Today I am interviewing Dave Starr. Dave and I have been friends for a number of years now. I would say that we serve as each other’s sounding boards to some extent, and I think Dave would agree with that. Dave has some good thoughts that would benefit you much if you are thinking of […]
Road Trip
Tuesday night (09-22-2015) and Mayang said to me; :Honey Ko, we need to drive over to San Fernando in the morning to go to Home Depot to avail of door and draw pulls to replace the 34 fifteen year old ones we have in the kitchen. As they no longer match the new Granite counters […]
Why do westerners think we know best?
I am 53 years old. In my 53 years, I have lived 18 years as an expat. My first stint as an expat was when I was a child, so I didn’t really have the analytical skills that I have now, and not nearly as observant of the actions of other people or their attitudes. […]
The Definition of Insanity:
This is not a repeat of my never ending Y2K problems on a mountain in Dinalupihan Bataan. Which if memory serves me I have mentioned a time or two. No this is directed at the administrators of the Globe, Smart, Sun and PLDT telecommunications companies. I won’t bore you with each separate company and their […]
Becoming an expat is not always easy – EAM
When you decide to move to another location in the world, everything is exciting. Well, most everything. Fact is, most people who decide to move to the Philippines have some problems to deal with in addition to having exciting times ahead. One of the biggest issues that causes a problem is often family. For most […]
Are There Zoning Laws in the Philippines?
I’m going to assume there are none, and with that I have no problem. But it just doesn’t seem to matter to anyone, The rich guy builds the nice place with all the Pinoy Gingerbread decorations and the house next door is an unpainted square hollow block home yet they are neighbors who still get […]