That is – “If you can’t read this, read this article.” What the heck is that? Well, it’s the kind of “code” that you will find if you are texting, or using SMS (Short Message Service) on your cellphone. Texting is huge in the Philippines. Even the people in lower economic classes have cellular phones […]
Communications with Filipinos
I got an e-mail the other day from a regular reader of this blog and he asked me to write about how to effectively communicate with Filipinos. He was particularly interested in how to get his ideas across without hurting the feelings of Filipinos, especially the feelings of his in-laws. I would tend to agree […]
VOIP Telephone – a Real Advantage!
When I first moved to the Philippines, back in 2000, there were not a lot of options if you needed to make a phone call overseas. Basically, you paid the very high per minute rates of the telephone company – PLDT in most Philippine locations. At that time, I believe the rate was 60 US […]
Communications is a key to a good life
One thing that may not be overtly obvious to many people is that when living in the Philippines, communications is a real key to life, whether your experience is positive or negative. If you go out of your way to carefully communicate with the local people you are likely to have a lot happier and […]