Most expats and also nearly all wealthier Filipinos have maids. In our western culture, having a maid is not something that we do, and it can be a difficult adjustment to make for us, because it is so “outside the box”. Getting a maid in the Philippines is something that has changed drastically in the […]
Are you okay with refurbished or second hand items?
The reason I was asking you the questions. Bob’s fridge in the office has been working off and on. We had it fixed and spent big money for it. Just tired of having the fridge taken out and back again. Finally a few days ago I purchased a small fridge for Bob’s office. We got […]
The Deductible
The catch 22 is that as a Retired American Military man I must pay for Medicare every month albeit I can not avail of Medicare Coverage here in the Philippines. But I can use my (FREE; that so cracks me up) Tri-care Military health benefits here instead. But I can’t have Tri-Care (The free one […]
Would you buy medicines at Generics Pharmacy?
I was really pondering over this very topic for a long time now. I noticed that a lot of Pinoys will not really buy their meds at Generics drugstore. Reason being they said that they don’t trust the place, Generics pharmacy selling good medicine. They really think that those medicine that were being sold there […]
Great life events – EAM
You know, I have to say that I have had a number of really meaningful things happen in my life. The day that I married Feyma was probably the best day of my life. It was the best thing I have ever done. Of course, each of the days that my children were born were […]
It happened yesterday
I had another Podcast scheduled for publication today, but I decided to postpone the Podcast until next week, and instead write this. Something happened yesterday which I want to write about. I need to write about it. The information, I hope, is interesting and relevant. But, the main reason I need to write it is because […]