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Excuses of why the Country is Under Performing

September 16, 2017 by John Grant Leave a Comment

Excuses of why the Country is Under Performing

Country underperforming 1. We are not successful because we have American bases. (This is no longer true, but for a long time, we used to have American bases and they left in 1991.) Rebuttal: Germany, Turkey, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Italy, and Qatar, all have American bases. They’re all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Culture, Life in the Philippines, Todays post Tagged With: Clark Airport, Life in the Philippines, Manila, Philippines Economy, U.S Bases

Loving Mindoro

December 2, 2016 by John Grant Leave a Comment

Mindoro Everyone talks about Subic and Boracay and these places are great. But in some terms, they are so highly overdeveloped with the Philippines lifestyle now turned into hotels and malls and the beauty of the Philippine countryside and coastal waters seem to have been given second … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Boracay, Life in the Philippines, Traveling around the Philippines, Visayas Tourist Attractions Tagged With: Living in the Philippines, Puerto Galera, Tourism in the Philippines, Travel Guide Whale Shark Interaction, Vacation in the Philippines

Too Much Sun

November 6, 2016 by John Grant Leave a Comment

Too Much Sun

Sun Being Filipino means staying away from the Sun and the rain and sometimes the sea. Many Filipinos quite rightly hate walking in the Sun. Not so much for the medical reasons of skin cancer and it being uncomfortable,  but mostly because they do not want to have that awful thing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Boracay, Culture, Traveling around the Philippines Tagged With: Life in the Philippines, Living in the Philippines, Philippines Tourism, Travel Guide Whale Shark Interaction

The Taste of Dog

April 15, 2016 by John Grant Leave a Comment

dogmeat

After being trussed, muzzled with rusty cans and slaughtered, they end up in restaurants which flout the law to satisfy the growing taste for dog meat. Customers dine on dog’s head, considered a delicacy, for the equivalent of £2.50. A dish of dog liver costs about £1.80 while a particular … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Culture, Food Producation Tagged With: In the Philippines, Life in the Philippines, Philippines

Excuses Filipinos Use to Justify Philippines Society’s Failure

April 11, 2016 by John Grant Leave a Comment

filipino families

Excuses Filipinos Use to Justify Failure When closely examining the issue of why the Philippines has turned out to become Asia’s Basketcase of Wasted Democrazy, a Tagalog expression actually seems to perfectly capture the essence of our society’s collective failure to progress, improve ourselves, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Culture, Life in the Philippines, Todays post Tagged With: In the Philippines, Life in the Philippines, Living in the Philippines

What Aussies May Miss When Away From Home

January 11, 2016 by John Grant Leave a Comment

Australia

What do Australian missed the most when they are away? Here are just some of the things 1. Those perfect, white crests, salty, deep, blue ocean and soft, golden sand that squeaks under your feet. Our beaches are DESIGNER 2.Weather that permits you to wear shorts all year round. 3. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Culture, Visiting Australia Tagged With: Australia to Philippines, Miss

Taxi Thefts in the Philippines

December 18, 2015 by John Grant 3 Comments

taxi Philippines

Ask anyone about the taxi drivers in the Philippines and we can all tell stories of being taken to the wrong places, meters not switched on and even worse with one of my friends being kidnapped and forced to go to an ATM or he would be pushed over a bridge. Lucky he had the peace of mind to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Travel Advisories, Traveling around the Philippines Tagged With: Philippines, Scams in the Philippines, Taxi scams, Vacation in the Philippines

Best Way of Sending Money from Australia to Philippines

December 16, 2015 by BFiskilis Leave a Comment

Sending money to Philippines

Sending money from Australia to the Philippines has always been for some a monthly basis to support families back home. Whatever the status in life here in Australia, whether you are a student, a permanent resident, a citizen or a migrant it is a fact that sending money remittance is part of our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Culture, Family in the Philippines, Todays post, Travel Advisories Tagged With: Australia to Philippines, In the Philippines, Life in the Philippines, Money, Sending Money

Top Things to do in Manila

September 3, 2015 by John Grant Leave a Comment

Star city manila

Manila does not have the greatest reputation, and to be honest, the tourists first few minutes in the Philippines could be daunting. The airport is a problem and the taxi service outside can be very dangerous and disappointing. However, the crowded roads and poor traffic control and the never-ending … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Culture, Life in the Philippines, Manila, Todays post Tagged With: Manila

Remittances and the Philippines

August 30, 2015 by John Grant Leave a Comment

Philippine remittance

What does OFW remittances are to the Philippines? After living in the Philippines for many years you soon notice missing sons and husbands or daughters and wives. I am not talking about people being abducted or hidden, but the requirement for people to seek employment abroad and send urgent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Life in the Philippines, Todays post, work in the philippines Tagged With: In the Philippines, Life in the Philippines

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