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Please Take-A-Number
The guy at the end of my street opened an internet café, his first month was very slow, but then he had no internet connection. Somewhat like building a swimming pool, but having no water. Optic fiber...
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Spotify and Localization
About a week ago, my Dad signed us up for a Spotify family plan. Spotify is a music streaming subscription, you get almost all the music under the sun for a monthly fee. While I do prefer actually...
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Safety: USA vs. Philippines
I know that some people will consider this topic to be controversial. But, if you comment and have not watched the video you might not sound very smart! Watch the video and see what I actually have to...
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It’s a Band Situation
The first article I wrote for this site was about how I inherited a Philippine teenage band. A group of older local kids needed a sponsor (someone willing to provide instruments). My wife and I...
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A refund? In the Philippines?
Welcome to another episode of the Expat Answerman Vidcast! I hope that you will enjoy today’s program. Last month, I got a real surprise when I asked a local business for a refund. I had some...
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Calendars and Clocks and Other Useless Stuff
There was a time in my life when my daily activity was ruled by clocks and calendars. This was I had assumed is normal until I retired from the Navy in 1986 down in Puerto Rico that was when I...
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Spam Texts and My Phone
Every few days, I usually get a text from my service provider Sun. You’d think it would be an important message about the service, how long until I have to reload or something like that. Nope, they...
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Credit Reporting System
For the past several years, there has been talk in the Philippines about a credit reporting system. I had never really heard of anything coming from the talk, although I heard a few years ago the law...
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A Short Internet Story
A week ago I noticed that my internet was slower than usual. Normally, when this happens I will switch from using my SmartBro WiFi to my Globe WiFi, or vice versa. This time, the results were the same....
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The Problem with S&R Shopping
I love S&R. S&R is a membership store here in the Philippines. When you go inside S&R you would think you are Costco, it looks exactly the sam! Same shelving. Same products. Everything is...
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Unicorns Frolicking in Their Front Yard
In 1963 the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles issued me a Drivers License after I had passed both the written and driving test, on the crowded streets of Boston. I even had to accomplish a...
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How to get used to the heat?
It seems like every day it gets hotter and hotter. Right around now, I would have thought we’d get… I don’t wanna use the word cold, so I’ll use the words cool enough. Every year, the “-ber” months...
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Can a person live a happy life on $200 a month in the Philippines?
I believe the answer to be, “Yes, millions do!” I made no mistake in my article title. I meant $200 not $2,000. I meant “happy life” not survive. The key word in the title is “person” which is not an...
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The Misunderstood Filipina Wife
My Filipina wife gave me the brief message. “Your brother called. She wants you to call back”. I smile knowing my wife had once again mixed up the use of ‘he’ and ‘she’ (unless my brother had called to...
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Riding the Roller Coaster
Do you like to ride the roller coaster? If you are going to live in a foreign country as an expat, even if you don’t like to ride the roller coaster, you have no choice. You will have to ride no matter...
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Coffee in the Philippines
First I’ll be honest; coffee wasn’t exactly my number one priority in the 70’s and 80’s as my ships came in and out of the Philippines. As I remember Navy Issue coffee was once the finest coffee you...
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Ping Tools?
Ping tools (what I call them) or game VPNs are getting pretty common nowadays. There are several different ones you can choose from with varying degrees of success. I hear you asking, what is a ping...
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My Girlfriend is sleeping with someone else!
I got a voicemail recently from Henry. Henry had some shocking news! He told me that his girlfriend is sleeping with someone else! It was kind of shocking to me, especially when he asked if there was...
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Sports In The Philippines
In the United States, I followed 4 sports. They were baseball, hockey, basketball and American style football. Becoming an expat in the Philippines has impacted my enjoyment of all 4 to different...
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Will my cellphone work in the Philippines?
A short time back, Philip called me and asked if his cellular phone would work in the Philippines. He told me that his network carrier in the United States is AT&T, and wondered if the phone would...
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