Hi Everybody! Not much news to share today here on LiP, so I thought I’d make this a short article, and off on a slightly different tangent. Yes, it will be short, but I’ll be asking you a question at the end of the article, and what I am hoping is to turn the discussion […]
How shameful!
Last week, when my language teacher, Bebe Metillo, came to my house for my Cebuano lesson, an interesting discussion ensued between the two of us. In fact, the discussion was so deep and interesting that to be honest, we never did get to the language lesson! One of the things I enjoy about Bebe is […]
Who Knew?
I went up to the Barangay Plaza one night a couple of weeks ago to watch my brother-in-law’s (Jhun) basketball team play for the senior’s Championship. They won and we were all proud of them. The Barangay Kaptain sat me at a table with him courtside, and we joked and enjoyed the game. I asked […]
What is the proper abbreviation for the Philippines?
I don’t know that I would call this a “big deal” but over the years, I have often bristled when I hear people call the Philippines as “the PI.” Why? Well, “the PI” was what the Philippines was called when it was not yet a country, during it’s colonial days, especially when it was under […]
Chance meeting turns to friendship
Yesterday was an interesting day for me. Mostly it was a normal day, but a couple of things happened which were highlights of my day. Firstly, in the morning, I met with Tom Martin. Tom is not a relative, we just share the Martin name! I met Tom in person for the first time on […]
Good Year End
2010 was a busy year for us. At the middle of the year we were busy with our planning to move away from Marfori to another area here in Davao. It was quite a challenge to find a house that suits our needs. Later when its just Bob and I and Chris we can settle […]