If you think about it for more than a minute you’ll note that for the most part the workers you encounter here in the Philippines are some very hardworking non-complaining people, In the states with the exception of the bartender at the Gentleman’s Club, most American workers moan and groan about how hard they have […]
Twenty Five
Today is a big day in the Martin household! A day that comes around only once in a lifetime in most cases. For sure it is a one time deal for Feyma and I. What am I talking about? Well, today is our 25th Wedding Anniversary! Yep, August 9, 1990 we were married in General […]
Business permits – EAM
A while back, I had a podcast about doing business in the Philippines. What kind of visa would you need, what type of business could you do as an expat in the Philippines. Today, based on some follow up questions that I got from that podcast, I want to dig a little deeper into the […]
Early morning walk, safe?
For the past few months I’ve been walking fairly regularly (minimum of 5 days a week). Me and my daughter Jean, my niece Bebe, our helper Joy and once in awhile my son Chris goes walking. He doesn’t like waking up so early (4 am is our waking time). So he mostly played basketball or ride his […]
My new book is OUT
I’ve been working pretty hard for the past few months! But, hard work is almost always rewarding. Whether the feeling of reward comes from the feeling of satisfaction that you get from a job well done, or from financial reward, the feeling is equally as good. When you get reward from both of those two […]
“ATRAS” “going backwards”
As Gomer Pyle used to say; “Surprise-Surprise!” In February 2014 I mentioned that the New Old Honda was out of my life and a new Mitsubishi Mirage G4 had replaced it. It was a sad time because the adventures of the New Ole’ Honda were a staple here on LiP as something was always happening […]