In reading the news, have you noticed that there are always disasters striking the Philippines? It is true. Every year there are always a number of typhoons that ravage the country. They wipe through areas and leave nothing but devastation. Also, the Philippines sits right on top of the infamous “ring of fire,” so there […]
Can you handle the noise?
The Philippines is a noisy place, I don’t think anybody can argue against me on that. As I am sitting here at my desk writing this post, over the last five minutes I have heard all of these sounds outside my window: A rooster next door has been letting out his “cock-a-doodle-do” about three times […]
Being an ex-pat gets a little harder
Over the past 1 year or slightly longer, the US Dollar has been falling like a rock! It seems that whatever the bad news for the Philippine economy, the Peso still gains strength against the Dollar. Keep in mind, if you are an American and you get your money from some US source, this means […]
Do you know what Noche Buena is?
I guess that no matter where in the world you go, if it is a different place from where you came from the customs will be different. Variety is the spice of life, isn’t that what you’ve heard? Here in the Philippines, it is no exception. Celebrations are different here than where I came from. […]
Getting into the Christmas Spirit
For most people who read this blog, they are probably used to having cold weather, even snow for the Christmas Season. Of course, if you are in the Southern Hemisphere (Australia, New Zealand, anywhere south of the Equator) you are the opposite and it is Summer at this time of year. Still, I believe that […]
How about all those typhoons?
Over recent months, almost anybody who has seen any TV weather reports has seen that a number of typhoons have hit the Philippines recently. In the past three months, four different typhoons have struck the country. Just under two weeks ago, Super-Typhoon Durian killed over 1,000 people here in the Philippines. Another storm is headed […]