While living for the past 22 years here in the Philippines on a fixed income I’ve learned to keep a separate discretionary fund to cover purchases beyond the normal monthly nut. Our monthly expenditures are water and electric the Cell Phone and internet plans with Globe and food. Plus gas for the car and occasionally […]
Expat Interview: Bill Asberry
Bill Asberry is an American who is preparing to move to the Philippines real soon now. I have come to know Bill over the past 5 months or so and have enjoyed interacting with him and building a friendship. I asked Bill if he would agree to be my first Video Interview here on Expat […]
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
For the past 20 years you could set your watch on the monsoons, the middle of May it would start with the exception of the El Nino Phenomenon, which they (The old Pinoy Guy at the end of my road) says will occur about every seven years. Every morning I check the local PAGASA report […]
Are these clothes appropriate? EAM
The Philippines is, in my view, a generally safe country. There can be arguments about that, some people feel it is quite dangerous. I am not in that camp, though. I will say, there are some isolated parts of the Philippines, though, where westerners would not be as safe and precautions should be taken. Recently, […]
The Tony Scam
I recently got a note from a reader who had just visited the Philippines. He wanted to submit an article for LiP, and I agreed to publish it. He asked that his full name not be used, only his initials, LB. So, here is LB’s article, I hope you enjoy it. You take it from […]
A Moral Dilemma
I owned a couple of Nightclubs in Puerto Rico; I made my living plying drinks to tourists and locals alike. This was how I paid my employees and my business expenses. Would it have been right if my bartenders sold rum from their own bottle and cut me out of the equation? I think you […]