As you all know and read here and on other sites, living in the Philippines is cheaper than in the U.S. and other countries but there are things to consider.
First is inflation. I have not tracked the price increases in the two years I have lived here but one item I remember is gasoline. [...]
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What I would like to discuss here is the employment outlook for Filipinos and how hard it is to support a family. Most times when I am out, I enjoy talking to Filipinos. Because of this and my open friendly manor I have gotten to know many and about their lives.I ask questions such as [...]
Recently many of my articles have, what might be looked at as a negative attitude about living in the Philippines. This is not what I am trying to do. What I am trying to make the readers understand life here is not the same as in America, Europe or any other “First World Nation.”
There [...]
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The subject of the dynamics and attitudes of relationships between Filipinas and Expats is something I have thought about writing for a while but was not sure how to approach the subject.
There are differences in all relationships no matter if you are from the same country, same culture, same racial background, same age range [...]
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There are many charities here in Davao as there are all over the Philippines. Most of the charities are for the small children or the people of an older age. In the past, I have writing about the Field of Dreams boy’s home that is doing wonderful work for young children.
Well, through the Expat [...]
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Here in the Philippines, if you are out and around town you meet Filipinos at different employment levels. Most you meet are clerks, waiters and support staff. Then as you get to meet and talk to people you get to know more from all walks of life. Some are just comfortable with their lives and [...]
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If you have been a visitor here for a while, I expect you have read my past profession was Architectural Drafting and Project Management. I have even had some construction management projects here and have started to help some foreigners design and build their own homes.
In America, an architectural firm, especially in residential architecture [...]
When I was a child, I remember when “Made in Japan” was a label and feeling of cheap, low quality merchandise. There was the “Japanese Transistor Radio.” As I kid, we knew that anything labeled “Made in Japan” was cheap and would not last long, toys, radios and almost anything else. I remember hearing [...]
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Sunday we started our day as usual, Elena left before I woke to go to Church. My alarm woke me at 7am and I had my juice and a few cigarettes in the Sala (Living Room) as I watched CNN. By 8am I was dressed and drove to the Church to pick Elena up. From [...]
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As we all here on the news and from friends and relatives, unemployment has reached one of the highest levels for many years. I was a victim at the beginning of the financial crisis back in 2007. There was so much new housing and as their prices increased, it raised the levels of the resale [...]
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Living in Luxury? What does that mean? A while back a commenter said something that had bothered me. He said when he retired, he could live comfortably in America or he could live in luxury in Davao. He said, to him, it was a no brainer. In other words living here was the best decision. [...]
What do I mean “life is different”; well there are many things that are different. There are some similar things but overall, even the similar things have a different twist to them. The best I can use to describe is things are 180 degrees opposite than life in America.
Family dynamics are so different. In [...]
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In the previous article I wrote about all the poor and unemployed Filipinos and how some do not like to work. In this installment I will discuss how some unemployed find was to earn money to support their families.
One of the problems in Davao is parking, especially in places downtown. Few businesses have parking [...]
I while back I wrote 3 articles about Field of Dreams, a boy’s home in Tugbok, Davao City with photos and videos.
Field of Dreams was started by Lawrence Field from England. He started the Foundation, purchased the land and had built a well constructed facility to house 30 boys. There are 5 dorm rooms, [...]
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Typical Jeepney
This morning, one of my nieces told us she would not be able to go to school because of a Jeepney Strike. Without Jeepneys operating usually classes are closed at the colleges since students will not be able
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