It’s time to get ready. You should always be prepared. Don’t say that you had no warning, because the alarm bells are sounding, sirens are wailing and emergency lights are flashing. No, there is not a fire. The police are not looking for you, don’t worry about that. Well, maybe they are, I don’t know… […]
Is there opportunity in the Philippines?
Again, today I am sharing with LiP readers my weekly column from SunStar Davao, the biggest local Davao newspaper, where I write every week. I hope you enjoy the article. One thing that I really see a lot of here in the Philippines, which makes me feel bad, is the huge rush of Filipinos who […]
Ready for an eye-opener?
Over the last year or more, I have written a lot of times on this site how prices in the Philippines have been going up quickly, how the Philippines is so much less affordable than it used to be. Feyma has said it too. Other writers on this site have echoed the thought that the […]
What a dinner!
What a great dinner it must have been! Only the best, you know. What? You think I’m talking about some dinner that Feyma and I had at a local restaurant or something? Nope! I’m talking about Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s dinner that she had while in New York recently. President Arroyo went to the […]
Banking at the ATM
How to get your hands on your money is always a topic that draws a lot of discussion on this site and other Philippine related websites. If you are keeping your bank in the USA, or whatever your country of origin is (something that I recommend as a good idea), then you need to figure […]
Banking question
Yesterday in my e-mail, I got a question from a regular LiP reader. His question was on the topic of banking. I won’t share his name, but that is not important anyway. Let’s look at his question and my answer to him, as that may be beneficial for other readers as well. Bob, hoping you […]