A few years ago, I had an employee working for my company, WowPhilippines. She mostly took care of Customer assistance, packaging of customer orders and such. She also did some blogging for me on some sites that I had back then. This girl was from the Davao area, but more up in the mountains, going […]
Scalloped Pineapple
As you may know, here in the Philippines there two places that I know which are famous for growing pineapple. They are both here in Mindanao. One place is Bukidnon, the Del Monte Plantation is in Manolo Fortich. The other one is in Polomolok, near GenSan, the Dole Plantation. If you go to these places, […]
What’s that in the air?
Over the weekend, I had a little mini-adventure. I didn’t set out for an adventure, but it kind of turned into one. On Saturday morning, I was headed downtown for a meeting. I regular LiP reader, a person who had also purchased some of my books in the past was visiting Davao, and I wanted […]
Public Bathrooms in the Philippines
First thing – a bathroom in the Philippines is usually called a CR, or Comfort Room. If you ask for the restroom or bathroom, a lot of people might not know what you are talking about. For our British visitors, the WC or Washing Closet (right?) will be unheard of! Just ask for the CR […]
My Baptism
I was just going through our family pictures. I mean all the pictures we have I want to separate them individually. One of the photos in my file was taken during my baptism. I am pretty sure that this photo was taken in the late 1968. As you know in the old days the parents […]
It’s Almost Tax Time!
WHAT – it’s almost tax time? Hey, Paul, we’ve merely passed the first seven months of the year. What is all this claptrap about tax time? (While this article is aimed at the US Ex-pat and speaks to taxes “enjoyed” by US citizens and residents, some other countries impose similar regulations. Readers whose situation is […]