Compilation of My Days Drinking Coffee Sitting at the Mall on Subic Freeport at the Coffee Bean (And Tea Leaf Store) 20 meters across is a Starbucks doing a banner business with a line outside the door. I shun Starbucks as they require a 10-minute thesis just to order a cup of coffee. At the […]
Bob, did you fall in love on the jeepney?
Did I Fall in Love on the Jeepney? Be Careful, You have to Read Carefully! Last week I told you about my fateful Jeepney ride. I was coming home from my trip to the city. When I got on the jeepney, I passed my change to a young lady who was sitting behind the jeepney […]
A Funny Name
The visitor had a Funny Name She didn’t know it was funny About a decade or so ago a Japanese expat friend of mine told me a story that was very funny. I thought I would share the story with you today. My Japanese Expat Friend This story was relayed to me by a friend […]
My Fateful Jeepney Ride
My Jeepney Ride Was it fate? Last week I took a ride on the jeepney, perhaps it was a “fateful Jeepney ride”. Maybe not. Let me tell you what happened. My wife is abroad Feyma is in the USA right now, as are two of our sons, Aaron and Jared. So, I am left here […]
Living in the Philippines on a tourist visa 2018 Update
Tourist Visa to LIve in the Philippines If you want to live in the Philippines, you need some kind of visa to stay here. Let’s look at one way you can do it: tourist visas. 2018 Update This article is a couple years old (2016), and there have not been many changes since publication, but […]
It’s time to do it!
Financially, this is the time The Peso has hit a 12 year low If you have been thinking of moving to the Philippines, believe me, this is the time to do it. The US dollar has been rapidly getting stronger, making life much easier and better for American expats. This affects ex-pats all around the […]