It was with great sadness this afternoon that I learned of the death of a true friend, Dave Brefka. Dave was a long time reader of LiP, and was engaged to marry Jing and I believe that he planned to live in the Philippines after that. I have known Dave for about a year now […]
It’s a low pressure situation
Last week, I talked about several things in the Philippines that were “high pressure.” Mostly, that has referred to driving in the Philippines, where you are constantly under pressure to pay attention to what is happening on the road around you. It is stressful, and high pressure, at least in my opinion. Today, I want […]
On the road again…
Several people have already guessed it… I got several e-mails from people over the weekend asking if I was out of town, because I did not reply to comments on Friday and Saturday as quickly as I normally do. Well, indeed, I was out of town over the weekend. On Friday morning, Feyma, the kids […]
It’s good to the last drop(ping)
Do you guys remember a few months ago, I wrote about my experience drinking civet coffee? What is that, you ask? Well, it is coffee that is made from the droppings of a cat like animal called a Civet. I have now enjoyed many a cup of civet coffee, and honestly it is delicious! It […]
Things are not as easy as they seem
You know, sometimes in your life there are things that seem that they would be quite easy. Sometimes those things are easy, other times that are not so easy, regardless of how the look. Today, I want to write about hiring house help, or in other words maids. Having a maid is one thing that […]
Things I miss from the States
OK, yesterday I wrote about things that I love in the Philippines. Whenever I meet with foreigners who are visiting here, one thing they always ask me is what I miss from the States. When I tell them how much I love living here, they almost always say, “Oh, come on, there must be some […]