In my last post, I talked about what systems I set up for mail delivery, addresses for bank statements and other financial institutions, etc. Well, that is what I did some 7 years ago when I moved here. Since then, I believe that I have made a change for the better, and one that you […]
Language Barrier
A few weeks ago, I made a post about learning Philippine languages, and communications here. In the comments, I mentioned that people in Cebu don’t care for Tagalog, and some actually are very anti-Tagalog. A few commenters said that they had never heard that before, and were curious about it. For me, I have heard […]
Let’s talk Real Estate
One of the topics that is most often asked about by people who post questions on the blog, or who e-mail me is that they want help with Real Estate! Frankly, I am really not an expert when it comes to Real Estate. I know a few things, price averages and such, but beyond that, […]
Can I drink the water?
You know, if you travel to Mexico and drink the water there, a lot of times you will come down with an ailment known as “Montezuma’s Revenge”. The effect of Montezuma’s Revenge is that you will be spending a fair amount of time on the toilet with stomach problems, diarrhea and such. It’s not something […]
My car was in the shop!
A few days ago, my car was in for a long list of repairs that it needed. Nothing major, just a whole bunch of minor stuff that I’ve been letting slip by. You know, it’s a pain to bring your car in to have it fixed. Also, you have to live without a car for […]
An interesting thing about Malls
Malls here are the “hangout” of a great number of people. I am not saying they go there for shopping, window shopping and such, I am saying that they go there to hang out. They go to the mall, sit on the benches and relax. They have a snack there and spend the whole day. […]