The Day Was Wednesday, 12 January 2011 here in Dinalupihan, Barangay Roosevelt, in the Republic of the Philippines. It’s a cool early morning, the time is 5: am and I’m sitting at my Puter looking at a blank screen, without a clue as to what will be my subject I’m going to write about this […]
Who Knew?
I went up to the Barangay Plaza one night a couple of weeks ago to watch my brother-in-law’s (Jhun) basketball team play for the senior’s Championship. They won and we were all proud of them. The Barangay Kaptain sat me at a table with him courtside, and we joked and enjoyed the game. I asked […]
The Day after…
It’s Sunday the 26th as I crawl from my bed, and sit at the computer to pen (or type) about the phenomenon known as Christmas in The Philippines. I thought I’d experienced all that was different here, or different than my Native New England Christmas’s of long ago, or during my ten years in Puerto […]
2010 LiP Christmas Giveaway – Part 1
2010 is really a banner year for the LiP Christmas Giveaway! For those who are new to the site and don’t know about the LiP Christmas Giveaway, I will start out by giving a bit of history. For 8 years now, Feyma and I have been spreading the Christmas Cheer around Mindanao by giving out […]
The verdict is still out
Yes, the verdict is still out. On what? On my Globe DSL Internet. Right now the verdict is looking positive, but a week or two ago it was not. Where will it all end? We’ll have to wait and see. If you remember, some time ago, after moving to our new neighborhood, I told readers […]
Just Plain Lazy
Who is lazy? I’ll have to admit it, it’s me; I could blame it on retirement, my age, the weather, or the Philippines easy way of life. But that would all be wrong and unfair. I’m lazy because I can be, and that’s the simple truth, with no excuses. My wife is a small part […]