Live in the Philippines - The Web Magazine for Expats in the Philippines And those who want to join them!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Time flies by so very quickly. Even having some heavy problems with some neighbours nowadays ending in court fightings, I didn’t forget, that Bob Martin gave me the chance to become a part of liveinthephilippines.com. We met during a gather-together of the Friends of Mindanao last year. Up to that time I was a [...]
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Philippine government called on the people to remain calm even as local oil firms raised their pump prices without end. I only learned now, that these increases will continue up to July 12 to recoup under-recoveries for the month of May. Wow!!!
Of course, as we all know, these problems are global. And as a global [...]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Last Tuesday Rotary Club East Davao was honoured and privileged to listen to guest speaker Mr. Simeon P. Marfori II, the new elected President of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII). Mr. Marfori also provided us with information about the 8th Recyclable Collection Event, which take place today from 8am - [...]
Sunday, June 22, 2008
“… The Philippines become a peaceful, prosperous and green country. …”
Every time I arranged my office I find some clippings from the past. I found that item of the Philippine President’s much talked about 10-points program such as creating million jobs, bringing peace to Mindanao, “decontaminating” Metro Manila, supporting entrepreneurs as the foundation of a [...]
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Many of us are under medication. A couple of months ago in Switzerland health activists and policy experts from around the world attended a World Health Organization Conference. Not only there, but in many other countries, especially from the Third World, discussions are ongoing about the best ways to get medicine to the world’s poor. [...]
Friday, June 6, 2008
I must confess: I was never happy being a club member. It’s also sad, that I don’t find time any more to join the “Friends of Mindanao‘ - meetings here in Davao City every second Wednesday of the month, because that’s my time I am teaching German language in the University of Southeastern Philippines (also [...]
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Only a short time ago one of our German friends (also named Klaus), married to Helen ( distance relative of Governor Uy), invited us to visit some places in Northern Mindanao. They picked me up last week together with my wife and my mother - and got the idea to travel first to Tagum City [...]
Friday, May 23, 2008
Sometimes, it’s good to relax and smile. I did it yesterday, when one of my nieces showed me a little booklet from Printshop Publication, which really made a selection of popular storybooks specially designed to entertain children, who have learned and mastered their basic reading skills.
Why do Filipinos have flat noses? I remember, that this [...]
Monday, May 19, 2008
While writing this piece, I must confess: it’s raining. Yesterday my uncle told me, that he, and not only he, experiences climate changes also here in the Philippines. Taifun season already in May???
Anyway, we still have “summer” and Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has warned us already some time ago about the effects of [...]
Thursday, May 15, 2008
I was really surprised to be invited as guest speaker of the Rotary Club (Rotary International) of Central Davao, District 3860 of Davao City/Philippines on the 29th of January 2001. I enjoyed talking about “Germany in 30 minutes”… .
Time passed by… .
I was again surprised and really blessed and honoured to be invited [...]
