Yes, it’s true… I am celebrating my 10th Anniversary today. Marriage? No. Birthday? No. Hmm… what could it be? Well, as of today, I have been living in the Philippines for 10 years! In many ways, they have been 10 long years. In other ways, they have flown by quickly. Some things about living in […]
Bon Voyage, Part 2
Remember, last week I wrote an article entitled “Bon Voyage” and I told you about the fact that a lot of expats are leaving the Philippines right now, most of them are headed back home? Well, at the end of last week, I found out about another expat friend of mine who recently left the […]
My SmartBro experience
This article has been a long, long time coming. I have been planning to write it since last September. It’s not that I have been procrastinating, I have been waiting for the situation to become resolved before writing about it. Now, the situation is basically resolved, so I want to share with my readers what […]
Nosedive
It’s a nosedive. Freefall. Hard times ahead, perhaps. I’m talking about the US Dollar exchange rate for Philippine Pesos. I predicted in my predictions for 2010 that the US Dollar was going to experience some tough times in terms of exchange rate, and so far, I’m afraid that my prediction is proving to be correct. […]
Having a US presence
Over the years, on this site and other places, I have advocated that as an expat it is important to maintain a US presence. If you are not from the USA, then just substitute your country of origin. If you are British, maintaining a UK presence has importance, etc. The ways that I have advocated […]
Bon Voyage…
It seems that in recent months the expat community in the Philippines is shrinking. I personally know about a dozen expats living here in the Philippines who either have already left the Philippines in recent months, or will be doing so shortly. It’s not a big surprise to me in most cases, most of the […]