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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 [...]
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…and you’ll probably want to avoid, if possible. Whether through the net or through visiting here. Actually, the post is supposed to be in general, the types of Filipinos you’ll meet. However, I wanted to be specific. I guess it’s because many men come here to meet with their girlfriends (online), to explore possibilities? Perhaps [...]
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For the past several years I have wanted to attend the ” Monday Morning Flag raising ceremony ” held at the Anahaw Amphetheater when I have visited Iligan City. This year I offset my vacation schedule to avoid the holiday that had prevented me from attending this ceremony on past visits. Arrangements were made for [...]
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Today we have a Guest article from Jack Emery. Jack has been a LiP contributor in the past, and is here to tell us of another of his adventures since living in the Philippines. Thank you for your contribution, Jack! I always enjoy reading your articles. MindanaoBob This month marks the end of our first… [Continue Reading]
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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… [Continue Reading]
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While in GenSan this past weekend, I was able to do something that I had not done before. I stayed in Paradise, I stayed at Sarangani Highlands! I had visited Sarangani Highlands many times in the past, but they never had a hotel there before, so I had never stayed overnight at Sarangani Highlands. Sarangani… [Continue Reading]
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Yes, indeed, MindanaoBob was on the road again this past weekend, along with his trusty sidekicks, Feyma and Aaron. We had a great time attending the Socsksargen Blogfest 2.0 in General Santos City this past weekend. I will be writing several articles about the trip, different aspects of the trip which are unrelated. Today, I… [Continue Reading]
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Want to get together with me next weekend? Well, if you are in the General Santos City area, or can get there by next weekend, it’s a great chance to do just that! Today, I wish to announce that I will be speaking at the Blogfest Soccsksargen 2.0 event, which will be held in General… [Continue Reading]
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Oh yes, for the nth time a traffic topic from a different writer.. me! I hate traffic! I really, really do. I get all cranky and I cuss. All my tardiness from work is due to traffic reasons (or defective MRT). Let’s face it, traffic is synonymous to Philippine. And because the holiday season has… [Continue Reading]
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Now I am sure that people are wondering why this Gen San Resident is making the journey all the way to Palawan from the comfort of his home, well, it’s quite simple, I was invited there along with my wife by the JCI’s (Junior Chamber International) as the Guest of Honor during the launching of their Artificial… [Continue Reading]
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Excited for the Masskara Festival in Bacolod is a post from: Batang Yagit
Excited for the Masskara Festival in Bacolod is a post from: Batang Yagit Weeee! I have always wanted to visit Bacolod for the Masskara Festival but I never really had the opport…
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Fly and Sail Day 1 – Arriving in Singapore is a post from: Batang Yagit
Fly and Sail Day 1 – Arriving in Singapore is a post from: Batang Yagit I already started the Airphil Express’ Fly and Sail series with my first post about going …
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Fragrance Hotel is a post from: Batang Yagit
Fragrance Hotel is a post from: Batang Yagit It’s kinda fun (and cute) that Fragrance Hotel welcomed us with this cute little bear. Fragrance Hotel in Segile Road is Air Philippines’ partner hotel for the Singapore-Star Cruise Virgo familiarization tour. From Changi, a coach service took us to our hotel. Fragrance hotel is one of [...]
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Going back to Singapore is a post from: Batang Yagit
Going back to Singapore is a post from: Batang Yagit Yey! I’m flying again to Singapore! I’m kinda excited for this trip since this will be the first time that I’ll be doing a cruise. Yay! From Singapore, we will be boarding the Star Cruise Virgo en route to Malaysia. I’m not sure though of [...]
Here is a cool video of an eleven-hour flight from San Francisco to Paris collapsed into an awesome two minutes. The aurora lights make the video more striking. The flier thanked the crew of Air France for being extra accommodating, making the shoot p…
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Celebrating birthday in Singapore is a post from: Batang Yagit
Celebrating birthday in Singapore is a post from: Batang Yagit When I was in college, it has become a habit to always celebrate my birthday out of town. I have spent birthdays in Tagaytay, Baguio, Manila, Boracay or wherever but Davao. This year, I’ll be spending my birthday in Singapore. Yey! Thanks to last year’s [...]
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My best friend Tommy and I share the same birth date 13 July, albeit we were born on different years. We had at one time sailed together as Merchant Seaman, I retired and Tommy is still sailing. Every year he tries to be home in the Philippines for his birthday and we usually celebrate it [...]
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From MindanaoBob: Yesterday, Brian King sent me a link to a video that he put together to share with some friends back in the States. I enjoyed the video and asked Brian if it would be OK to share it with LiP readers, to which he readily said “go ahead,” so here it is. As [...]
I was in Singapore on two occasions in a span of a month this summer. The first one was for the inaugural Southeast Asian Film Festival where Limbunan was invited as its closing film. I flew in four weeks later for the Asia On The Edge Conference.
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Wow here’s a news flash we lost our power, pretty standard for Buklidnon I guess happens at least once or twice a month sometimes for 5-6 hours but usually only lasts for about 3 hours but it keeps the bill low. But it does interrupt the internet and everything while there is no lights Oh [...]
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On Mothers Day, the 8th of May this year some would say that lightning did strike twice in the same place as a rather large ship, a Bulk Carrier managed to run aground at around 8pm in broad daylight in just about in the same spot as the Mystery Ship the Golden Akine did a couple [...]
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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 [...]
This month marks three years writing for LiP. Recently, my life has gotten very complicated, with many pressures on my time. As many of you have possibly noticed, I have been somewhat late in responding to comments, inquiries, and questions posed to me by readers of this site. There were big changes at the company [...]
