Dear Feyma, I’m a foreigner. I am marrying a Filipina soon. She lives in the Visayas area. I want to live and retire there. I have some retirement money but want to work in the Philippines when I get there to live. What kind of work do you think I can get there? Thank you. […]
How can it be?
I have a nice little Canon digital camera that I got for my birthday in 2009. It is an Ixus I camera, which is a tiny camera with a form factor similar to a cellular phone. In fact, when they first see the camera, many people think it is a cellular phone rather than a […]
My New Car? PT 1
A while back I wrote and asked the question: “You think you need a car?” My answer is yes I think do, and I also want one. I’ve owned a few cars here and one owner jeep when I first moved here. I got my first social security check in Aug. 09, and quickly realized […]
My brownout strategy
As I have written several times over the past few weeks, Mindanao is experiencing a pretty extreme power shortage. Davao, I am happy to continue reporting, is still experiencing far fewer brownouts than much of the Island. This is thanks to Davao Light and Power Corporation’s power generating plant in Bajada. Every time that I […]
Still big adjustments to do!
I’ve been living back here in the Philippines for almost 10 years now. I am thinking I still have lots of adjustments to do. As I said before its not easy to live back here.Really difficult, but its getting better over time. My first few months to 2 years here was really hell for me. […]
A Half Century
Do you remember when you turned 50? If you’re not there yet, stop reading now, I don’t want you to panic about it. I remember mine quite well; I woke up early one morning at my company’s contract hotel in San Diego CA. When I checked the time I also noted that it was also […]