I’ve been told many times that the stuff that is made in the Philippines is nothing but cheap junk. I usually agreed with that, but I did so without giving it too much thought. As I think it over, though, next time somebody tells me that, my response will certainly be… Are you sure about […]
You Can’t Get There from Here
When I lived in Puerto Rico I knew to never ask direction from a local, as it was at best, a crap shoot. If they knew, they would gladly head you in the right direction. But, if they had no idea, then they would just send you somewhere. They were not being malicious, but, machismo […]
Round Two
I had a situation last week, and particularly on Friday which absolutely infuriated me. I kept my mouth shut for the most part, though, and simply avoided the confrontation. That situation, though, caused both Feyma and I to make some re-evaluations about our future. I will explain how this will affect our future in a […]
Good rage!
I just did something, which ordinarily I would not consider a good thing, but this time, well, I think that what I did, and the way I did it was just right. What did I do? I got mad at our maid. I did it in a sort of different way, though. Lately, we have […]
Exclude Me? Pt II
In Part I of this series, I introduced you to a tax saving strategy that is very relevant to living in the Philippines – to the entrepreneurs and the wage or salary workers alike – Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and Housing Exclusion and Deduction. Additionally, I presented the basic requirements for qualifying to use these exclusions […]
Shaving in the Philippines
One of the nice things about living in the Philippines, combined with working from my house is that I sometimes go a couple of days between shaving. Just yesterday, John Miele wrote an article about body hair, and this article was not planned to be in competition with that, nor in conjunction with it. I […]