OK, ok… before I get started on this article I have to admit something. I might as well get it out in the open, before I make a fool of myself. Normally when I am writing an article for this site (or any of my other sites), I try to choose a topic that I […]
Criticism, justified or not?
It’s been in the entertainment news here in the Philippines lately that a veteran and an activist singer/song writer, Freddie Aguilar, made a comment that Charice Pempengco and Arnel Pineda were just like a monkey that they’re imitating the singers abroad when they perform. He further stated that it was Mariah Carey who said that […]
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 […]
Nice dinner meeting in Cebu
While I was on my way back from Bogo, Cebu to Cebu City last week, I got a text message from Feyma. She told me that a friend of ours had contacted her. Our friend’s name is Yam. I’m not going to use any last names, because I am not sure that she wants her […]
Let’s get ready….
…to rumble. This weekend, Pacman is at it again! No, I’m not talking about the vintage video game from the late 70’s, I’m talking about THE PacMan! Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is a champion boxer from General Santos City, Philippines. Considered a hero here in the Philippines. Certainly a source of great pride in this nation […]
Summer of swimming
Summer vacation for the school kids here in the Philippines is well underway now, and the challenge for parents like Feyma and I is to keep the kids busy! You know how kids are, if you don’t keep them busy with something, they will spend their time playing video games and watching TV. Doing that […]