There is just something special about living in the tropics. It’s different here. Pleasantly different. I live in the heart of the City. A residential area not far from downtown. I can walk for 5 to 10 minutes and be at a mall. However, from my desk, in the office, which is in my house, […]
SIR: Tigpataliwala
It’s Tuesday, so let’s get back to my SIR series! For today’s installment, let’s look at a different area of SIR, Tigpataliwala, or the “Go Between”. The go between is critical in the day to day functioning of Philippine society, so it is important for us foreigners to learn about it and understand what it […]
Monkeys and Pigs
I must admit, I am a little bit worried about food safety in the Philippines. There was some troublesome news last week that brought this to my mind. Around mid-week last week, it came out that three piggeries in Luzon were found to have Ebola Reston in their pork! It seems like it’s been a […]
Can you help me?
It has already been written a number of times on LiP this year, it’s Christmas time all over the world, and what a wondful season that we can all enjoy our families, and the special things in our lives. It really is a magical time of the year, and a time that personally treasure a […]
It’s raining…
I just walked into my office and noticed that it is raining. I didn’t realize it until I stepped into my office and looked out the window. My office has a wonderful view out into the neighborhood where we live. I was surprised to see the rain, because it rarely rains during the day in […]
SIR: A debt of gratitude
Well, it has been a few days, so it seems to be time for another installment in my SIR series. What is SIR? If you are asking that, you must have missed my earlier articles! SIR stands for Smooth Interpersonal Relations, and it is the foundation of Philippine Culture. In case you did miss my […]