Supporting your spouse’s entire extended family here in the Philippines? This is a question we all must wrestle with while living here, and there is no correct answer. The Philipino has their way of viewing it, and westerners have a completely different point of view. Since I am me and not anyone else (thank the […]
My day in court
Back in February I wrote about our new neighbors, a call center that had moved into the building behind us. They were noisy, and woke us up three times per night, every night. They really made life difficult, and I went over there and complained several times, hoping to minimize the noise level so that […]
You Say you wanna’ live in the P.I.?
Welcome To The PI: This to all those who still live in the land of the Big PX (or Navy Exchange and or Walmart) and are planning or thinking about moving to the Republic of the Philippines. I know that you’re beset with countless questions concerning a decision of such magnitude. So my response is […]
Need a Hobby?
I’m not sure that going to your favorite watering hole or bar every day is classified as a hobby, yet I feel it could be. And watching the dancing girls in the Barrio here on the Island of Luzon, I know is a hobby, and a good one at that. Yet both can be very […]
Philippine financial matters
Over the weekend, I read an interesting article from Dave Starr on his site entitled “Philippine Family Matters.” I was so happy that I decided to take the time to read the article because of several reasons. Firstly, it drove home something that I have written about myself a number of times. Secondly, it made […]
What should I call him?
Here in the Philippines, names are not used much of the time when addressing people. Or, if a name is used, it will often have a “prefix” code word affixed ahead of it. As an example, our Vice Mayor here in Davao City is Sara Duterte, the daughter of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. But, people don’t […]