PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP DAY! It’s only been a couple of days since the 4th of July (Philippine-American Friendship Day) and I have been seeing this post make its way around facebook and some online Filipino and expat forums. I thought it would be nice to share. Obviously written by a Filipino patriot but the actual author’s […]Read More
PH Disneyland? P’Noy meets with Disney Execs ABS-CBN News Posted at 02/17/16 11:34 AM | Updated as of 02/17/16 6:00 PM MANILA – President Aquino met with executives of Walt Disney International Wednesday morning (Manila time) during his US visit as a participant in the US-ASEAN Summit in Sunnylands, California.Aquino discussed possible investment opportunities with […]Read More
LOOK OUT, Soon to Open! I would be remiss if I fail to mention that Filipinos have their own way of appropriating words from the English dictionary and applying them as they understand English usage and sentence structure. In many cases, their use of English follows similar rules in Tagalog sentence composition. It is the […]Read More
Tricycle Rides!?!?! A friend and fellow blogger just published a post indicating that the going rate for a tricycle ride in the Angeles City area is now P100, or roughly the equivalent of about $2.15USD. Angeles is the metropolitan area adjacent to formerly U.S. occupied Clark Air Force Base. The main reason for these relative […]Read More
Good Looking Women and Paradise Seem to Go Together Well! I have no intentions of describing the beautiful women that live here in the Philippines, but for the sake of those who have never heard of Zumba, I will explain. Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance fitness program for all ages, women and men alike. It […]Read More
Just about the time we’ve grown accustomed to enjoying the features of our new home, we have come to the realization that, and in the name of progress, we must now destroy part of that which has been built. After many months of deliberations about buying a car, we finally bit the bullet and bought […]Read More
Our Philippines Electric Bill – No Indictments Here! Today is the day we will receive our electric bill and, being in and of a retired status, I will usually set my calendar by it. Our electric meter will not only be read today, but we will also receive the bill, whether we are home or […]Read More
Consumer Boom Fuels Philippine Growth As Neighbors Get Export Lag By Karl Lester M. Yap February 1, 2013, 6:27pm The Philippines is poised to join the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies this year and next as Filipinos buying goods from dresses to condominiums cushion a faltering in exports that’s hurt the rest of the region. The […]Read More
This article was written before I departed to live in the Philippines, but the information has been reviewed for accuracy and is relevant today. My current occupation: Real Estate Broker. REALTOR® member of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). What I can do: Engage in or carry on, directly or indirectly, or to advertise or […]Read More