As a sailor and traveling the world the thought of toilet paper was something that just never occurred to me! How could a young lad from Boston possibility imagine that outside of where I grew up (In New England, you know that Super Bowl-winning place) that something as basic as toilet paper could ever be […]
How Would You Handle It?
Here on a Bataan Mountain in my neck of the woods, we have a mini-UN, an international body that votes on the care of my Mother-in-law AKA Nanay. One Adobo sister lives in Europe (The Netherlands’) and another one in Las Vegas Nevada. The third member is my wife here on that Bataan Mountain. Like […]
Want gun? Why travel?
Earlier this week, Jay Stainback submitted an article for publication here on LiP, entitles “Have gun will travel… just not in the Philippines“. It is a good article and generated lots of response. Over my years of my living in the Philippines, 18 years and counting… There are two issues which generate a lot of […]
Can you live on P10,000 per month?
Jay Stainback has been writing a series of articles about living in the Philippines on $200 per month. I remembered that I had written an article a number of years ago (2008) about living on P10,000 per month (at today’s exchange that is roughly equal to $200). I thought I’d re-share it with you. Bob […]
Araw ng mga Patay
This article was written some years back, but since today is Araw ng mga Patay, I thought I would re-publish it today, since the information is still very relevant and today is the day for this year. This is a very important Philippine Cultural Event. Today, November 1, was Araw ng mga Patay, a major […]
My Girlfriend is sleeping with someone else!
I got a voicemail recently from Henry. Henry had some shocking news! He told me that his girlfriend is sleeping with someone else! It was kind of shocking to me, especially when he asked if there was anything I could do to help him out! Well, I did come up with some things that Henry […]