http://media.blubrry.com/lip/p/s3.amazonaws.com/MBPodcasts/maids.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Having lived permanently in the Philippines now since 1992 I have seen a lot of goings on, some I think are OK with me but some I am not happy to see! I am a very liberal minded person on most things as I have traveled […]
Archives for April 2010
EXTRA! – A Cry For Help
A “discussion group” friend and I are in need of YOUR HELP. Though we’ve never met in person, our friendship exists nonetheless. We watch out for each other and mutually try to solve our problems. We trust each other. We’ve been successful with solutions in the past, but now a problem has us stumped. Our […]
Goodbye U.S. Citizenship (Pt I)
“That’s it. I’m finished. I can’t take this crap anymore. I’m out of here.” That line of thought has passed through my mind on many occasions. Now that I’m in The Philippines, it’s time to do something besides think. This time, I’m really prepared to DO SOMETHING. IT’S TIME FOR ACTION. Reading MindanaoBob’s articles about U.S. […]
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 […]
Green Side Up
During “My New Car” articles I mentioned that I was in dire need of landscaping. As over the years all my grass died. The first estimate was around P 22,000.00 which I politely declined. I wanted to buy grass but at those prices Maui Wowie would have been cheaper. I put out feelers to find […]
Are costs really so important?
I’m not trying to be facetious about the title of this article. I was inspired to write this posting a bit by a recent article that Dave Starr wrote on his blog, entitled, “Things To Consider Aside From Philippine Cost Of Living”. You see, there was a recent event in our lives that occurred that […]