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 […]
Feeling sorry!
A week or so ago I read something on the news on Sunstar Cebu. That a daughter killed her dad, she saw that her dad was physically abusing her mom. I guess it’s been going on for quite some time already, before when the dad abused the mom all the kids will just hide somewhere. […]
I was wrong!
I’ll blame it on my advancing years, but the first week in September I stopped at the Retired Activities Office or RAO down in the Barrio here in Olongapo City and picked up my US Mail. Since I was on my way to lunch with friends I tossed it into the back seat of my […]
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 […]
Are we really that gullible?
I got this email a few days ago. Not even half way reading it I knew it was a scam. I was getting ready to delete it, but thought in a few minutes it’s a good topic to write here. Having said that, how many people do you think will help this girl out? Here’s […]