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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 [...]
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Two days ago we all have been officially informed about the April inflation rate of the Philippines mentioning 8,4%, by the way, the highest rate since some years. If you go shopping - no matter if grocery or market - YOU CAN FEEL IT!!! Even my family and I are longing sometimes for imported products, [...]
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Even being on leave for several days and again in near future, I would like to thank many readers of this blog providing me with a lot of emails. One important thing I would like to mention today:
YES, three months from now, as a press release says, renewing NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) clearances will [...]
Thursday, March 27, 2008
You don’t get anything for nothing in life. This is the main motto of our life. This is the epigraph of our biography - whether we like it or not.
Allow me to quote the bible again: According to the book of Genesis, after God created the universe in six days, he rested on the seventh [...]
Thursday, March 13, 2008
After posting my article about health care, I got a lot of emails from concerned readers. I am happy about it, because I really like to help. Please give me a little bit time to answer all your questions… .
Let me talk about PhilHealth today. My whole family and me joined PhilHealth already five years [...]
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The Consular Officer issues a student visa upon receipt of the authority from the Department of Foreign Affairs Manila and after evaluation of the applicant’s identity and admissibility based on the submission of the following requirements:
a) Three copies of completed FA Form No. 2;
b) Medical Certificate (FA Form No. 11), together with the life size [...]
Monday, February 11, 2008
The processing takes time. You need a lot of patience. The check list of the requirements is awesome and changes more or less every few months.
These are the informations I got from the Bureau of Immigration:
a) Five (5) copies of Personal History Statement (PHS) forms duly accomplished by the student-applicant. PHS forms may be secured [...]
