If you read the title of this post, you are probably saying to yourself that “Bob must be drunk!” or something along those lines. But, I promise, I have not been drinking, and it really is true. In the Philippines, a year consists of 13 months, not 12. At least it is true if you […]
Labor costs
One thing that I get a lot of questions about is the cost of employing different types of workers in the Philippines. Well, any time that you talk about labor, salaries and such, there is always a range of costs involved. Not everybody pays the same wage for the same job. I live in Davao, […]
On demand hot water
Anybody who has visited the Philippines probably knows about “on demand” hot water, but perhaps you haven’t thought about it much. In these days when people are trying to conserve energy, and a lot of people are going “green” it would seem to me that “on demand” hot water makes sense in many ways. I […]
It’s nice to have our son home again
Almost a week ago now Bob posted about our son’s coming home from a clinic here in Davao. He stayed in that clinic for two months. It was really hard for me, Bob and the 3 kids because we are not allowed to see him. I cried for a few days. The doctor told us […]
Now that I have found a maid, how do I keep her?
Ok, on Friday I posted my thoughts about how to find a maid. I said in that article that while it was hard to find a good maid, it was even harder to keep her. I really believe that this is true. Now, Julius did post a comment there saying that he is paying his […]
Getting off to a great Saturday
It’s rare for me to make a Saturday post on this blog! I normally try to post new articles on Mondays through Fridays, then take the weekend off to spend more time with my family. But, I wanted to make a short post today about an experience I had this morning, and to spread a […]