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…
RA 8344 & emergency & hospital
last updated: Saturday, March 21, 2015You can find many stories and reports on the Internet that hospitals and doctors ask for an advanced payment or deposit before helping a patient. There are also stories of patients dying on the sidewalkRead more…
Future of the Philippines
last updated: Saturday, March 21, 2015The Philippines is a country with many problems. The Philippines will have much bigger problems in the future than they are having today. Current situation : Presently the population is over 101 million people whileRead more…
new 404 page
last updated: Saturday, March 21, 2015Today I have created a better and new 404 page. What is a 404 page? You might ask I will try to explain: The Internet is a huge collection of websites and web pages. AlmostRead 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…
Filipinos and money
last updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015Being an expat foreigner in the Philippines, I am considered rich. Perhaps because Filipinos think there is a money tree in my backyard, spouting bills of 500 and 1000 pesos every day. What I tellRead more…
Slow internet connection in the Philippines
last updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015Compared to other (more developed) countries The Philippines has internet connection much slower than technically possible. The reason behind this is partly technical, but most of all unwillingness of the ISP. To explain how InternetRead more…
overstaying foreigners in the Philippines
last updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015Overstaying foreigners are citizens of countries, not the Philippines, who are staying in the Philippines without proper staying permit. Staying permits are: all kinds of visa, balikbayan status, SRRV and the like. The Bureau ofRead more…
Boxing fight of the century
last updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015The Philippines have been waiting 5 years for it to happen, and now it is coming near. The Fight of the Century Imagine Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal not playing each other, or Djokovic. OrRead more…
Sweet food
last updated: Friday, March 13, 2015A little history Today, exactly 27 years ago, I first set foot on Philippine soil. It was the anniversary of the People’s Power Revolution. When I look back, I have noticed that the country hasRead more…
food not sex
last updated: Sunday, February 22, 2015Somewhere in 2009, I was in Cubao on the corner of EDSA and Aurora blvd. when I saw a strange white thing hanging on a lamppost. When I came nearby, I realized that I wasRead more…
Driving your car in Manila
last updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015Driving your own car in the Philippines Many years ago I have heard that driving in the Philippines and especially in Metro Manila can be compared with driving in hell. There is even a sayingRead more…
