […]
Getting prepared!
Hi Everybody. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the readers of LIP. I will take this opportunity to thank all of you that gave donations to our needy people here in Mindanao. I am really touched by the out pouring support from you guys. I know […]
Holiday vacation
Hi Everybody. I want to let you know today that I will be taking the next few days off from writing to enjoy the holidays with my family, as I hope that you do yourself too. Over the next few days (not exactly sure how many, maybe up to a week) I will be running […]
Required viewing?
On Thanksgiving, we had some friends over to share the holiday with us. One of our friends who came over is a fellow American, and he was telling me about a movie that he recently saw on TV. It is called “Outsourced” and, as the name implies, is about the Outsourcing business, call centers, etc. […]