Well, obviously, 2008 is drawing to a close quickly. It seems like just yesterday we were all worried about Y2K issues and such, and here we are almost a decade into the new millennium! How can it be? Well, it’s true, so no need to dwell on how fast time flies. With the end of […]
Spreading Christmas Cheer
OK, OK, I know that a lot of you have been waiting to hear about the give-away of Christmas food, candy and toys that Feyma and I conducted last week! I am sorry that I didn’t post about it immediately after the give-away, but I really wanted to take a little break, and spend more […]
The Philippines Needs a Good Dictionary
One of the reasons many Westerners give for visiting or moving to the Philippines is the common use of the English language. It makes a person feel at home … or lets lazy people like me neglect to spend time learning any of the common Filipino languages such as Tagalog. But one of the things […]
Distribution of local products
One thing that is really prevalent in the Philippines is that each town or region has it’s own specialty products that it is famous for. Some examples? Well, General Santos City is famous for Tuna. Davao is famous for Durian. Iligan City is famous for a certain brand of peanuts (if I remember correctly they […]
Getting prepared!
Hi Everybody. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the readers of LIP. I will take this opportunity to thank all of you that gave donations to our needy people here in Mindanao. I am really touched by the out pouring support from you guys. I know […]
Holiday vacation
Hi Everybody. I want to let you know today that I will be taking the next few days off from writing to enjoy the holidays with my family, as I hope that you do yourself too. Over the next few days (not exactly sure how many, maybe up to a week) I will be running […]