last updated: Saturday, August 1, 2015It is a little over a month now that I started with a new course in Learning Tagalog. (read my first article Here) And although I am very busy with other things, like translating asRead more…
Learning Tagalog, start
last updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015Yes, you read that well: I have finally started Learning Tagalog! A little history After being an Expat in the Philippines for almost 7 years now, I only learned very little Tagalog. Saying Good dayRead more…
Earthquake hits Manila, large number of casualties
last updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015The title of this post could be the next big head line in newspapers and News-TV shows all over the world. According to Philvolcs, the Philippine Seismological Observation Institute, the Philippines should prepare itself forRead more…
job in the Philippines
last updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015Finding a job in the Philippines is difficult. It is already for Filipinos, but even more for foreigners. So do not come to this country with a few thousand dollars in your pocket, with theRead more…
Tagalog sentences
last updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2015For those who are interested in learning some Tagalog I have created a list of the most used words and short sentences to get by in the Philippines. Pronunciation is not that difficult, just beRead more…
Ang buhay ay weather weather lang
last updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2015One of the stars of ABS-CBN tv is the weather man Kuya Kim (Kim Atienza), who mixes comedy and knowledge to entice his audience. After his talk about the weather, he always tells something interestingRead more…
health care insurance in the Philippines
last updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2015This is a very long post about Health care insurance in the Philippines One of the first and most asked questions from people who want to move and stay in the Philippines is about theirRead more…
National language of the Philippines
last updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2015According to the 1987 Constitution, Article XIV, Section 6 Filipino is the national language. What is the national language of the Philippines? In the 1899 Malolos Constitution of the of the first independent Philippine Republic,Read more…
senior discount for foreigners
last updated: Sunday, March 22, 2015Many foreigners, residing in the Philippines, have or would like to have a senior citizen card in the Philippines. Filipino senior citizens enjoy a 20-percent discount on goods and services under Republic Act No. 9994,Read more…
Foreignoy, a foreigner feeling pinoy
last updated: Saturday, March 21, 2015From time to time, I am learning a new word. Today I learned ‘Foreignoy’, which is a portmanteau of “foreigner” and “Pinoy”. It is a foreigner, who currently lives in the Philippines, and claims toRead more…
Living in the Philippines
last updated: Saturday, March 21, 2015Living in the Philippines is not so bad. Most things you need, you can buy here. The malls are big and with a large variety of stores. There are many restaurants everywhere. Practically every streetRead more…
Learning Tagalog – 2
last updated: Thursday, March 19, 2015For those people who have start learning Tagalog, the only official language in the Philippines next to English, I’ll give some links where you can have some on-line lessons. For an expat to be acceptedRead more…
