We’re sure in the depths of tax season – deep in the season. Yet, most of my “work” is taking place on the telephone and not at the computer keyboard. Client tax information is only trickling in this year, with most looking to take advantage of the overseas automatic two-month extension of time to file […]
DELINQUENT? NOPE!
“Streamlined.” Sounds fast. Something that is streamlined even looks fast. Gotta love that streamlining thingy, regardless of the who, what, where, how, and why. Yes sir – in this day and age of motion and speed, one can’t go wrong with anything that is streamlined. “Foreign” and “Domestic.” Exact opposites. Yet the two most often […]
DELINQUENT? Who, Me?
Last week, I, ah …… hey, is it just me or is time really flying in this new year of 2015? Already, most of this new week has passed us by like a sidewalk motorcyclist at an Edsa rush hour? (Oh yes, I know that “Edsa traffic” and the word “rush” go together like “balut” […]
An impressive small farmer’s market in Lagao!
Over the weekend we went to General Santos on business. We went to a resort owned by a friend during our stay in GenSan from 2000-2002. His resort is not faraway from the city. I’m so impressed with the location and the view. To wake up in that place everyday, I think I’m already good. Oops, I guess […]
“The Pandesal Kid” named Delmer!
My daughter and I did our early routine, walking in our neighborhood early in the morning. When we were almost home a kid showed up on the corner and yelled “Ate you want pandesal? It’s still hot”. I said to Jean we will just buy later at the bakery shop since it’s too early. While following the […]
The fun of having a business
Having a business in the Philippines can be quite… well… fun. They say it’s more fun in the Philippines, after all. Feyma and I started our first business in the Philippines sometime in 2000, within our first year of arriving here. It was all sort of done by accident. The business I am talking about […]