Just watching on TV the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda really made my heart ache for the people in the Visayas especially to the people in Leyte. Seeing the dead people lining up all over the place really makes me cry. I just saw on the news before I went to bed a dad was carrying his 5 […]
It Was an Odd Couple of Days
Last Thursday Mayang and I were making preparations for Typhoon Yolanda which was due the next day. First we stocked up on gas for the old faithful Honda generator. Put everything that is not nailed down outside, into the Man Cave in back, made sure the pump to my well was working, in case city […]
Interview with The Immigrant Magazine
Recently, I was interviewed by Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon who works for a magazine here in the Philippines entitled “The Immigrant”. She had questions for me regarding my move to the Philippines, my life here, and other related topics. The interview has now been published and can be read online. However, the way that the website is […]
The Home Team
Baseball has been very, very good to me. Your world can be racing towards total oblivion, crap storms can be raging around you, and a baseball game will put it all back into perspective for you. You can see everything at a ball park, and you will meet every type of person there is on […]
Hypocrisy
Have you guys been reading or hearing on Philippine news TV? Regarding one of the big celebrities here in the Philippines wanting to marry his girlfriend. Why would that be a problem? The guy, he is 60 years old and the girl is 16 years old. To be honest I think if the girl was […]
How the dating process works in the Philippines
Today we have a Guest article here on LiP. If you intend to date someone from the Philippines, it is very important to know some aspects of the local culture that may either be deal-makers or deal-breakers for your date life. The good news though is that many Filipinas have married foreigners before so this […]