As you all know, no doubt, in taxis worldwide they have meters which keep track of how far you go and the length of time that you are using the cab. This information is used by the meter to calculate how much you owe for the fare of taking you where you went in the […]
Family trouble!
I got an email from somebody. I won’t mention his name. He is a foreigner married to a Filipina from the North of the Philippines. Here’s part of the email he sent me. I am married to a Filipina. We have a 6 month old baby. Here is my question: My wife has a 17 […]
Change, sir!
Yesterday, John Grant published an article telling about his experience riding in a Taxi, and not being able to get P47 change at the end of the ride. Really, as it turned out, the driver had the change, but he was trying to play a game with John to get an enlarged tip. Really, though, […]
Know before you go!
This website, Live in the Philippines, has been around for a little over 2 years now. It has been built up to a fairly sizeable repository of information about living in the Philippines. Back when I made the decision to live in the Philippines there really were no such resources available that I am aware […]
Being who you are
I am an American. I grew up in the United States of America. I don’t apologize for that, I am proud of it, in fact. Even though I live in the Philippines, it does not mean that I am no longer an American. I am not a Filipino. No matter what I do, no matter […]
Planting the Seeds
My daddy always told me to avoid discussing religion and politics and in general I hold to that principle pretty tightly. But I am going to dance around the edges a little bit right now and mention a verse from the King James Bible that seems to shape the lives of a lot of people, […]