Let’s talk about heroes today on LiP.  I want to discuss heroes in two different senses.  I want to talk about recognizing a hero, and I want to talk about every one of us becoming a hero in our own small way.  What?  You didn’t think you could...

When you move to the Philippines, one of the important things you need to consider is how you will get your mail from “back home” after you are here.  I use a service called “MyUS,” which is part of Access USA, a company that has been in the mail...

This is  the first part of my story about my journey which eventually brought me from the mundane existence of Bradford in Northern England a big Industrial City all the way to General Santos City here in the Philippines! There were more than a...

WiFi, I have mentioned a few times over the years the frustrations and nervous breakdowns one has to endure to be able to get internet connections, and keep it. I will not bore you with it again, as I have no hair now, but will mention the improvement...

It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for me to share my weekly column from SunStar Davao, Davao City’s largest circulation newspaper. Since living in the Philippines, I have a lot of different kinds of friends or companions (kauban), different than I...