I was talking to an old friend. We were trying to reminisce our good memories of our lives when we used to live in the States. We’ve known each other during our time of getting the visa days in Manila. We’ve met there at the US Embassy office over 22 years ago now. We really […]
Writers Block? I Think Not!
The Car, the Dongle and the Effluent all hitting me in a row this month, what could I possibly come up with to finish the month of July? Oh thee of little faith! July is the month I was born in, and this year I’ve completed another full trip around the sun my 66th. My […]
Is The Philippines a Good Choice for US Military Retirees?
My articles here are not going to all be about US military or federal (civil service) retirees, but Bob and I agreed at the outset that I should focus strongly on that area. There are lots of articles on many different sites written about “How to Retire” in the Philippines, but very few are written […]
Reconnecting friends from over a decade of friendship!
Yesterday I went to see again a friend that Bob and I knew for over a decade now. We knew them through the net. Her name is Effy, she now lives in Texas with her husband John and their 2 kids Jessa and little JP. Now joined by Effy’s mom Ate Ermie. We met her […]
How To Receive Your US Mail and Pay Your US Bills and Maintain a US Address
We have a big subject to cover in this article, and I am not going to be able to cover it in detail. But I have seen so many questions on these subjects and so many other fellow Philippine expats “lost at sea” on these issues I felt I really need to take a shot. […]
Ain’t That Some; Well, Effluent
It’s 0746 on Wednesday the 3rd of July I’ve been online at the LiP site answering comments from the great LiP readers when my wife dashes into the Sanctum Sanctorum or the Puter room and again prefaces her comment with “Honey- honey” I thought to myself Ahh Crap, what on Earth could it be now. […]