About a month or two ago, I got an inquiry from a company in the United States. They were wanting to advertise on this website. It was a company that I felt I had a use for, and when I looked over their website, I found it to be well done, and their service looked […]
The election mess!
Last week we went to Tupi, South Cotabato for a business meeting. The trip from Davao to General Santos City took 4+ hours. The usual travel is supposed to be only takes 3 hours or a little over in the bus. Why it’s taking a long time this time is due to the road construction […]
Business permits – EAM
A while back, I had a podcast about doing business in the Philippines. What kind of visa would you need, what type of business could you do as an expat in the Philippines. Today, based on some follow up questions that I got from that podcast, I want to dig a little deeper into the […]
My new book is OUT
I’ve been working pretty hard for the past few months! But, hard work is almost always rewarding. Whether the feeling of reward comes from the feeling of satisfaction that you get from a job well done, or from financial reward, the feeling is equally as good. When you get reward from both of those two […]
Business practices – EAM
One of the biggest complaints that I hear from expats living in the Philippines is about customer service. I know, a lot of you are saying – what customer service? Unfortunately, there is a lot of truth to that statement. It always shocks me because when it comes to friendliness and such, Filipinos are some […]
An impressive small farmer’s market in Lagao!
Over the weekend we went to General Santos on business. We went to a resort owned by a friend during our stay in GenSan from 2000-2002. His resort is not faraway from the city. I’m so impressed with the location and the view. To wake up in that place everyday, I think I’m already good. Oops, I guess […]