Boy that’s kind of a negative sounding title, isn’t it, Dave? And besides, who died and left you in charge … where do you get off telling me what I can and can’t do? Of course I’m not in charge and of course I can’t tell you what to do… I wouldn’t even if I […]
Philippine financial matters
Over the weekend, I read an interesting article from Dave Starr on his site entitled “Philippine Family Matters.” I was so happy that I decided to take the time to read the article because of several reasons. Firstly, it drove home something that I have written about myself a number of times. Secondly, it made […]
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Everyone who reads one or more of my articles knows the term “curmudgeon” fits me pretty well. I try to call the shots as I see them and if someone is providing poor service or doing something really dumb I am certainly not shy at pointing out the problem. But I’m not an unfair person, […]
Watch your mouth…
A few days ago, I got an e-mail from a lady in the USA. The lady is a Filipina, but indicated that she had been living in the USA for quite some time now. She told me that in fact, she had kind of lost touch with her Filipino side, and had actually forgotten much […]
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 […]
LiP Fellowship
I had a number of reasons for visiting Cebu last week. I had a job to do for a friend with a house in Lapu Lapu City. I had been wanting to visit Cebu for immersion language practice in the home of the Bisayan language. I was ready for a trip away from Mindanao after […]