For people of my age, or older, can you remember the days when we were kids. Computers existed, but were not the household item that they are today. Back in our day, only a very big office would have a computer, like major corporations and such. As we became older, “home computers” became more common, […]
A Little More Tax Talk
Last week, I started answering income tax-related questions that frequently pop up this time of year. While it’s the “stuff” that FAQs are made of, there are enough twists and changes from year to year to preclude anything but the most general and open-ended FAQ file. This week, I’ll speak to something near and dear […]
Knotty Filipinos
Knotty? Bob, don’t you mean naughty? No, indeed I mean knotty. Filipinos are knotty, and it bothers me! 🙂 What am I talking about? Filipinos like to tie knots in everything. You go to the grocery store and buy some groceries, when you get home every single bag is tied into a knot on the […]
A Little Tax Talk
First, my apologies for the rather long hiatus I’ve taken from writing any articles (not just tax articles) here in LiP. A few chronic maladies have had me down for quite a while, and making my way back to being “my chipper old self” is taking some time away from the keyboard. Though I’m still […]
I’m Beyond It
“Paul; what are you beyond?” Embarrassment for one thing, in the past I know my overactive ego would have gone to extremes to cover my mistake. And I used to be pretty good at it. But in the last ten years, I just smile and render crisp Pinoy shoulders a shrug or a smartly delivered […]
The love of beef
I admit… I love beef. Good flavorful and tender beef. There is no meat better in my opinion. Problem is, it’s not easy to find “good beef” in the Philippines. I rarely eat beef though, because it is usually so tough, and virtually inedible here in the Philippines. A few years back, Feyma and I […]