Some people come to the Philippines because everything is cheap. EVERYTHING is cheap. Is it really? Actually, not everything is cheap in the Philippines. Truth is, you might come here and find out that a lot of the things you love are very, I mean VERY expensive. Truth is, some things are very cheap in […]
What is Easter like in the Philippines?
Today is Easter Day in the Philippines. This entire past week has been Holy Week, which is a major event in the Philippines, much bigger than the actual day of Easter. In order to tell you about Easter in the Philippines, I am republishing this article today. This was originally published in 2010, but the […]
Where is the land of opportunity?
More than a month ago, my son, Aaron, wrote an article on this site which caused me to feel uneasy. I never said anything on the site about it because he is entitled to his own opinions, and I did not wish to interfere with that. I did talk to him about it, though, just […]
Better watch out!
Over the years, I have written many times on this site that we, as foreigners, if we live in the Philippines, should be careful about things we say and do. A lot of times, people say that I am being over zealous with such warnings, and that there is no danger, nothing will happen, etc. […]
Money Exchange Tips – EAM
Recently, I got a voicemail through SpeakPipe (if you have a question for me look for the orange button down near the bottom of this post and you can also leave a question for me through SpeakPipe) from Mr. Jay Stainback. Who is Jay Stainback? Well, Jay is Mr. Peanut Butter in the Philippines! Seriously, […]
Time to start living?
I receive a lot, I mean a LOT, of emails! That also generally means that I send a lot of emails. Most of the emails I receive involve people asking questions about living in the Philippines. Maybe they need to find out how to file for a visa. Maybe some cultural question about how to […]