Jeepneys: Why is it that all the passengers will insist on handing the driver the fare, while the driver is in the middle of a hairpin turn at forty miles an hour? Is it some form of test? Also, why can’t the next two boarding passengers stand beside each other, so the driver does not […]
Constant Change
Almost everything in life is changing constantly, that shouldn’t be a big surprise. Very few things remain the same over the long term. One place where we American expats are seeing a lot of change lately is in the value of the US Dollar. The US Dollar, in the past few weeks, has been losing […]
Cultural Adjustment
Since it’s Friday, today I’m featuring my column from SunStar Davao Newspaper. While my LiP Web Magazine is targeted toward foreigner readers who have an interest in visiting or living in the Philippines, my newspaper column is targeted at Filipino readers and trying to foster more understanding toward foreigners who are here. Because of this, […]
How to make Biko(sticky rice)
I will share with you the recipe on how to make the sticky rice. Its really not that hard. Just a few ingredients with it. Really you can buy lots of sticky rice here in some of the snack shops, but I want to make it the way my mom used to make and use […]
Is SE Asia Damned?
So far, this has not been a good Century for SE Asia. Yes, we are only 9 years or so into the 21st Century, but the events in SE Asia have not been promising so far. This past week or two have been particularly bad. Over this past weekend, Typhoon Pepeng, Internationally known as Typhoon […]
Let’s count our blessings
This article is from Mindanao Bob’s Journal, which is a regular weekly column in SunStar Davao Newspaper. This column appeared in SunStar today, October 2, 2009. This past weekend, the scenes on TV from Manila were horrific. The flooding in Manila was devastating. The suffering of the people was heart wrenching. It’s really a time […]