If you are a regular reader here, you might remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about my visit to the barber shop in my neighborhood. A homeless man came into the shop and did some things that came off as somewhat threatening. My barber there (this was my first time to use this […]
Want Milk?
I had a kind of interesting day last Friday. I admit that I chuckle when I think about it. It all started in the morning. Almost a year ago, I wrote an article about milk in the Philippines. I wrote about how UHT Milk is what is most widely sold here, and that it still […]
Teach them to fish
When I moved up to Roosevelt in Bataan, I found myself getting to know the people who lived around me, whereas when I lived in Olongapo City, I really didn’t have the opportunity, because I was still shipping out, and only home for two months at a time between ships. Well owing to the fact […]
Market Visits with Friends
Over the past few months, I have had the pleasure of getting together with two friends from the States. Both of these friends are likely to be known by long time LiP Readers. First, back in June through August or so, Kevin Smith visited the Philippines with his wife and children. Kevin was one of […]
Do you like Sports?
While watching the Baseball Playoffs in October, I got to thinking about sports, and some of the games that are played and enjoyed around the world and shown on ESPN here in the Philippines. In one of my articles I foolishly made a prediction about the outcome of the Baseball World Series. And now that […]
Good recipe with coconut
We’re all delighted right now. We just got cable TV hooked up in our new house. The Sky Cable company has a new thing now. When getting a cable you will get a Digibox. We get a lot of new channels now, which we really needed badly. One of the best channels we get is […]