The visitor had a Funny Name She didn’t know it was funny About a decade or so ago a Japanese expat friend of mine told me a story that was very funny. I thought I would share the story with you today. My Japanese Expat Friend This story was relayed to me by a friend […]
Fear of Friday the thirteenth
Fear of Friday the thirteenth or Paraskevidekatriaphobia oh hell it applies to me and I can’t pronounce it either. What does this tongue in cheek story have to do with the Philippines? First, the Philippines has as many Friday the 13th’s as any other country, they even have a July 4th albeit June 12th is […]
Best LiP Ever!
The Best LiP Ever! You knew it was coming! Well, it has been a while in the coming! Alex told you about this a couple weeks ago. Alex did the majority of the work on putting this new site together. I helped out a bit, but he did the heavy lifting. Our past website refinements […]
Getting a Visa in the Philippines
If you are moving to a new country, including the Philippines, then you will need to have a visa in order to stay in the country. There are a number of different types of visas that you can get, depending on your eligibility, the length of time that you want to stay, and other factors. […]
My Fateful Jeepney Ride
My Jeepney Ride Was it fate? Last week I took a ride on the jeepney, perhaps it was a “fateful Jeepney ride”. Maybe not. Let me tell you what happened. My wife is abroad Feyma is in the USA right now, as are two of our sons, Aaron and Jared. So, I am left here […]
But Not Every Day
I was born and raised in an Irish Catholic section of Boston called Dorchester; the other major section for the Irish is called Southie (South Boston) where many of my cousins lived. An old joke about us Irish; “Do you know what a seven-course dinner in Ireland is, Six pints of beer and a potato.” […]