For the past few months I’ve been walking fairly regularly (minimum of 5 days a week). Me and my daughter Jean, my niece Bebe, our helper Joy and once in awhile my son Chris goes walking. He doesn’t like waking up so early (4 am is our waking time). So he mostly played basketball or ride his […]
My new book is OUT
I’ve been working pretty hard for the past few months! But, hard work is almost always rewarding. Whether the feeling of reward comes from the feeling of satisfaction that you get from a job well done, or from financial reward, the feeling is equally as good. When you get reward from both of those two […]
“ATRAS” “going backwards”
As Gomer Pyle used to say; “Surprise-Surprise!” In February 2014 I mentioned that the New Old Honda was out of my life and a new Mitsubishi Mirage G4 had replaced it. It was a sad time because the adventures of the New Ole’ Honda were a staple here on LiP as something was always happening […]
Most important considerations?
When you think about becoming an expat – moving to a different country – what are your most important considerations? Of course it varies from one person to the next. Truth is, the vast majority of people never even consider making a move abroad. It simply is not something that many people even think about. […]
We’re going underground!
It’s about time that Davao will go underground electric-cable wiring all through out downtown streets of the city. The head guy at the Davao power company says it will cost Php100 Million. He continues it will increase a cent per kilowatt hour of our electricity bill here. It will be good for the city to have that […]
Foreign National Keeper Network
an article submitted by Robert Von Hahnke A Bridge to the Expat in the Philippines Arriving in Davao June 2013 like many ex-pats I had more questions than answers as I began my life in the Philippines. I spent 10 days in Davao in February 2013 and was very impressed, so much so I returned […]