++NOTE: This is the free online version of my book Chasing Your Philippine Dream: An Expat’s Guide to the Philippines. This voluminous tome has been
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The Before-You-Go Checklist
NOTE: This is the free online version of my book Chasing Your Philippine Dream: An Expat’s Guide to the Philippines. This voluminous tome has
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Relationships: Part Three
NOTE: This is the free online version of my book Chasing Your Philippine Dream: An Expat’s Guide to the Philippines. This voluminous tome has been
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Relationships: Part One
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Why You Should/Shouldn’t Move to the Philippines
NOTE: This is the free online version of my book Chasing Your Philippine Dream: An Expat’s Guide to the Philippines. This voluminous tome has
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The House Rental Market in Dumaguete City – 2020
The house rental market in Dumaguete City is pretty grim. After two years of searching for a nice, fairly priced 3-bedroom house rental, I think
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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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How I Met Chichay: A Fortuitious Evening at Bogart’s Dive Bar….
OK, so the story of how I met Chichay is actually pretty interesting, drawing as it does on traditional Philippines courting: Asking the parents
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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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Why It Matters – Amor Propio, Hiya, Utang na Loob and Balat Sibuyas in the Philippines
The post was inspired by a random subscriber who basically stated that there is no sense in covering criminal acts here as they can happen
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