Well here it is – the real Yuletide! The “‘ber-months” just can’t compete with the last week of December Hope all readers have (or had) a most Merry Christmas. Mine was just fine. Counting them all, it was my sixth Christmas here in Pasuquin. It’s quite a treat in this locale as the town fiesta […]
A Ken Doll??
A while ago I posted a joke on Face Book about how I wanted a Kindle E-Reader for Christmas and I said that under the tree I spied a present with my name on it, I silently opened the present to find a Ken Doll instead, and I chocked it up to language barrier. The […]
Tax Talk – Expat Style
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been inundated with questions regarding the U.S. income tax. I’ve been fortunate enough to pick up a couple of new clients along the way (that’s always a good thing!) but find that the questions have a much broader scope and application. The questions have sprung from discussions with other […]
I am dead tired, but a lot of people have food & water (Updated with Video)
Yesterday was quite a day for me and my family! Yes, it was 12/12/12, the last “repetitive” date until the next century, but our day involved a lot more than that. Actually, we spent the past 5 days or so preparing for yesterday! It all started on Saturday, last weekend. I got the idea that […]
Dear Feyma: Need help!
I got an email and I would appreciate you guys help and comment. I think another one of those scams is going again. The problem is the guy still believes in the lady. Not sure what to say more to the lady that wrote me the email though. I had a similar email before and […]
Pablo was an unwelcome Christmas visitor
Christmas 2012 is quickly sneaking up on us, just a few weeks away now. Unfortunately, though, I am seeing a lot of negative similarities between this coming Christmas and Christmas of 2011. If you recall, last year, Mindanao got hit very hard by Tropical Storm Sendong in December 2011. Tropical Storms and Typhoons rarely hit […]