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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 [...]
Monday, May 12, 2008
I am happy to be back at school. Yeah, I reached already the second half of my life, but I am back at school. Don’t get me wrong - I am not back at school as student. No, but as teacher or tutor… Please go back to my related posts “German Courses in Davao City” [...]
Thursday, April 24, 2008
I would like to thank you all, my dear readers, for your innumerable emails from Mindanao and also including readers based in Germany, such in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg. Yes, indeed there is and there will be a strong demand for German courses; and, USEP - the University of the Southeastern [...]
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
… how to “survive as an ex pat” here in the Philippines. In Part I I spoked about your hobbies, and how they could brighten your life as an ex pat. I was surprised to receive a lot of emails, by contacting me, from readers, who didn’t like to leave their opinions [...]
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
One of my regular readers is I. M. Schneider, married to a German national. She left a comment before and suggested I should write more practical things on “how” to ’survive’ more or less as an ex pat in the Philippines. Of course, where ever you live, in Europe, in Africa, in the States, in [...]
Friday, April 4, 2008
German language courses seem being in great demand because of several reasons. Regular German courses have been a rareness in Davao City and its surroundings. I have been giving several private tutorials in the past - but more or less “for fun”.
Last Friday I was introduced to Miss Dr. Patti Elbanbuena. Ed.D. She is the [...]
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Today we are celebrating the festival commemorating Christ’s resurrection. In “Old English” the “Eastern” (not Easter!) has been marked by a ceremony as spring festival of the goddess of dawn.
Especially in other parts of the world (like in my home country Germany), where deep winter makes all the plants and trees “sleep” for a couple [...]
Friday, March 21, 2008
Since early childhood I enjoy reading fairy-tales. That’s why I even add some Philippine literature to my library such as Maximo Ramos: Philippine Myts and Tales (for young readers, published in Manila, Bookman, Inc. 1957) OR Gaudenico V. Aquino/Bonifacio N. Cristobal/Delfin Fresnosa: Philippine Folktales (published in Quezon City, Phoenix Press, Inc. 1969) as well as [...]
Monday, March 17, 2008
It has been a couple of days ago, since you were able to read Part XX of my serial. I was surprised to get some emails asking me if “that’s it?” Of course - NOT!
Let me go back to the Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal:
In Jaegerstrasse 71 in Berlin Rizal found a cheaper hotel. He [...]
Saturday, March 15, 2008
I have been provided also with the latest information, especially with the checklist of documentary requirements for applications for conversion to returning former Filipino citizen:
- Duly notarized letter of application
- General (NEW!) application form duly accomplished and notarized (BI Form No. MCL-07-01)
- NSO authenticated copy of Birth Certificate of the applicant
- Bureau of Immigration (BI) [...]
