As I mentioned last week my Auto Loan was pre-approved and I could start looking for the “NEW RIDE” Denny the car salesman was sitting at Mitsubishi Car World on the Subic Freeport as I came through the door, I was the same the type of customer I dreamed about when I was selling Dodge […]
Driving Thoughts About Living in the Philippines
I recently wrote an article about getting ahead in the Philippines by backing up. Just a simple piece about some of the reasons it is often better and easier to back into tight spots and an observation or two that foreigners and Filipinos alike are often not practiced and comfortable with backing their vehicles. As […]
It Has Served Me Well
A year ago I wrote about maybe replacing my 1996 New Ole Honda Civic, but then fate raised its ugly head and I had to have the engine re-built. Then as luck would have it, I now owned a car with a new engine that still looked and ran good. I was stuck between that […]
Tax Time – FUAQs
Note to Readers: This is a follow-on article to my two other income tax related articles of this year – Tax Time, 2014 Style and Tax Time Continues . . .. While I didn’t intend to turn Tuesdays into “More Tax Articles Day” here at Live in the Philippines, it sure seems like it. Mea Culpa! […]
It Got Me Thinking
My friend passed away last month and I attended the wake. He was a retired Navy man and we were both hired by Military Sealift Command the same day in January 1993.as merchant seaman. This is a story about those left behind. He had no idea that at age 61 he would have a heart […]
To Get Ahead in the Philippines, Sometimes You Have To Back Up
Welcome dear reader. It’s a beautiful bright sunny day here in the Philippines, just north of the NCR (Metro Manila) and I’ve got a few minutes to write. My car is comfortably backed into my narrow little carport, all tucked away waiting for me to give the call for action to go somewhere. Could I […]