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Citizenship and Passports
Today, I got a note in my e-mail from Dennis. Dennis is in the United Kingdom. Here is what Dennis had to say: I am married to a Filipino,we have six girls aged between two and twenty two, all...
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Thanks for the Memories
Old-timers’ Memory Loss or plain old fashion Brain Farts, whatever you want to call it, they are kicking in for me more than they really need too. I thank god it’s not that dreaded Alzheimer’s as I’ve...
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Yeah? No? Maybe…
English is a very complicated language. It just so many intricacies that many people, especially those who don’t use it as a first language know. Just a quick look around the Internet will yield...
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If I’m a Dual Citizen, Can I Leave the Country Without Any Problems?
We got a question from Airhee today, Here’s what Airhee had to say: Hi Bob, I saw that you were helping all these people out with their questions and I was hoping you could help me with mine as well. I...
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Low Carb in the Philippines?
In recent years, a low carbohydrate diet has become fairly popular in many parts of the world. I started doing a low carb diet myself a little over a year ago, and got more active in doing it in...
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Being Frugal in the Philippines
Sir Bob made a great comment in his article “Does Philippine Internet Suck?” To paraphrase what he said “You get what you pay for”. Truer words were never uttered. I told my wife I needed some house...
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Do I Need a Visa to go to the Philippines?
We got a question from Lica today, Here’s what Lica had to say: Hello Bob, do I still have to have a visa for me to go to the Philippines? Im a dual citizen(US/Philippine). Here’s what Bob had to say:...
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Update from Feyma
Hello everyone! It’s been awhile since I last posted here. I might post more often here. It’s been a really busy year for us especially towards the end of last year. I just don’t have the time to be...
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Martial Law
Martial Law is in place covering all of Mindanao. It went into effect last night (at the time of writing), May 23, at 10 PM. In the past 24 hours, I have received more than 1,400 messages from people...
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Just a few Words on Esports
Over the past few weeks, me and a friend of mine have been talking a bit about the States and Philippines. He’s from the Philippines and moved here tot he States about a year or two ago. We both used...
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Peel Me a Grape
On Facebook the other day a lady from my hometown group in Boston asked me why I live in the Philippines. In a short synopsis I explained that I started living here because I was working as a seaman...
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Keepin’ busy
Well, I am not ashamed to say it…. I miss my wife! Feyma is gone! She left the Philippines last Thursday, arriving in the United States on Thursday night, and at her (temporary) destination of...
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GED
About a week ago, I finally took my GED test. Some of you might be wondering why I would take a GED test when I already graduated high school in the Philippines. Well, I completed high school back when...
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Martial Law, one week in
Well, here we are actually a little more than a week since Martial Law was implemented in Mindanao. I have been getting a lot more information from sources on the ground in Marawi City, and I will...
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Origins of English use in the Philippines
Over my years of living in the Philippines, I have come to realize that the way Filipinos use the English language has come from many different sources. A few days ago, I came to realize something...
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Question from Sean: $10,000?
Today we got a question from Sean: This is what Sean had to say: Hi John, I read an article that states the in order to be approved for a perm status on a 13a you must have a document stating you have...
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As I see It from Bataan
Sitting on a lofty mountain in Bataan gazing south to Mindanao pondering the situation and thinking back to the 1970’s and 80’s and what was going on then… FM Declared Martial Law I was here in...
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Waiting Line
This is a very typical sight throughout the Philippines. Tricycles lined up. This particular lineup of tricycles is at the entry point to Juna Subdivision here in Davao City. These tricycles are...
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An arrest in Davao!
Well, the news broke late yesterday afternoon, Task Force Davao has made an arrest in the Marawi Terrorism case! Yes, that is right, one of the Maute Terrorists has been arrested, and he was arrested...
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Culture Shock
When I first came to the States, it was very different from what I expected. For most of my life, everything I knew about the States has always come second hand. Whether it came from my parents, the...
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