Living in a third world country like the Philippines, some families that have a great deal of money hire 5 or more house helpers, drivers, gardeners, security guards, bodyguards and others to make life more comfortable for themselves. I guess typical households here hire 1 to 2 house helpers. In the West only the wealthy […]
Oh, Guess What?
With all the ladies I’m surrounded with, in my day to day life on the mountain here in purok #4 Roosevelt, Dinalupihan Bataan, I sometimes feel like an afterthought. It’s not a bad feeling, but a smidgen of 411 (information) once in a while would help smooth out the rough edges of my life. Last […]
To Coin a Phrase
After two almost sunny days it’s raining again, I was on the Puter on Monday 13 Aug. (Or was I?) and when I finished and logged off, I stopped by my daughter’s room to check in on my grandson Jayden. He was as happy as a clam on a cool New England day, even though […]
Why am I doing this?
Sometimes I read comments here on LiP, or I read other websites similar to LiP, and I see somebody write about the Philippines being “Paradise.” I have never really agreed with that assessment, though. No place on earth is Paradise, and that is certainly true for the Philippines, or at least it is for me. […]
Money on my mind
There are many ways of getting money from your home country to the Philippines, and over these many years I’ve tried them all. Before electronics we sailors used to send money to the Philippines from the ship with a shipmate who had been paid off and was on his way home using a system referred […]
Is enforcement on the way?
The law has been in place for years. As a tourist, when you enter the Philippines, you are required to have an on-going ticket, showing that you intend to leave the country. A lot of people think that you need a “return ticket” or a “round trip” ticket. This is incorrect. You are not required […]