Telephone service here in the Philippines is a little different than what you are used to if you live in the USA, Canada or other Western countries. Let’s look at a few of the differences: When you sign up, it can take weeks, even months before the service is connected! If you know somebody at […]
The hardest part of living in the Philippines
For a married man, one of the hardest things about living in the Philippines is that there are too many beautiful women here, and honstly, you will find that they will chase after you. Coming from the States where a middle aged, overweight guy gets little attention from the fairer sex, and living in a […]
Bandits at the banks
A friend of mine just got hit by a band of thieves! They wiped out a lot of money from his bank account. It happened to me as well, a number of years ago. I want to help you to make sure these bandits don’t strike you. Now, you are probably asking how the thieves […]
F u cnt rd dis, read this article
That is – “If you can’t read this, read this article.” What the heck is that? Well, it’s the kind of “code” that you will find if you are texting, or using SMS (Short Message Service) on your cellphone. Texting is huge in the Philippines. Even the people in lower economic classes have cellular phones […]
Tipping
A lot of times, people ask me about tipping. How much is appropriate? Do they tip in the Philippines? Now, what I will be saying does not apply so much to Manila, because it is a cosmopolitan city that is more “worldly” than most other places in the Philippines. I am talking about the Philippines, […]
How much can you modify your diet?
Let’s face it, the diet in the Philippines is quite a bit different than the diet back in the USA where I come from. If you are reading this, it’s most likely that you are from some either the USA or some other western country, since my website statistics show that most of my readers […]