Last week during “End of an Epic” I glanced over the subject of dangling my Tattoo Dongle (By Globe) out of my window during a leading edge of a typhoon, which I recommend not doing in the future. As I said they are not water proof and they function very poorly when damp. The following […]
Who Gets What When You Die?
Let me tell you a true story that I just got the final word on from one of my (boring) but important legal reading sources. Chances are for many of you reading this, it could turn out to be your story, unless you get your ducks in a row. Here’s the tale of woe, and […]
It’s spring in the Philippines
Over the past weeks, I have been writing a series that I call “Seasons in the Sun” in which I have described the different “seasons of my life in the Philippines.” My early years of living in the Philippines were my Winter years. Life was hard, and I experienced a number of hardships. I made […]
The End of an Epic
The phone rang last Saturday afternoon (29 June) the New Ole Honda is completed and Sir Paul, you may avail of your car today. Now I have already sent the article in to Sir Bob Martin of Mindanao Bob Fame that morning. So now my friends on LiP must start the week with another unfinished […]
The Saga is Ending?
25 June, and I’m starting the day answering comments here on LiP when around 0530 Mayang brings me a bagel with cream chasse and a cup of coffee. I smile and think to myself, this is just going to be another great day to be living in the Philippines. But one of the comments I […]
At Last We Rendezvous Again
Well it’s great to be back in the Live in the Philippines fold. Thanks for inviting me back, Bob. For those I know, hello there, good to see you again. For those who don’t know, you can read my previous Live in the Philippines articles here. So now that I am back and have written […]