Life is so normal here, oh yes it’s different from where I grew up in Massachusetts, but in some ways it’s the same. Its people waking up every day, going about their life and trying to get the most from it, its enjoying the little things that life gives you. It’s taking pride in the […]
Wow, it’s deja vu all over again!
Just a couple of days ago, I had an article entitled “It’s Coming! I can’t wait!” Now, today, I wanted to use the exact same title for this article, but I refrained! What’s coming this time? Well, I’ll get to that in a minute. About 6 months to a year ago, somebody started preparing an […]
Citizenship through marriage?
Lately, I have been getting a number of e-mail inquiries from readers who want to become Philippine Citizens, and they are asking if marriage to a Filipina will convey Philippine Citizenship to them. Let’s look at one of the questions I have gotten lately on this topic: Hi Bob, I got married to a lady […]
It’s coming! I can’t wait!
Over most of the years that I’ve lived in Davao City, SkyCable, the local Cable TV company has offered Cable Internet service. Problem is, their service area has always been very limited. For many years, only one or two relatively small neighborhoods had access to Cable Internet. I have always wanted the service, but never […]
Oh brother are you really jealous?
Well, I’ve been meaning to write this article for a long time now. I’ve been hearing lots of expats when they get together all they talk (tsismis) about was the other expats that live here. I felt that if they say that the Pinoys have the crab mentality, so do a lot of the expats. […]
Meeting New Friends & Cella Phones & Cars
One of our LiP readers named Randy Landis and his wife Teri, contacted me through Face Book and requested we “Do Lunch” on Subic Freeport, since one of my greatest pleasures is meeting LiP readers (No, I’m not talking about those who are hearing impaired) we decided to meet at Texas Joe’s for lunch, a […]