I used to think the "Provincial Attitude" was cute, but after 5 years it kind of wears on you. Anyone who has not experienced being wrong no...
Typical conversation and mayhem at Joe's house: Helper gives 3 week's notice, get's regular pay and jumps on a boat to the Mistake Island the...
Well Jack, I wish I could sack the manager but that is not an option. After coming to my conclusion as to the root of the problem it does not...
we pay her 1000php per week, lunch included with Sundays off ... 166php per day
If you drive up the road in Batinguel from Taclobo, about 100 meters before the Batinguel elementary school you will see a sign on the left high...
I have finally come to the conclusion that our problem with helpers stems from the bad decisions of the one that hires and manages them, which is...
I would say that retaliation is an issue for sure and whatever measures you take that may injure or kill an intruder may come back to haunt you. I...
My son was born in November at Holy Child with Dr Tan from beginning to end. Ended up a C-section due to him flipping end to end somehow after the...
Of the two, Coco Grove has more to offer in the way of amenities, but is more "commercial". Both of those places have their up an down sides......
Sadly, we will always be foreigners, even to our "soul-mate". How many of you have heard "You go back to your place" in the heat of an argument?...
I never will forget whay sold me on the Philippines.. my first trip here, my now wife and I were sitting on a beach in Siquijor and it was time...
Great information Ron. If you read the various travel advisories, as Jack pointed out, they give a blanket warning for the whole region. Having...
I hear that train a coming....
I see a lot of tourists take home a nice tattoo on the inside of their right calf courtesy of a rented motorcycle.
When you get off the boat at the pier, just outside the gate is a restaurant called Das Straum. Joy is the owner there and she rents by the day....
Jack, It is probably the most accurate that it can be. Computers do not do what you want them to do, they do what you tell them to do and the...
Jack, as Rhoody stated, it is a combination of things that contributes to the "reputation indicator". I am not familiar with the software that he...
Forums have cliques, and these cliques often have a dogpile mentality. I am sure that the talented elves that created Vbulletin have done...
The one thing most ex-pats have in common is their ability and habit of thinking outside of the box. After all, they took the initiative to leave...
You definitely have to ride defensively here, but you also have to ride aggressively also as the slight bit of hesitation and someone will occupy...
