Greetings and salutations, all. For the residents of Dumaguete City – or Dumagueteños, if you will – today, July 26, 2020 marks the start date
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Watcha Doing to Not To Go Crazy in These Tumultuous Times?
I recently received a YouTube comment asking how I was dealing with the extended Philippines and not losing my mind. Specifically, ‘George Will’ asked: “Yo
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Emergency Power in the Philippines – 12 Volt DC Car Inverter
THE PROBLEM As with death and taxes, some things are inevitable in life, and if you live in the Philippines, you can add “brown
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DEEP Discounts on Health Care Investments in the Philippines – My Experience with ACE Hospitals
Morning all I published a video yesterday about my experience investing in a Philippines hospital in order to gain some rather substantial discounts on
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Escape to Siquijor Three: Buglasan Falls, Cambugahay Falls and Tulapos Marine Sanctuary
OK, here it is – the stunning conclusion to the two-day trip we made around Siquijor back in July. If you missed the
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Escape to Siquijor Two: Butterfly Sanctuary and Lazi Church and Convent
Welcome back to our July 2019 sojourn around the enchanted isle of Siquijor. This is part two of the series. If you want to
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My Trusty Honda Click 125i – Three Years and 20,000 Kilometers Later
A few weeks back, my trusty little Honda Click 125i turned three years old. (My goosh, how the time flies!) Coincidentally, the odometer also spun
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My Electrifying 110 Volt Laser Printer Smoke Test in the Philippines
This past week I published a video of my Canon laser printer “blowing up” when I plugged it into the wall socket. As background,
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Traditional Courtship in the Philippines – What is Old is New Again!!!
Every wondered why ‘chaperones’ usually accompany a Filipina maiden on a first date? Or why Filipinos are obsessed with love songs? Or why you usually
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LIVECAST: Balikbayan Box Update and How Things Have Gotten Better and/or Worse for Foreigners in the Philippines
Here’s a transcript of the Livecast that I did this past week on recent goings on in the Philippines. I’ll be touching on recent balikbayan
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