As I wrote previously, I am now having regularly scheduled get-together times twice per week here in Davao. On Mondays, I am at Blugre Coffee Shop in the Landco Building from 8am until 11am. On Thursdays, I am at Tata Benito’s Coffee Shop on Legaspi Street from 8am until 11am. I started doing this a […]
Philippine Pensions
Most jobs here in the Philippines don’t include any kind of pension. Sure, some of the higher paying jobs, government jobs, military and such offer pensions for those who make a career out of such employment. But, a lot of Filipinos work in temporary jobs, informal work, or just pick up whatever odd jobs they […]
Kape ba ta, Bay?
Let’s have coffee, friend? That’s basically what the title means. You see, I am venturing into a new hobby. Just last week, I got started on something that I’ve been thinking about doing for a few months now. I am grinding and brewing my own coffee at home. I am mostly grinding specialty beans. Right […]
A little sensitivity
There is nothing wrong with being sensitive, I feel that I am a person who is sensitive. Being oversensitive, though can cause problems. A lot of Filipinos are actually quite oversensitive when it comes to criticism. It doesn’t even have to be criticism directed toward that person themselves, but the person can be oversensitive when […]
My visit to KevTech – The WalMart of Digos!
Last year, I made a visit to the KevTech Store, which is also known as the WalMart of Digos City. Digos is about an hour south of Davao. Last year, my friend, Kevin Smith was visiting Davao, and the Digos area, and Feyma and I took a trip down south to visit Kevin and his […]
Is the Philippines becoming more attractive?
Hmm… what is going on with the Philippines? For some reason, I believe that the Philippines is becoming a more desireable destination for people to live or retire in. Why do I say this? Well, as you can imagine, because of this website, I get a lot of e-mails from people who are interested in […]