What I find fascinating…and to some extent this includes my time when I lived and worked in the US, but certainly here in Australia - I can say...
A lot of the capital which could be used to expand or start new businesses in the Philippines….is flowing out of the country. This has been going...
I had a next-door neighbour with a near constant barking dog. I have a dog myself but it only barks at people who come on the property. So I was...
I don't think so Norm….I'm kinda thinking retirement means retirement….and my wife is not very keen on Dumaguete…much as I like it. I appear to...
Yes KFC is okay but I find it greasy and a bit hard to take…..When I worked in the Middle East for many years…I found Broast Chicken extremely...
Just out of idle curiosity….Does Dumaguete have a decent garden centre where one can buy plants, seeds, fertilisers, soil conditioners, pest...
I'm not a big fan of bags…certainly here in Oz they can't take the intense sun and breakdown quick. We use cheap plastic….tubs…any colour but...
Options are certain financial death in the Philippines….They are hard enough in the West to make money - things turn on a dime. I have tried but...
Very sorry to hear about your stroke PatO but you have the background and character to defeat it. Thanks for the tips on the warning signs….Your...
I'm having a look at today's headlines (you probably noticed by now Brian) re the government contemplating some welfare cutbacks. The disability...
Kind of differs everywhere Broadside….Breakfast in McDonalds in Hawaii…and Japan....not much different….
Absolutely agree…I'll take Jollibee any day over McDonalds rubbish…Good value, good products (ok the spaghetti is definitely an acquired taste)...
I might add…that most, if not all, of these negative changes to Australians overseas drawing their well-earned pensions….are not an Abbot plot....
Glad to hear you had a great time up in Dumaguete Brian. By coincidence I was looking at various pension rules last night….at some point in the...
I haven't used bags down here…although I have heard of it. We can buy very large plastic pots UV resistant from China (I'd guess at around 50...
Thanks for the info Rob! Strawberries there are probably a little beyond my ability to make them thrive….guess I'll have to buy them if I want...
Thanks robgie for your info! Just curious….are you in Duamaguete or Valencia..or higher. I don't anticipate much issues for most veggies…been at...
Strawberries…robgie? I struggle to grow them in Perth…had to imagine in coastal Negros….get a few here but not enough to make it worthwhile - so...
Sounds about right…judging by prices down here in Oz…(you're doing good) lucky no indicators…almost doubles the mirror dealer price - for what is...
My wife's situation is not all that different from 'nice sherwood' (thanks for the insightful post!). My wife was orphaned as a teenager with...
