When people write and ask me about that magical, mythical job they want to find in the Philippines … the one that is going to enable them to live in “paradise” with their sweetheart … working in a call center often comes up. I mean, of course, why not? Most people reading this can speak […]
LiP Christmas Giveaway 2013
Well, Christmas has come and gone for yet another year. Once again this year, Live in the Philippines Web Magazine readers contributed to make Christmas a little happier for some poor people in the Philippines. Let me say, I am very grateful to those who contributed, and thank them very sincerely. Unfortunately, this year was […]
My homemade pumpkin-kalabasa pie!
I am giving you now the recipe for my pumpkin-kalabasa pie, Feyma’s style. It’s really a simple recipe. You also just need another local ingredients here in the Philippines. The main ingredients would be the kalabasa (a local squash). You can buy the Kalabasa in any malls here. Of course a good and cheap kalabasa […]
Herding cats
Last Thursday I posted this on my Face Book wall, the men tended to understand, women not as much… It was as clear as mud but at least it covered the ground. So here it is, I’ll you the readers decide. Oh Lord why hath thou forsaken me?” I must shower and get dressed early […]
Will Every Christmas Be Hospital Time? I Sure Hope Not
This is the best of times here at our little home in the Philippines. The bad storms are gone, it hardly rains at all, the days are hot .. but not candle-melting hot and the nights actually border on cool at times. And when I go out with Otto the Wonder Dog at around midnight, […]
My homemade yams!
Another recipe that we made here in the house during Thanksgiving, using local ingredients is Yams. In the States they use sweet potatoes for the yams. Here in the Philippines we use the camote (similar looks to the sweet potato in the USA). Growing up here in the Philippines, we cooked the camote in lots […]