In general, I feel that health care here in the Philippines is excellent. There are a couple of things, though, which I want to look at today. Just a few minutes ago, I got an e-mail from a Philippine government agency. I am not going to identify the agency, because what I say might be […]
Moving down the road?
Today’s Guest Post is from Alan Cline, an American expat who currently resides in Cagayan de Oro City, in Northern Mindanao. Alan has his own blog, and has also written guest posts here on LiP in the past. The title sounds kind of like some country western song from the US I guess but you […]
The New Philippine Cartographers
Did you ever see someone’s idea of “cute” in a sign (usually one prohibiting something or another (where they use a grouchy looking person or a cartoon character staring out at the world and saying “This Means You”)? Well for years I have been right at the forefront of people who complain about not being […]
Bob’s special announcement
As I told you at the end of my article yesterday, I have something very important to announce today. Something happened last week when I was in Cebu. I didn’t expect it, nor did I go there looking for it to happen, or even hoping for it. Sometimes, though, you simply cannot fight what Mother […]
Shopping with Bebe
Yesterday Bebe Metillo was here at our house teaching somebody Bisaya over the Internet. After her class we were talking and she asked me if I want to go with her and shop at the Ukay-Ukay (used imported clothing, purses, shoes and house stuff) place. I told her sure, I’m up to it. So today […]
I May Have to Buy a Mailbox
I’ve written a number of times in the past, I am sure and certainly on my PhilFAQS blog about the abysmal mail service here in the Philippines. Even though we Americans sometimes almost make a comedy career out of complaining about and dissing our dedicated US Postal Service workers (anybody remember Men in Black II?), […]