You know, for a year or more now, financial times have been really bad worldwide. The mortgage crisis has thousands of families in America losing their housing. Banks are failing all over the world. Food prices are soaring. Oil prices have skyrocketed, although in the past couple of weeks, they are falling back down to […]
Exchange rate update
It has been over three months since I’ve written about the exchange rates between the Dollar and the Peso, and there have been significant movements since that article. Because of this, it’s time that we take another look at the topic, I think. In these days of financial crisis, it can be hard to figure […]
Psst… Don’t tell anybody…
I’m going to tell you something, but keep it quiet, OK? This is just between you and I, and I want it to stay that way. I found gold! That’s right, you read it correctly, I’M RICH! Well, maybe I’m not, but you can’t imagine how many times I have heard this before. If you […]
Suddenly, I’m filthy rich!
About 6 years ago, not long after I moved from General Santos City to Davao, I met a young man. He was the brother of a friend, and had just moved to Davao himself. This young man, his name was Omar, was half Filipino, half American. Omar had grown up in the USA, and had […]
The best things I’ve experienced in the Philippines
OK, in yesterday’s column, I discussed the worst things that I had experienced while living in the Philippines. I like today’s topic more, though – the best things I have experienced here. I would say that the good outweighs the bad by an immense amount, it’s not even a close contest. If that wasn’t the […]
The worst things I’ve experienced in the Philippines
I love living in the Philippines. At this point in my life, I can’t even imagine ever leaving. However, no matter how much you love a place, you have to remember, no place on the Earth is perfect. During the entire time that I’ve lived here, my life has never been perfect, far from it! […]