My wife and I have been looking for a new home to rent. The one we live in now is ok, but it has some issues that, over time, cause us grief unnecessarily. The house we are currently renting is elevated due to being in a lower area. When it was built, rather than having […]
Archives for November 2014
Differences in Lifestyle: Holidays
Every year, my family and I celebrate Thanksgiving, and it’s no different this year. Pretty much all of my friends here don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, mainly because Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated here, I guess the closest I can think of to a Thanksgiving here is the Kadayawan Festival, which is also about giving thanks for the gifts of […]
All Saints Day in the Philippines
It was a quiet Saturday morning last week, as I say at my computer sending my Nap story to Sir Bob. I heard scurrying throughout the house, as preparation were being made to head off to the bone yards to observe the “Day of the Dead, All Souls Day, All Saints Day which it is […]
It’s another Thanksgiving Celebration in the Philippines!
Yep another Thanksgiving celebration again here in the Philippines, American style. What I mean by that, we usually celebrate our Thanksgiving just like the way Bob’s family celebrated when he’s growing up. Then when I came to America I observed them and I liked it. So Bob and I decided to celebrate the thanksgiving the way […]
Getting the Utilities Turned Back on at my House
I’m using the word “utilities” loosely. Two of the utilities I didn’t turn off at my house in the Philippines before I took my extended “vacation” to the United States last year were water and electricity. I knew they wouldn’t cost much to just keep them on while I was gone and I was right. […]
Can I lose my 13A Visa? EAM
http://media.blubrry.com/lip/p/eampodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/EAM_ResidentVisa.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Do you have a 13A Visa? Maybe a 13G Visa? Do you ever worry about losing it? It can happen! However, it probably can’t happen as easily as you may imagine. I recently received a question from Martyn through my Expat Answer Man voicemail line (if […]