Two of our LiP readers are coming to the Philippines on vacation PapaDuck and Bruce who both live in Florida and soon will be moving here fulltime, in a year or so or whenever. Bruce contacted me through LiP and e-mail, giving me his arrival times and said he and his wife would be staying […]
Chow Time!
Today while sitting in our bedroom watching TV and contemplating on what to eat for our lunch. My maids were already asking me if they could just get roasted chicken (letson manok) for the kids. We usually eat meat with veggies for lunch. But today my helpers were cleaning the kitchen and its already late for them […]
Do You Ever Get Hungry?
I’m not talking about the local gastronomy; I’m talking about a taste of home. I was at a birthday party with some Kano friends, and I arrived at 1130, the young man was turning 12 and his folks had invited his entire class from school and quite a few Madams’ (Teachers). The hosts had put […]
Fascinating and cute
I was helping my niece take care of some orders on one of our site. We were packing the packages that would be shipped out after our flower guy comes here to our house to deliver the arranged flowers. It was just a simple and regular day for us. Packed the package good in the […]
Exploitation
When you come to live in the Philippines, or any other developing country, you have to get used to a lot of things. Beggars nearly everywhere you go, different attitudes, different ways of treating people and such are all things that require adjustment. I have to say that I have been able to adjust to […]
The Philippine Banana Business is sagging
Yes, as you read in the title, the banana exporting business in the Philippines has been sagging in recent months. The Davao Region, where I live, is a major exporter of bananas, so that is a big concern here. Firstly, for those who don’t know, the title of this article is a bit of a […]