Lately, I have been watching a TV show that I downloaded from the Internet. The name of the show is “Big Trouble in Tourist Thailand,” and it is a show from the Sky Network in the UK. The show is about British tourists visiting Thailand, and some of the troubles they run into. “But Bob,” […]
My Island Adventure
Ah, I just got some serious rest this morning! I needed it, too, because I just got home from an Island Adventure! Specifically, I just got home from visiting Dinagat Island. I’ve been wanting to go to Dinagat for a year or more now. Why? Well, Dinagat Island is the newest Province of Mindanao. As […]
Taking the long way home
Have you ever taken the long way home, just for the experience? I’ve done it, no doubt about it. Sometimes when we go outside our normal path we find new things that we didn’t know about before. Sometimes we learn new things, sometimes it’s good, sometimes the experience is not so good, but it is […]
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Everyone who reads one or more of my articles knows the term “curmudgeon” fits me pretty well. I try to call the shots as I see them and if someone is providing poor service or doing something really dumb I am certainly not shy at pointing out the problem. But I’m not an unfair person, […]
Out of sight but not out of mind
Today’s Guest Post is from our old friend, Jim Cunningham. Jim is an expat living in Talakag, Bukidnon, and has been a friend of LiP for many years already. Thanks for your contribution, Jim. Before leaving the North East of England to travel to the Philippines to take up permanent residence at the end of […]
Nice dinner meeting in Cebu
While I was on my way back from Bogo, Cebu to Cebu City last week, I got a text message from Feyma. She told me that a friend of ours had contacted her. Our friend’s name is Yam. I’m not going to use any last names, because I am not sure that she wants her […]