For anybody with children, one of the major concerns when moving to a new place is the quality of the schools. Let’s face it, education is very important, and a good education is the only thing that sets our kids apart and enables them to get good employment as they enter adulthood. Because of this, […]
Where do foreigners retire?
I get a lot of questions from people who want me to help them decide where in the Philippines they should retire. What city is best for a foreigner? Well, that question has as many answers as there are people! Everybody is different, has different interests and desires vary from person to person. Maybe you […]
Living with no connection to the outside world!
What will you do when your connection to the outside world is gone, and you are on your own? It happened to me…. well, sort of. 😉 As most of you probably know, in the final week of December there was a pair of big earthquakes in Taiwan, and they severed two under sea fiber […]
Can I bring my stuff with me?
Somebody e-mailed me last night asking a question about bringing their belongings with them when they come, and how much duty they will have to pay to the Philippine Customs for that. I am sorry, but right now I have lost your e-mail! I am in the middle of migrating to a new computer, and […]
Happy New Year 2007 from the Philippines
I am sitting here on the whitest powder beach that you could ever imagine, using my laptop over the wireless internet connection here at the resort. I have to wear my sunglasses because the bright, hot sun is right in my field of vision. Oh, it’s OK now, after typing that last sentence a beautiful […]
Finding your niche and filling it yourself
I have lived in the Philippines for almost 7 years now. When I came here, I had a wad of money that I had saved up in order to be able to make the move and have a comfortable life. I didn’t have enough for a lifetime, but I had enough that my plan was […]