I just wanted to give a bit of an update of a personal nature today. Many readers here on LiP have been long term friends of the site and have become almost family in many ways. Because of that you may have an interest in this personal update. I have not said much about this […]
Wow! A nice public market in the Philippines!
Two weeks ago I saw on my newsfeed on Facebook some really awesome pictures of a public market. I thought at first it’s somewhere from other countries in Asia. I didn’t really look at the text or anything. Then I saw it again, so I checked it out. I was so amazed and so happy that […]
Tuesday Afternoon
Here in the Philippines there is never much talk about space in relationships, unlike in the Western World, where it becomes a demand. How many times have you heard: “I need my space?” How much more space does your lady friend need? I was a merchant seaman gone for 4-6 months at a time, now […]
The election mess!
Last week we went to Tupi, South Cotabato for a business meeting. The trip from Davao to General Santos City took 4+ hours. The usual travel is supposed to be only takes 3 hours or a little over in the bus. Why it’s taking a long time this time is due to the road construction […]
Park it somewhere
Is an old Navy expression (At least that was the first place I heard it) as you file into a space, some Chief will be shouting; “Tighten it up shipmates, park it somewhere!” and somehow we all fit. We were all sitting at Texas Joe’s on Valentine’s Day and it was crowded. The lot was […]
Something I over heard!
While on a jeepney ride from our place to the downtown area, I overheard another passenger’s conversation with an older lady and a not so young lady sitting next to each other.. It intrigued me big time. The traffic did not bother me, that’s the good thing. Lol. Thank God. The conversation goes: Older lady talking: Her son […]