Sari-Sari Stores in the Philippines – Are they Profitable?
Sorry?-Sari! In a previous post titled The Philippines Sar-Sari Store, I explained what a Sari-Sari store is and how they have evolved into an integral part of the eco-system of Filipino society. Over many years, I have come to know many locals and foreigners alike who either own a sari-sari store or who have attempted […] Read More
How I Lost Weight By Moving to the Philippines!
How I Did It! By the beginning of July of 2013, we were on our way to our retirement destination, Samar. I had had enough of the work-to-live lifestyle and the stresses that came with working inside the real estate industry during the Great Recession (2007-2009). I wasn’t just the recession but also the subsequent […] Read More
Pinoy Pride – Is It Nothing More Than Hollow Arrogance?
I recently read some responses to an essay assignment by a Philipppines school teacher to her 8th and 9th grade students. The assignment to the class was to answer the question: “What is the best the thing I have done for my country?” One of the students responded in her essay with “I actually don’t […] Read More
Guam, Philippines and Alice’s Restaurant on Thanksgiving
#livinginthepacific Guam – It’s Much different than living in the West (Except on Thanksgiving!) When I first conceived the idea of this post, I thought it would be difficult to describe the differences between living on Guam in the Western Pacific to life in the Philippines, when in all acutality, there are more similarities than […] Read More
Out of Stock? Where Am I?
We both woke early this Saturday morning and decided to head to the gym. We left the house around 06:45 and pulled into the gym’s empty parking lot around 07:15. It was only then we realized that we were way to early on a Saturday as the gym did not open until 8am (these […] Read More
Traveling Through Manila? Looking For a Place to Rest?
Rogers Place Hotel! If you are traveling through Manila via air and have a connecting flight, there is no other place that offers so many amenities that is more convenient to NAIA than the Salem Complex. Directly across the street from Terminal 4 (0ld domestic airport), the Salem Complex is a security controlled, gated commercial […] Read More
Immigration to Deport 3 Foreigners For Overstaying in Philippines
Article By: Consuelo Marquez – INQUIRER.net 03:44 PM September 19, 2018 Three foreigners will be deported for overstaying in the country, the Bureau of Investigation (BI) said on Wednesday. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the three were caught in separate operations in Pasig and Cavite. “They will be deported for overstaying, as these foreign […] Read More
