If you elect to live in the Philippines, one of the things that you have to keep in mind is health care. I mean, health care is relatively inexpensive here, but the costs can add up. You can get certain types of insurance, but the odds of having a medical plan as comprehensive as what […]
Realistic Expectations
A subject that interests me is the modern day concept of ‘rules’ and the way we deal with them. I guess part of my outlook is shaped by the fact I spent so many years with the military,where you don’t ask why, you do. A day or so back Bob pointed me to a humorous […]
No shipment, sorry.
There are two or three words that spell out life in the provinces. Two words, “no shipment.” Or, sometimes you hear three words, “Sorry, no shipment,” or “No shipment, sorry.” These, as I said, are regularly heard words in the Provinces of the Philippines. Where are “the provinces,” you ask? Well, basically any place outside […]
Shopping with Bebe
Yesterday Bebe Metillo was here at our house teaching somebody Bisaya over the Internet. After her class we were talking and she asked me if I want to go with her and shop at the Ukay-Ukay (used imported clothing, purses, shoes and house stuff) place. I told her sure, I’m up to it. So today […]
Shopping for towels?
Shopping for towels? It sure seems like a very esoteric topic for LiP, but don’t worry, it will have relevance, just read on. You see, when we moved to the Philippines in May of 2000, we brought plenty of towels with us, in addition to all of our personal/household items. As a matter of fact, […]
Bargain hunting
On Sunday, I needed some office supplies to complete a little project that I was working on, so I headed to the mall. I decided to go to SM City, because there is a National Bookstore there, and I figured that on a Sunday, that was the most likely place that I would find what […]