What the heck is a “bote boy”? Well only those who haven’t lived in the Philippines will be asking that question. From the very north of the country up around Batanes and Loag to way down in the southland where this online magazine is based the tradition of the “bote boy” is common. “Bote” (bot-ay) […]
A Job in the Philippines
Today’s guest column is from LiP Reader, Henry Lamkin. Henry is a School District Superintendent in snowy Wisconsin. He spends time dreaming about the warm weather in the Philippines, understandably. Thank you for submitting this article, Henry. Many is the foreigner that has dreamed of retiring in the Philippines but wanted for the income to […]
Where to put your money?
Yesterday, a friend of mine came to see me. His name is Rudolf Kotik. Rudolf is from Austria, although he has lived in the Philippines for 21 years now! He certainly is a long time resident, and in many ways, Rudolf has taken on many Filipino traits. Most of his actions, opinions and such are […]
Behind the times…
When you get into a discussion with any expat here that comes from a Western Country, it is inevitable that you hear about how far “behind the times” the Phiippines is. Unfortunately, in most cases in my experience, that is probably true, but things are improving a lot too. I can remember, when I came […]
Distribution of local products
One thing that is really prevalent in the Philippines is that each town or region has it’s own specialty products that it is famous for. Some examples? Well, General Santos City is famous for Tuna. Davao is famous for Durian. Iligan City is famous for a certain brand of peanuts (if I remember correctly they […]
Surprise phone call
Wow. Early this morning I got a surprise call on my cell phone. When I answered its somebody that I don’t know. She must be one of the people that I gave my business card to. I asked her what she wants? She said that if I could ask Manny Pacman Pacquiao to recommend her […]