A few days ago I went to Samal with my oldest son Chris and my nephew Deo. I went there to get some pictures of a real estate property that I am working on. Someone from the States wanted to see some photos of the place. After we went to the area that was of […]
Helping Out
A few months ago I posted here the pictures and articles about helping out Pat to rebuild her house. They really were in bad shape at that time. They couldn’t even have a good night sleep if it rained a lot here in Davao. During summer time here I was working for a friend renovating […]
Friends going out
Just wanting to write a follow up on the “Dear Feyma: Please Advise” column that I wrote a few weeks ago. I got a private email and said that he is happy to be married to an older lady. And that she stayed in the house not in the bar hanging out. I responded to […]
Dear Feyma “Please advise”
I got an email from a lady who lives in the foreign land and has a friend with a problem. I’ve heard of these problems many times. Just lately I talked to a friend with just had similar situation. It’s really hard to tell the people what to do though. I don’t really care how […]
Choosing your circle of friends
Over this past weekend, I read an article on one of the blogs that I try to keep up with called “Dumb Little Man”. The article was entitled “How To Design Your Circle of Friends” and it got me thinking about friends, expats and living in the Philippines. Why would such an article make me […]
Arranged Marriage?
A few months back I was introduced to a lady who happened to be looking for work. She was brought here by my former laundry lady. Pat was her name and she’s been with us for awhile now. I wrote about her before here on LIP. She seems happy here now. Anyway, like 2 moths […]