Basics of Working in the Philippines for Foreigners
Ok, ok, no matter how many times I tell you, and give concrete examples of how little you will make at a job in the Philippines, you still keep coming back for more.
Fair enough. Essentially, I write these articles for you, the reader. In fact just yesterday I had a somewhat nasty comment from a [...]
Customer Service — ABN
ABN, what’s this, Dave, another day of acronyms? Well, sorry for those who hate an alphabet soup, but this country is more full of acronyms than an alphabet warehouse, and sometimes, using an acronym, even one that you made up. helps you remember things important to living here in the Philippines.
ABN is something I made [...]
Butterflies — Foreign and Filipino
This story is either so “corny” as my dear mother-in-law might say, or so sweet that anyone who has to watch their intake of sweets should just move on. But those of you always troubled with the perennial “How Can I Make a Living in the Philippines” might want to keep reading … be sure [...]
Life In The Philippines Isn’t All Storms
Here’s a picture my dear wife , the Unofficial Cook snapped a month or so ago when we were at Clark for lunch. The exact same picture could have been snapped about 60 years ago because I would “escape” to the airport (at that time, N07, Lincoln Park) every chance I had to escape. [...]
"Super typhoon" bears down on flood-ravaged Philippines
This afternoon I spent some time depositing my monthly check to myself at the bank (yes, you can write a check to yourself and deposit it in a bank account in the Philippines … it’s easy and it’s cheap … hard to believe how many people search here every month looking for information on that [...]
Real Filipinos — Ramon Magsaysay — Part 3
Last week I published part two of this series. You’ll note there are links just above this sentence to let you navigate directly to the various installments of this article. Enjoy.
A while back I published some articles on the ‘real Filipinos’ which pleased me, at least, greatly. I recently came across some very well done [...]
Can My Philippine Friend Visit Me in the USA?
I have received a lot of queries over the years about visitor (B2) visas to the US for Filipinos. How do they work, how much do they cost, can my girlfriend get one, etc. It occurred to me today that I hadn’t written about these issues in some time, when I opened an email from [...]
12 Little Things — Rule 12
This is the thirteenth and final post in my series, written for practical people, both Filipino and foreign who care about the country of the Philippines and would like to do something, within their own means and power, to make it a better place.
Today’s excerpt is quite appropriate as it publishes as we Americans head [...]
Philly Recommends
A lot of readers have questions regarding making their own power, or living free of electric and fuel bills. Here's an excellent resource ... not free, but totally risk free .. Achieve Energy Independence
Portable Lifestyle --- How to live and work WHEREVER YOU WANT in just days!
