OK, it’s time for my third installment in my Acculturation series here on LiP. I hope you are enjoying my articles in this series so far, and I still have a number of articles to go before I can fully explain how I have come very close to completing my acculturation in the Philippines. I […]
Now I’ve Seen It All
A few years ago my friend was moving from one house he owned here on Luzon to another. It went smoothly until at the end we’re looking at his 1957 Chevy which the body is on blocks and the frame and running gear is separated. The frame is easy; we push it like it was […]
My New Old Car (Again?)
Yes he’s talking about that 1996 Honda Civic again, talk about Paul being that “One Trick Pony”. I know, new tires, old Kano’s dinging it up. Well here is The Rest of the Story. It’s been over two years since it’s been painted and un-dinged; those trips to any market are the death of a […]
New Shoes
By now we’ve all forgotten about Paul ordering new tires for his new old car. And I won’t blame you, as it was a pretty dull subject to begin with. Heck I forgot until Kuga Greg called and told me the new shoes for my Honda were now in Stock, (You just can’t hear that […]
It occurred again!
Last week it was tires, this week it was a fender bender. It happened like this: I’m at the house, the Twins (Mayang and Clara) are in Olongapo with the car paying bills and shopping. They were at Globe paying the monthly cell phone bill. Upon finishing that Mayang was pulling into traffic to turn […]
How’d it happen?
Mayang and Clara return from spending the day in town with my new old 1996 Honda. I notice that they were both very upset, and both are trying to tell me what happened at the very same time, or to put it mildly, the same story in stereo. After settling them down, I asked; “What […]