A few weeks ago Teacher Bebe invited me to go with her and see how to make a soap. I am glad I went with her. The lady that demonstrated how to make the soap told us that the soap that we were making was to be given to the poor people here in Davao […]
The new Philippine Office
Everywhere in the world, the office place has changed in the past decade or two. The Philippines is no different. I have seen dramatic changes in the Philippines in the years that I have lived here. I originally moved to Davao City in 2002, after having lived in GenSan for a couple of years. When […]
Can I open a bank account?
Last week, a good friend whom I originally met from his participation on this site contacted me. This fellow recently moved to the Philippines. He will be living here for a while, but probably not permanently. Because he doesn’t expect to be living here permanently, my friend opted not to go for a permanent resident […]
The New Philippine Cartographers
Did you ever see someone’s idea of “cute” in a sign (usually one prohibiting something or another (where they use a grouchy looking person or a cartoon character staring out at the world and saying “This Means You”)? Well for years I have been right at the forefront of people who complain about not being […]
I May Have to Buy a Mailbox
I’ve written a number of times in the past, I am sure and certainly on my PhilFAQS blog about the abysmal mail service here in the Philippines. Even though we Americans sometimes almost make a comedy career out of complaining about and dissing our dedicated US Postal Service workers (anybody remember Men in Black II?), […]
Can you get there from here?
There is an old joke that’s been around forever. I’m living that joke as I type this into my PC. As I said in my article yesterday, I am traveling to Cebu this week. Well, I am trying to anyway. As of right now (it’s Saturday as I type this), I am not sure that […]