Before I start writing on my topic for today, let me say in advance that this is a real hot button issue for Americans. I want to remind all readers and participants on LiP to please keep the discussion civil. No name calling. Please, let’s just focus in on how expats are affected, and not […]
A little surprise
I got a little surprise on this past Saturday evening. Feyma and I were watching a movie on TV with the kids. While watching, Feyma was also playing with her laptop, surfing the Internet a bit. Suddenly, she told me… “you won an award!” “What,” I said… “what kind of award?” She went on to […]
The Water Tester
Knock, Knock, the gate I hear one day, as I had ripped out the doorbell the first week in my new house, after discovering school children liked it more than me. At the gate was a well dressed young man with a clipboard and a cardboard box. He explained that he was from the municipality […]
"Why is it that way?”
Jeepneys: Why is it that all the passengers will insist on handing the driver the fare, while the driver is in the middle of a hairpin turn at forty miles an hour? Is it some form of test? Also, why can’t the next two boarding passengers stand beside each other, so the driver does not […]
Constant Change
Almost everything in life is changing constantly, that shouldn’t be a big surprise. Very few things remain the same over the long term. One place where we American expats are seeing a lot of change lately is in the value of the US Dollar. The US Dollar, in the past few weeks, has been losing […]
Cultural Adjustment
Since it’s Friday, today I’m featuring my column from SunStar Davao Newspaper. While my LiP Web Magazine is targeted toward foreigner readers who have an interest in visiting or living in the Philippines, my newspaper column is targeted at Filipino readers and trying to foster more understanding toward foreigners who are here. Because of this, […]