Well, I’ve been meaning to write this article for a long time now. I’ve been hearing lots of expats when they get together all they talk (tsismis) about was the other expats that live here. I felt that if they say that the Pinoys have the crab mentality, so do a lot of the expats. […]
Meeting New Friends & Cella Phones & Cars
One of our LiP readers named Randy Landis and his wife Teri, contacted me through Face Book and requested we “Do Lunch” on Subic Freeport, since one of my greatest pleasures is meeting LiP readers (No, I’m not talking about those who are hearing impaired) we decided to meet at Texas Joe’s for lunch, a […]
Swords from the Philippines
Did you know that the Philippines is famous for it’s swords? It’s true. Swords are made in many parts of the Philippines. Some of the best swords are made in Tugaya, Lanao del Sur Province right here in Mindanao. I went to Tugaya with Feyma back in 2007, and we had a great time. We […]
Easter 2012 Celebration at our house!
We always celebrate the Easter with painting of eggs the night before. The kids will paint to whatever design they like and dip it into different colors for fun. The Easter bunny will have some goodies for the kids too the next morning before the kids hunt Easter eggs. This year, we have a newbie […]
Philippine Graffiti Revisited
More than 4 years ago, I wrote an article about Graffiti in the Philippines. I noted that I was starting to see graffiti around Davao, and it concerned me. And, to be clear, I was talking about gang type graffiti. To be honest, I had not thought much more about the topic over the years, […]
Holy Week?
It’s Holy Week here in the Philippines. Well, I suppose it is Holy Week everywhere in the world, actually, or at least every country that is Christian. Most countries don’t really celebrate the whole week, though, most countries celebrate Easter, but not Maundy Thursday, Holy Friday, Black Saturday, etc. Because I was raised Catholic, I […]