Today is Easter Day in the Philippines. This entire past week has been Holy Week, which is a major event in the Philippines, much bigger than the actual day of Easter. In order to tell you about Easter in the Philippines, I am republishing this article today. This was originally published in 2010, but the […]
Being Broke in an Expat Destination
I am an optimist by nature. I tend to look at the good side, or the positive side of life. Even if I know that I am in a bad situation, I try to find the positive part of it if at all possible. I have had one time during my expat life in the […]
Where is the land of opportunity?
More than a month ago, my son, Aaron, wrote an article on this site which caused me to feel uneasy. I never said anything on the site about it because he is entitled to his own opinions, and I did not wish to interfere with that. I did talk to him about it, though, just […]
Better watch out!
Over the years, I have written many times on this site that we, as foreigners, if we live in the Philippines, should be careful about things we say and do. A lot of times, people say that I am being over zealous with such warnings, and that there is no danger, nothing will happen, etc. […]
Money Exchange Tips – EAM
Recently, I got a voicemail through SpeakPipe (if you have a question for me look for the orange button down near the bottom of this post and you can also leave a question for me through SpeakPipe) from Mr. Jay Stainback. Who is Jay Stainback? Well, Jay is Mr. Peanut Butter in the Philippines! Seriously, […]
Time to start living?
I receive a lot, I mean a LOT, of emails! That also generally means that I send a lot of emails. Most of the emails I receive involve people asking questions about living in the Philippines. Maybe they need to find out how to file for a visa. Maybe some cultural question about how to […]