I won the Lotto, but no money!
Sometimes in the hassle and the rushing around in our lives we get stressed about so many things, like late deliveries, work colleagues even our formidable other halves, who we sometimes take for granted. We tend to always push our mortality to the back of our minds and keep planning ,and planning and aiming for so many goals. That's me too. However I was reminded that at the tender age of 50 (yes I know, so young, lol), that just like Michael Jackson you have no idea of when your time is up, and money or no money its not a guarantee ...
I was really wondering
Living in this (for me still wonderful) country named "The Philippines" as a journalist (asides some other commitments and businesses) allows me to receive a lot of press releases from different government agencies. I appreciate this very much, although several aliens let me doubting in such information. OK, hold on, I wouldn't say, I doubt in such press releases, but sometimes I really start wondering myself... Could this and that really be true??? For example this: the Philippine Tourism Secretary Ace Durano reported, "that the Philippines may once again be officially recognized as the world's most preferred travel destination. The ...
Shocking Electricity Charges
Power. Not the political kind. Nor the kind associated with professional athletes. Not even the awesome power mother nature can unleash. This week's topic for the Small Business File is simply about power of the electrical kind. This past week I needed to get a temporary electrical permit. It is for a project I have been working on and is at a new site different to where I live and have a business. When I went to the local electrical cooperative, we were told that the permit would not be processed until the account of the previous occupant was settled. Now, ...
Merienda in the Philippines
Today, I am writing about the different kinds of merienda/kakanin (snacks) here in the Philippines. I think that we can make a lot of different kinds of snacks here in the Philippines that are unheard of elsewhere. The names of our marienda alone are not common. Oh well, the thing is that it tastes good. Maybe some of you who are married to a Filipina already are familiar with these snacks that I am going to mention. For those of you Filipinos that grew up abroad you may have never heard of them or you hear them only when there ...
Wasting My Time
I love walking down to the Bay of Bogo and sit on the dock of the bay! Its a lazy place, often a nice breeze even when there is nothing but still heat elsewhere. At night, often one can see lightning in the distance which adds to the beauty of the scene. There is a song I use to listen to regularly, its a melancholy song but I think of it often when I go sit on the dock of the bay. I've turned it into something happy though, kind of an in your face to some of the folks that ...
Visas - “They” said that…
Today’s Guest Column is from Paul Keating. Paul is retired “three times over” and with his wife, Emy, is currently in the process of moving to the Philippines this July. A couple of items that merit serious thought when planning your move to the Philippines are visas and immigration status. The good news: they boil down to two simple questions: How will I enter the Philippines? How will I stay in the Philippines for the duration I choose? The bad news: there is no simple, one-size-fits-all answer to either question. Finding help in answering them is a problem, too. Many sources of information exist ...
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