If you are a regular reader here, you might remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about my visit to the barber shop in my neighborhood. A homeless man came into the shop and did some things that came off as somewhat threatening. My barber there (this was my first time to use this […]
No More Shopping Days ‘Till Christmas
I just don’t care how many shopping days are left; the TV can count it down until the kalabow (carabao) comes home, or when pigs fly, or ducks sing. I’m done! Malls, night markets, or the guy with the overloaded kalesa, parked in front of my house with his kabayo dropping piles of free fertilizers […]
Teach them to fish
When I moved up to Roosevelt in Bataan, I found myself getting to know the people who lived around me, whereas when I lived in Olongapo City, I really didn’t have the opportunity, because I was still shipping out, and only home for two months at a time between ships. Well owing to the fact […]
Philippine Tourism: What is the real problem?
Lately, I have been writing regularly about tourism in the Philippines, and the reasons why it is not working. Or, let me say, I have been writing about apparent reasons why tourism is not working here. Two weeks ago, I posted about a new tourism slogan that the Philippine Department of Tourism had some out […]
Market Visits with Friends
Over the past few months, I have had the pleasure of getting together with two friends from the States. Both of these friends are likely to be known by long time LiP Readers. First, back in June through August or so, Kevin Smith visited the Philippines with his wife and children. Kevin was one of […]
It’s that time of year again
Yes, as the title says, it’s that time of year again, holiday time. Today, US time, is Thanksgiving in the USA. It’s the day after Thanksgiving here in the Philippines, although actually Thanksgiving is not celebrated here in the Philippines, obviously. Thanksgiving is an American holiday, commemorating the arrival of the first Pilgrims in the […]