When people write and ask me about that magical, mythical job they want to find in the Philippines … the one that is going to enable them to live in “paradise” with their sweetheart … working in a call center often comes up. I mean, of course, why not? Most people reading this can speak […]
More Thoughts on Opportunity in the Philippines
Recently I wrote and article here entitled Retire Young in the Philippines — But What About My Children . The thrust of the article was to explore the ideas and possibilities that are somewhat unique to military retirees, especially the idea that it’s not only possible to move to the Philippines at younger age, but […]
Reporting for duty
Since living here I’ve been asked so many times if I worked at call center or a DJ in an FM radio station. It’s been going on for sometime. At first I was puzzled and just didn’t think about it. Just a few days ago the question resurfaced again. I went to a fast food […]
The responsible family drivers!
Living in a third world country like the Philippines, some families that have a great deal of money hire 5 or more house helpers, drivers, gardeners, security guards, bodyguards and others to make life more comfortable for themselves. I guess typical households here hire 1 to 2 house helpers. In the West only the wealthy […]
The job that wasn’t
I got an interesting text message back around Christmas. The text was from my former Bisaya teacher from about 5 years ago. Her name is Au, and we keep in touch on a semi-regular basis. Au is a Professor at Ateneo de Davao University. Very nice lady, and quite intelligent. I enjoy knowing Au, but […]
Do you hate Filipinos?
Yes, you read the title correctly… Do you hate Filipinos? What do you mean, Bob, of course I don’t hate Filipinos! If I hated Filipinos, I probably would never visit this site! Unemployment is high in the USA, and in other Western Countries. In the USA, the official unemployment rate is hovering somewhere around 9.5 […]