After two almost sunny days it’s raining again, I was on the Puter on Monday 13 Aug. (Or was I?) and when I finished and logged off, I stopped by my daughter’s room to check in on my grandson Jayden. He was as happy as a clam on a cool New England day, even though […]
Why am I doing this?
Sometimes I read comments here on LiP, or I read other websites similar to LiP, and I see somebody write about the Philippines being “Paradise.” I have never really agreed with that assessment, though. No place on earth is Paradise, and that is certainly true for the Philippines, or at least it is for me. […]
Money on my mind
There are many ways of getting money from your home country to the Philippines, and over these many years I’ve tried them all. Before electronics we sailors used to send money to the Philippines from the ship with a shipmate who had been paid off and was on his way home using a system referred […]
Is enforcement on the way?
The law has been in place for years. As a tourist, when you enter the Philippines, you are required to have an on-going ticket, showing that you intend to leave the country. A lot of people think that you need a “return ticket” or a “round trip” ticket. This is incorrect. You are not required […]
Definitely the unwanted guest in our house!!!
Today, it is a weekend here and I was doing my daily routine, getting up early in the morning. I like to water the plants that early because the water pressure is so strong. Then while I was watering the plant my brother-in-law Jhun and Nicole came, I guess they already woke up ahead of […]
Power On Power Off
It’s just like Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) from the Karate Kid movie years ago with his Wax on Wax off, exercise from that movie I’m feeling like the kid waxing the car; only I’m starting the generator over and over again, just about every single day and sometimes twice a day we’ve been experiencing brownouts. […]