It was a pleasant surprise to see my old friend Phillip pull alongside some horse and buggy rigs at an Amish auction with his 1988 stretch Cadillac flea market mobile!
He had not cut his hair or shaved since he got back from Iraq years ago. He is not Amish but kind of looks like he could be. (note – traditional Amish prefer not to be photographed)
Pil is definitely one of a kind. About 15 years ago he invited me to spend the winter with him in the Philippines. After a month I got restless and hopped a southbound ship and landed up in Indonesia. He awakened the travel bug inside me.
Most people could not survive with Phil’s business program but this guy really does enjoy his life and knows people everywhere.
In the rice terraces of Banaue in the Philippines he is known as “Phillip Morris” and he often bought wood carvings and jewelery to take home and sell at fairs and flea markets.
Eventually I brought him to Bali Indonesia and helped him set up a small import business doing about a 40 foot container a year. They loved him over there.
Phil with horse.
Buggy parking lot.
Hidden treasure
Yippie !
Making a sale
Shipshewana Indiana
Treasure !
A sale :)
Happy customers.
Serious business !
Well done
refreshing drink
Bye Bye
Time to be moving on
Time to get back on the road.
Heavy load :)
Priceless relic
A day at Shipshewana
Phillip
Sticker on rear window …
thank you Phillip
The Amish Santa – Phillip – About 15 years ago Phil bought out a Dollar Store’s inventory of inflatable foil Happy Birthday balloons. He decided to use my baggage allowance and we landed up with 4 – 70 lb cartons full misc junk. We brought it to the park in Tagbilaran Bohol in the Philippines.
I sat in the back of our truck inflating the balloons and attaching the strings – Phillip would grab about 50 at a time and go galloping through the park with hundreds of screaming kids chasing him. He would release a few at a time and the kids would scramble for more. They had a blast ! I am not sure who had more fun – the kids, Phillip , or the rest of us just rolling on the floor laughing : )
Stuff for sale
Guys like Phil keep life interesting !
some people hear a different drum altogether
Climbing Mount Apo
General Santos
Growing Orchids
Judy's Resto Bar
Logging with Motorcycles
Mount Mayon
Balabac Island
Biri Island
Calbiga Cave
Capul Island
Mangrove Swamp Palawan
Mikes's Resort
Do I get right. Are you back home for a while???
Hello Mateusz :)
So good to hear from you – miss the old gang from East Timor :) You and Kilian were classics .
…miss old Henry too. I hear that Rita is still running the Backpackers place in Dili – Good for her! Have you made any return trips back there?
take care
dp
Rick,
This is unreal…how olds your mate Phillip? We should have got him some of those really cheap boats in bottles and wood cravings from the farming prison at Iwahig in Palawan to sell at his flea market store!!!
Love his very long car must be really hard too get around corners lol.
MG
Tim(of tim & annie) pretty nice spread about you on the ol’ net. Quit the biz about 7 years ago. Nice caddy, that is so you, take care man. Tim
…good to hear from you Tim. I think that Philip now works as a Santa Claus in the mall – the kids and their moms love him !