What will you do when your connection to the outside world is gone, and you are on your own? It happened to me…. well, sort of. 😉 As most of you probably know, in the final week of December there was a pair of big earthquakes in Taiwan, and they severed two under sea fiber […]
Can I bring my stuff with me?
Somebody e-mailed me last night asking a question about bringing their belongings with them when they come, and how much duty they will have to pay to the Philippine Customs for that. I am sorry, but right now I have lost your e-mail! I am in the middle of migrating to a new computer, and […]
Happy New Year 2007 from the Philippines
I am sitting here on the whitest powder beach that you could ever imagine, using my laptop over the wireless internet connection here at the resort. I have to wear my sunglasses because the bright, hot sun is right in my field of vision. Oh, it’s OK now, after typing that last sentence a beautiful […]
Finding your niche and filling it yourself
I have lived in the Philippines for almost 7 years now. When I came here, I had a wad of money that I had saved up in order to be able to make the move and have a comfortable life. I didn’t have enough for a lifetime, but I had enough that my plan was […]
Philippine disasters are disastrous
In reading the news, have you noticed that there are always disasters striking the Philippines? It is true. Every year there are always a number of typhoons that ravage the country. They wipe through areas and leave nothing but devastation. Also, the Philippines sits right on top of the infamous “ring of fire,” so there […]
Can you handle the noise?
The Philippines is a noisy place, I don’t think anybody can argue against me on that. As I am sitting here at my desk writing this post, over the last five minutes I have heard all of these sounds outside my window: A rooster next door has been letting out his “cock-a-doodle-do” about three times […]