Can you have fun in Mindanao? Well, you better believe it! I know, you are most likely thinking that Mindanao is a war zone, a very dangerous place, etc. Well, my friends, there are parts of Mindanao that are best avoided, but that is only a small part of the island! The vast majority of […]
Are you hungry?
For regular readers of this website, you are familiar with the different writers here. I am Bob Martin (aka “MindanaoBob”), my wife is Feyma, and one of our kids is Aaron. All three of us write here on LiP. You are probably aware that Aaron has been in the States for the past 7 months […]
The Land of Promise
I live in the Land of Promise. That is the name that Mindanao is called by many people. Why? Well, because of the abundant natural resources, especially when it comes to growing food for the country. Mindanao truly is the bread basket of the Philippines. I was shown some statistics a while back showing that […]
My Mango Theory
There is a man who desires a fresh mango and he climbs the tree and gets one and then sits in the shade and enjoys the fruit of his labor. But there is another man who will wait below and ask the man who worked to share his mango. Then the third type who will […]
Being Inventive in the Philippines
Last year I was visited by a shipmate that had broken his “Augmented Teeth” (As with breast implants we no longer call them false teeth) we sat at Texas Joe’s and he devoured a Buber Burger, and he amazed me not that he ate the burger but the amount of beer he drank. (LOL) Now […]
Do you like Catfish?
It seems like all of us have certain foods that we like from back home, and a lot of times those exact foods are not available in the Philippines! Often times, though, a substitute food can be found to satisfy your craving. I am lucky, because Feyma is a real expert in finding such foods […]