The phone rang last Saturday afternoon (29 June) the New Ole Honda is completed and Sir Paul, you may avail of your car today. Now I have already sent the article in to Sir Bob Martin of Mindanao Bob Fame that morning. So now my friends on LiP must start the week with another unfinished […]
Don’t Worry About It Paul
On Friday 10 May 12, 2013; just before lunch, Mayang and I stopped at the New Ole Honda Intensive Care Ward, to see how it was coming along. The Engine Head was at the machine shop, the rest of the parts were scattered everywhere. I moaned loudly and had to go, but I was informed […]
A Milestone for Me, My 200th LiP Article
200 Weeks ago fearless leader Mindanao Bob asked me if I’d write a weekly article about my life in the Philippines. I thought about for a day or two and agreed to do it. For years I wrote a monthly report about my life in The Navy and Puerto Rico as a night club owner, […]
How Hungry Are You?
In the long distant past while consuming adult beverages with the neighbors here in my Purok, the subject of pulutan (Snack food consumed while drinking) and the subject of eating dog (Aso in Tagalog) meat had come up a few times, without my saying a word my friends knew how I felt about that, as […]
Late Breaking News
Yes there is breaking NEWS about my New Old Honda that has been in the shop receiving bypass surgery at Doctor Kuya Greg’s shop for over a month. It’s not even close to being done. On the glass half full side, it’s cost me nothing so far, and I’ve not had to buy gas in […]
A Small Act of Kindness
The New Old Honda update: it’s still in the shop, awaiting parts from Mega Manila, maybe next week, or a good chance not. I rented a car this week for a few days to accomplish a few of the mundane tasks required for day to day living here on the mountain. So what’s new with […]