If you come to the Philippines as a tourist, or you live here, the likelihood is that sooner or later you will ride the bus. I am sure that a lot of you might be wary of riding the bus, maybe you don’t know what you are supposed to do, how it works, etc. I […]
Davao – GenSan Travel
Earlier this week, I wrote about What You should know about Martial Law, and I mentioned about my trip last weekend to General Santos City. General Santos is between 2 1/2 to 4 hours travel from Davao. That is a big spread, but the difference depends on the level of traffic, the driving of the […]
Paradise? Who are you kidding?
I hear from a lot of people about how they can’t wait to move to “paradise”. Paradise? Who are you kidding? Yeah, a lot of people have this fantasy that the Philippines is paradise on earth. Well, friends, I have just one thing to tell you: There is no paradise on earth! Forget it, it […]
Question from Sean: $10,000?
Today we got a question from Sean: This is what Sean had to say: Hi John, I read an article that states the in order to be approved for a perm status on a 13a you must have a document stating you have a minimum of a $10,000 in a Bank acct to prove that […]
Origins of English use in the Philippines
Over my years of living in the Philippines, I have come to realize that the way Filipinos use the English language has come from many different sources. A few days ago, I came to realize something about it that I had never realized before. Most people would think that the way the Filipinos use the […]
Keepin’ busy
Well, I am not ashamed to say it…. I miss my wife! Feyma is gone! She left the Philippines last Thursday, arriving in the United States on Thursday night, and at her (temporary) destination of Portland, Oregon on Friday morning. As Feyma reported to you last week, she has left for the States, and she […]