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This article was the one I was going to submit last week, but Mayang’s trip to the hospital caused me to do a re-write. This is about health and exercise, and me getting fit and trim. I joined the Navy with a 27 inch waist and finished boot camp with it going up to 29 [...]
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I’ve always been a bit of a skeptic when it comes to alternative medicine. In some cases, I’ve personally tried some therapies, like hypnosis to stop smoking, and I ended up believing that they were total bunk. In other cases, I sometimes feel that a danger associated with alternative medicine is that people will forego [...]
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On Christmas day we admitted my wife to the North Pointe Hospital on Subic Freeport, Let me explain she is home now and just fine. She had an infection starting in her foot, and while there they found a kidney stone and admitted her for a few days. MY WIFE MAYANG IS FINE!!! Our daughter [...]
Luke 5:17-26 Is 35: 1-10/ Ps 85: 9-14 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” (Luke 5:20) Repentance is what we must seek If we are paralyzed by sin. Pride keeps us bound, makes our faith weak If what needs he…
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Wow, its another year for us to celebrate Thanksgiving again. It’s really one of the most exciting days for us to celebrate. We are so thankful to God of all the blessings He had given us for the whole year. I’m so happy to have my family in good health. I know that we lost… [Continue Reading]
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Plenty of things going on here, or so it seems. Guess it may be time for a little update on how things are progressing as we continue our stay “at home” in The Philippines. Signs of illness have left the household–hopefully for good. We’ve increased our awareness of what we eat and drink, how and… [Continue Reading]
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One of the biggest complaints one most often hears from foreigners in the Philippines is regarding the heat. Indeed, when this article publishes, the temperature has become substantially cooler to cold in the United States and Europe. Many people retire to the Philippines because of the warm weather: No snow, no ice, no heating bills.… [Continue Reading]
Well, a week of “Nothing!” certainly was everything but. Try as I may, there was plenty to do and it appears that I’ll have to put off doing absolutely nothing until that magical “whenever I have the time” occurs. One of the many things that filled my social calendar and “to do list” was a… [Continue Reading]
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Nearly one-month into the M.M.D.A.’s antismoking policy, nearly 3000 smokers have been apprehended by environmental enforcers smoking in public places. Of the offenders, only 211 were female while the remaining 2695 were male. Most of the violators were found in several areas along Edsa including the Monumento- Light Rail Transit Station, Farmers’ Market in Cubao, [...]
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Is there a reason for you to leave the Philippines? If things go from bad to worse, would you still live in the Philippines? Confusing? I hope not. Ok, you might be wondering, what the heck could go wrong? What would be so bad that would force you, the expats, to turn around, leave everything [...]
I have always been a big lad even as a kid but ever since I left the army I have put on weight and the last few years I have been up to 125 kg which is 275 lbs and now as I am approaching 60 years old I think its time for me to [...]
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Well, here it is — a couple of months since my last article. Plenty of water under the bridge, so to speak. I’m able to put together a few paragraphs right now, so I’ll zip one up. Thanks to all you dear readers who have inquired about me. It feels good to have LiP family [...]
Last summer, I had the opportunity to spend four months as a judicial extern at the Superior Court of Guam. Before we embarked on our journey, I had done a lot of reading about the tropical US territory located 1,599 miles/ 2,573 kilometers from Manila and combined with friends from law school who are from [...]
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I knew hitting my 60’s was never going to be a cake walk, but here I am, and I’m angry as hell. After a party at my house, the following day I’m downloading those pictures on to the computer. While editing them I noticed this one picture of this guy in the back yard, with [...]
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It’s now summer time here in the Philippines and at this certain period of the year it does not only mean Holy Week and endless bonding of family and friends at the beach. It is pure and simple Tuli (Circumcision) Time! We scheduled my son’s circumcision, who is turning 9 this November, on the 2nd [...]
It was toward my third month in country, in fact it was the beginning of my third month. Yaga’s Mom and Dad knock on our front door so of course I opened the door. Said good morning and asked how are you. Which, since they don’t understand English they didn’t respond to. So they came [...]
Before I start, I hope everyone had a nice Easter vacation and I hope it’s not too hot in the Philippines right now. I strongly advise you play a dance song before you read this. Please, cue the music. Don’t stop yourself from having fun. fLiP it man. Is it playing already? Good. I just [...]
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I would like to share a story with you from my last visit to the Philippines. As you know I work in Kuwait. My wife and kids live in the Philippines. We were expecting our third child this April. I had just been on a visit to the Philippines in December. We had gone to [...]
The Philippines is a tropical country, and a developing nation. That means that there are a number of diseases and bugs that can easily make you sick here, and you might not even know it. For the last ten days or so, Juanito had a bad cough. He was a little feverish, and was showing [...]
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As I get older, every now and then I feel the odd new ache or pain that did not use to be there so now, every year I have my check up courtesy of my local Medical insurance Company, Caritas Health Shield. I am also a member of Phil Health so I am covered for the not [...]
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A frequent topic of discussion on this web site and other online forums is related to the quality and availability of health care in the Philippines. I’m generally a martyr when it comes to doctors: I go only after I can no longer function. Rebecca and her family generally go to an albularyo first, and [...]
I hope this post doesn’t make you all gloom and depressingly bored. Ok, you’ve been warned. Now you can proceed. The subject is depression and suicide among expats. I’ve always been curious and wonder if they get depressed when they live and retire in another country? Do they become reclusive for years and then just [...]
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Last Friday our day started kind of busy. In the morning I already had my day planned out. First go to the Immigration office here in Davao. I told Bob that since I am going in that area me and my niece will swing by at the ukay-ukay place (they called UK here). But It [...]
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The number one emotion shown here must be jealously, the sad part is, it’s such a wasteful emotion, and they carry it with them wherever they go. I’ve witnessed families attempt to drag down a fellow member whom they feel has risen to high, and if they fail at that, then they’ll talk about them (Covered by [...]
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This is just a small story which could relate to others, it will be interesting to see if other people have similar medical problems like the ones that I have. I will reach my 60th Birthday in August and over the last few years I have noticed a few differences in my body so I [...]
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