Well, it’s already mid-June, and that means that the new school year here in the Philippines is in full swing! We have three kids in school, and between the three kids, they attend two different schools. Jean, our daughter, is now in second year High School and she attends Davao Wisdom Academy, which is not […]
The Martin household goes Bayanihan
You guys are probably wondering what’s Bayanihan? It is the term used here in the Philippines if a lot of people will do some good thing (physical labor) together for a benefit of a family or a member of a family. In Wikipedia Bayanihan describes as is a Filipino term taken from the word bayan, […]
Seeking Answers for Taxing Questions
I’ve been receiving a lot of tax questions lately. Many deal with living in the Philippines and Fil-Am relationships. I thought I might share some of them with you. This article is not an all-inclusive Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) piece. It’ll cover just a few questions that pop up from time to time, centered on […]
It’s A Dogs Life
I’m drowning in Shih-Tzu, Dachshunds, Spitz and some Heinz 57 type dogs. It all started when I was a wee lad in Boston, My Aunt Helen showed up at our house one day with three French Poodles and said she was being transferred to Panama, and couldn’t take the dogs. My four brothers and I […]
Oops, I did it again!
Oops, I did it again? Hmm… wasn’t that a Britney Spears’ song? Yep, I guess it was. Amazing, with that title, I believe that I have successfully worked Britney Spears into the Live in the Philippines Web Magazine for the very first time! I never would have thought that was remotely possible. But, wait… what […]
Family Outsourcing
A little over a week ago, I wrote an article asking if Outsourcing is exploitation. In the end, I do not believe it is exploitation, and it seems that most, nearly all, readers felt the same way as I did. Of course, we want to always treat our employees in a fair way, and with […]