Anyone Got A Case Of The Crabs?
No, I’m not talking about the ubiquitous sexually transmitted crab lice. I’m talking about a phenomena that anyone planning to move to the Philippines had better be aware of. I don’t often use Wikipedia as a source, but these few paragraphs sum things up much better than I could: Crab mentality describes a way of thinking [...]
Life Is What Happens When You’re Busy Planning Something Else
Don’t know where that saying came from, it’s one of those “oldies but goodies” though that keeps on circulating because it is so true. I was working on a totally different posting for PhilFAQS this morning, along with a number of other projects, when this gem of a travel article popped up in response to [...]
What Everybody Ought to Know About Citizenship and Visas — Permanent Visas
There is a lot of misinformation and half-baked information circulating about this subject in most of the on line Philippines resources I visit, so I decided to do my bit to try to clarify a few things. First, an important DISCLAIMER: I am not an attorney, I don’t even play one on TV. If you [...]
Getting Around In The Northland — Tricycles
I just posted a number of articles regarding getting around in my personal car. But what about those who don’t have a car? (and by the way, I don’t recommend you make buying a car a real number one priority … get your feet on the ground, first). In the Philippines, you are in luck, [...]
Getting Around In The Northland
I’m working on a number of other PhilFAQS blog subjects (perhaps one of my weaknesses, too many irons in the fire at once) but I couldn’t resist Bob Martin’s recent post about “Getting Around“. Bob lives down there in the sunny Philippine Southland, Davao City, Mindanao, which is almost as far south as you can [...]
How To Make Millions In The Philippines
Well, perhaps I am a bit over enthusiastic there. I’m not yet sure I have the secret to individual fortunes. But I do know how Philippine businesses could increase their bottom line profits tremendously … at absolutely no cost. So if you know someone in business here or if you’re thinking of starting a business, [...]
I Could Write A Book
I could write a book … sigh. Every day the Manila papers are full of news about some hotel chain or another investing in the Philippines. But just try to find a hotel, as noted, on-line .. or one that doesn’t double their rates. Even when living here in the Philippines it’s a tremendous hassle [...]
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
‘Habitat for Humanity’ goes on recruitment drive By Tarra QuismundoMANILA, Philippines–It takes no expert to pile blocks, drive nails or paint walls, just the heart to make time to rebuild lives one by one. Seeking to enlist more volunteers for a noble mission, international humanitarian organization Habitat for Humanity is going on a road trip [...]
Top 5 Problems in the Internet Café Business:
This great post was contributed by my friend Arvin Santiago. This is Arvin’s second guest appearance, he contributed the Philippine Internet Business series earlier. Arvin is exploring blogging for himself now, you can read his latest at: http://just4kicks.wordpress.com/ 1. Competition – You start your own internet café and you’re earning good money from it. When [...]
Blogging Meetup — Driving For Fun
Yesterday my lovely asawa (wife) Mita (the UnofficialCook) and I went to lunch with a fellow blogger, Yuga, a guy I have been reading for years but had never had a chance to meet before. We drove from our home in Bulacan to Makati … the central business district of Manila and met up at [...]
Mitsubishi GLS Sport AUV Review
Never let it be said I am not in tune with my readers. I noticed yesterday that my car story seemed to spark some interest, and people were searching for information on my Mitsubishi GLS Sport AUV. I’ve had this car since mid-December 2006 now and it’s a vehicle in which I am well pleased. [...]
What Everybody Ought to Know About Citizenship and Visas — Part 1
There is a lot of misinformation and half-baked information circulating about this subject in most of the on line Philippines resources I visit, so I decided to do my bit to try to clarify a few things. First, an important DISCLAIMER: I am not an attorney, I don’t even play one on TV. If you [...]
June Round-Up
Another month has fallen off my calendar pages … already more than half of 2007 has gone by … I can’t believe how much fun I’ve been having since I made the big move here. In the month of June we’ve gotten things back on track a little bit better, especially with new Guest Blogger [...]
Real World Business — Running An Internet Cafe — Part 5
Top 5 things to consider when starting your own Internet café: Pricing and promotions: Know how much you’ll charge for your services. Studying the market will play a great role here. If the price is right then people will avail of your services. Some owners often use pricing as a tool to have an edge [...]
Real World Business — Running An Internet Cafe — Part 4
Top 5 things to consider when starting your own Internet café: Hardware, software and other utilities: – Consider first what services you’re going to offer. For example: If you would only provide Internet services such as web surfing, chatting, etc., then you could go for the low-end or the average specifications for your computers. The [...]
Real World Business — Running An Internet Cafe — Part 3
3. Location –Here you have different options to choose from as long as your market is available. Some go for the residential areas, which I believe would best suit businessmen-wannabes with limited funds. You could even start your Internet shop at the expense of your own backyard. Just see to it that there is enough [...]
