A lot of European countries, particularly the United Kingdom have a long tradition of their Citizens becoming expats. What is an expat? Well, it is somebody like me, a person who goes and lives in a country other than that of which they are a citizen of. Americans, like me, don’t do this with nearly […]
What do you think this is worth?
In my ten years in the Philippines, I have lived in five different houses. I’ve mostly lived in rather large houses, since I have a large family. We did live in one house that was quite small, but it was only for about 6 months or less, because we could not find a larger house […]
Will the day come?
Will the day come when the Philippines goes into perpetual brownout status? Sometimes it seems so. Firstly, for those who are new readers, let me explain what a “brownout” is. Basically, it is what you would think of as a blackout. Here in the Philippines, though, they call it a brownout. When Feyma and I […]
Dear Feyma: I need a house!
Time for another edition of Dear Feyma, where I try to help readers with Philippine related issues that they may be facing. If you have a question you wish to have featured here on my “Dear Feyma” column, please contact me through the “Contact Us” link at the top of each page here on the […]
Credit where credit is due
Credit. The word can mean a number of things. It can mean that you are acknowledging what somebody else did. It can be associated with the lending or borrowing of money. Lots of things. In today’s article, I’m going to talk about credit in terms of borrowing money, and also the tracking of your borrowing […]
What Lolo Jim Taught Me About Moving to the Philippines
James Young Duncan II was my mother’s grandfather. He was born in Scotland back around 1890. Of course we didn’t call him “Lolo,” that’s Tagalog for “Grandpa.” I don’t even know if my grandpa ever met anyone from the Philippines, or even had any interest in the Philippines, but he was an international traveler in […]