Over the years, I have told people, both through this site and also in person that you have to watch your actions here and watch what you say, because if you do or say the wrong thing it can get your deported. Usually people accepted the advice without question, but from time to time people […]
Mindanao Madness
Life is full of ups and downs. Hopefully we will experience more ups than downs, and if that is the case, most of us will be pretty happy. The same goes for places, I suppose. Sometimes places experience good times, other times places experience bad times. Over the past 5 years or so, for example, […]
Renewing Your US Passport While Living in the Philippines
This article has been a long time in the making. Too long by far, perhaps, so it’s time to launch it into the wild where, perhaps, it can do some good. One question which always comes up at least every ten years in every American’s mind is, “How do I renew my passport”? If the […]
Unique animals indigenous only to the Philippines
It’s been a while since we talked about animals in the Philippines on this site. Perhaps the last time that we had an article dedicated specifically to animals in the Philippines was several years back, written by John Miele, “Ouch! Dangerous Animals” in which John looked at animals that live in the Philippines and are […]
Time To Cowboy Up and Face The Music
I’ve had this article in mind for well over a week now. I’ve completely chocked the open “Tabs” bar in my web browser with websites I have held onto during my research. There’s still more I ought to delve into, perhaps, but on the other hand I feel I am already suffering “paralysis by analysis”. […]
I just got a big raise!
Changes come and go in life. Some changes are good, some changes are bad. Some are neither good nor bad, just different. But, for sure, change is a constant thing. In recent years, because the worldwide economy has been faltering, many people have had to go without a raise in their salary. Wages have stagnated […]