Last week, I got an e-mail from my good friend, Dave Starr. LiP readers will know Dave, because he is a fellow writer on this site. Dave and I have been friends for a couple of years now, and communicate almost daily about anything in life. Dave’s e-mail to me read: As both a live […]
Assume You’re Right, Then Go Ahead
My namesake, Davy Crockett, has been credited with the saying, “Be sure you’re right, the go ahead”. Wise words, but a bit to definitive for me. If I waited until I was sure I was right before making a move, I’d still be back in elementary school. It’s nice to be sure of yourself, but […]
Out of sight but not out of mind
Today’s Guest Post is from our old friend, Jim Cunningham. Jim is an expat living in Talakag, Bukidnon, and has been a friend of LiP for many years already. Thanks for your contribution, Jim. Before leaving the North East of England to travel to the Philippines to take up permanent residence at the end of […]
Watch your mouth…
A few days ago, I got an e-mail from a lady in the USA. The lady is a Filipina, but indicated that she had been living in the USA for quite some time now. She told me that in fact, she had kind of lost touch with her Filipino side, and had actually forgotten much […]
Learning and having fun
It seems a never ending topic here on LiP, in my articles at least, that I write about learning the language, and also about acculturation. But, it is a big part of my life, and I believe that it is good information for anybody who decides that they want to move here. Today, I’d like […]
Being ill
Since a few weeks ago I’ve been feeling a little bit sick. I am not sure if I shared it here before that ever since I was pregnant with my youngest son, that was when my hypertension got started. It really got high just right before I gave birth. That was one of the reason […]