Mayang and Clara return from spending the day in town with my new old 1996 Honda. I notice that they were both very upset, and both are trying to tell me what happened at the very same time, or to put it mildly, the same story in stereo. After settling them down, I asked; “What […]
Pasalubong
What is “pasalubong?” It is a travel gift. In other words, if you travel from a far away place, you are kind of expected to bring your close friends and family a gift of some kind. I am talking about Filipino friends and family, of course. For example, if you come from the USA to […]
Deportation woes
The Philippines is currently involved in an ongoing battle with Taiwan over the deportation of some 14 Taiwanese citizens on February 2nd of this year. The Taiwanese were involved in a fraud scheme in which Chinese citizens were defrauded of some US$20 Million. The Taiwanese government admits that their citizens were charged with such crimes, […]
Just A Little More Tax Talk
Last week, I continued answering income tax-related questions that frequently pop up this time of year. While it’s the “stuff” that FAQs are made of, there are enough twists and changes from year to year to preclude anything but the most general and open-ended FAQ file. This week, I’ll speak to: THE BIG QUESTION! The […]
Backward thinking
My friend, Dave, wrote an article in the past couple of days about Waiting to Retire in the Philippines. Dave mentioned, and some of the comments got into talking about the fear that so many have of moving to the Philippines when the timing is not perfect. The biggest fear that I hear from a […]
What’s To Like About LIP?
I think it’s the readers; you know the guy’s and gals that write in and comment on what I’ve written about. If it’s just to tell me I’ve made them smile, or to take issue with something I wrote, or even (bless them) to correct me on a fact that I gotten wrong. (They’re normally […]