After the New Year Bob and I talked to a very dear person. We love her dearly and the do kids too. She’s living abroad with her husband. I just don’t want to mention her name due to her privacy. While talking to her I just asked her whats going on with her family here […]
SIR: Garbo – "Self Esteem, Self Worth"
It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted an article in my series about SIR , mostly due to the holidays. I felt that with everybody so busy due to the holidays, it would be good to hold off on the SIR series until the holidays finished up, so we will get back on […]
Tradition vs. Habit
Today’s Guest post is from Alan Cline. Andy is a resident of Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, and you can find his personal blog by clicking here. Thank you for submitting the article, Alan, and I look forward to hearing more from you in the future! The holidays had me thinking about some of the […]
Shifting Cultures
Over the years that I have been publishing this LiP Magazine, for expats Living in the Philippines, and others who wish to do so, one of the topics I have written most about is culture. Everything from American Culture to Filipino Culture to our own Personal Culture, as we blend the different cultures that make […]
Rediscovery
In this busy world where we are always on the run, sometimes we lose track of things. Sometimes we forget and leave our cellphone somewhere. Other times we forget where we put our car keys. Frankly, we can lose track of anything. Sometimes we even lose track of who we are. I think that it […]
SIR: Tigpataliwala
It’s Tuesday, so let’s get back to my SIR series! For today’s installment, let’s look at a different area of SIR, Tigpataliwala, or the “Go Between”. The go between is critical in the day to day functioning of Philippine society, so it is important for us foreigners to learn about it and understand what it […]