Over the years, on this site and other places, I have advocated that as an expat it is important to maintain a US presence. If you are not from the USA, then just substitute your country of origin. If you are British, maintaining a UK presence has importance, etc. The ways that I have advocated […]
Bon Voyage…
It seems that in recent months the expat community in the Philippines is shrinking. I personally know about a dozen expats living here in the Philippines who either have already left the Philippines in recent months, or will be doing so shortly. It’s not a big surprise to me in most cases, most of the […]
Choosing your circle of friends
Over this past weekend, I read an article on one of the blogs that I try to keep up with called “Dumb Little Man”. The article was entitled “How To Design Your Circle of Friends” and it got me thinking about friends, expats and living in the Philippines. Why would such an article make me […]
Things I love about elections in the Philippines
The other day, I told you about the Things I hate about elections in the Philippines, and I promised to let you know about the things I like about elections here. To be honest, this is one of the most difficult articles that I have ever written, because it is very hard to think of […]
Things I hate about elections in the Philippines
As any regular reader or any Filophile already knows, it’s election season in the Philippines. On May 10, 2010 there will be a nationwide election held for all major offices above the Barangay level. Everything else is up for grabs – President, Vice President, Senators, House of Representative, Provincial offices, City offices, etc. It’s kind […]
New experiences
Even if you have already lived in the Philippines for a long time, you can still experience new things if you are open to it. Lately, Feyma has been pretty busy. For a month and a half now, she has been working for a fellow who hired her to supervise some renovation of his house […]