Just like that song by Johnny Horton (No, not “Sink the Bismarck”) but as the title says “North to Alaska” which is where my son-in-law Cecil (Father of Jayden, my grandson) has gone to earn his way in life, while having to leave his wife and new son in our care, here in Dinalupihan Bataan. […]
Be aware on the jeepney!
I went to the airport yesterday riding a jeepney. My niece and I were sitting right across from each other. We were sitting just at the back of the jeepney driver because we knew that we were probably one of last people to get off the jeepney on that route. We took the jeepney from […]
Skateboarding in the Philippines
I caught a YouTube video the other day that looked pretty cool, but also a bit scary. A fellow from Madrid, Spain (I believe) came to the Philippines and did a skateboarding tour. I was really amazed by the skateboarding along Philippine roads, and doing so at pretty high speeds, it seemed. Made for a […]
Please Wait, But Stop To Smell the Roses
Second trip to Mega Manila to finish off the re-stamping of my passport (see last week story) While there last week,I had no time to enjoy the trip as the bureaucracy at the Bureau of Immigration had me dancing to their drummer and not mine. Owing to the fact that I still held my “Double […]
Acculturation: Transportation
OK, it’s time for my third installment in my Acculturation series here on LiP. I hope you are enjoying my articles in this series so far, and I still have a number of articles to go before I can fully explain how I have come very close to completing my acculturation in the Philippines. I […]
Fruit trippin’ in Tupi
You’ve heard of a “food trip,” right? Usually that is like a road trip that somebody takes to go partake in food. Like, maybe you would take a trip to Memphis to eat BBQ at a lot of Memphis BBQ places. Well, not long ago, Aaron and I went “Fruit Trippin’.” Yep, we went on […]