In the few years I’ve been writing for LiP I noticed a trend, people advising us on renting verses buying a home, living close to folks from your home country living close to your wife’s parents and family, or going native and living so far in the boonies there is no Cell Connection. The list […]
After a year, will you think like this?
I received an email last week from a person who has been living in the Philippines for a year. I am going to share his email with you, but I will not give the man’s name, for the sake of his privacy. I do not think that there is anything in the email that would […]
Stranger In The Night
Mayang (Mrs. Thompson) made her New Years Journey around the corner to her mother’s house a long hard five minutes away. This is a ritual we have observed for a couple of decades. Since I receive no joy from New Years Eve, and for the most part never had, even back to my youth. I […]
The Great Divide
As in our and maybe your purok and following generations old Sari-sari guidelines are still adhered to, there is an unwritten rule that there must be a Sari-sari store no further than 50 meters from the next one, they can be nearer if need be but a person should never be required to walk more […]
Come on in; the Water’s Fine
I’m retired from the US Navy as a Senior Chief with 22 years in, I have a small pension from when I was a merchant Seaman and a large 401K from the same job (Thank you very much) which I converted to a few IRA’s I still have never accessed. And at age 62 I […]
A Really Bad Idea
When opening a business in the Philippines or anywhere for that matter, the key to success is to find the need and satisfy it. Find what is missing, that people need and you can try and provide it A Sari-sari store where there is one every 50 meters and they all sell the same thing […]