About a week ago I got a link from a reader, Roxas Ron, about the new extended 6-month Visa the Philippines just rolled out this
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Who Do You Trust? – Scams In The Philippines
In a recent article I briefly talked about running into people who pretend to befriend you in order to make you their own personal ATM
Read more[Diary] – June, 2013; Catsby, Drinking, Hubal-Hubal & Ghosts in the Forest
Month of JUNE- 2013 This is one page per month devoted to the more personal experiences related to my life in the Philippines. I’ll toss in
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[Ask Henry] – Finding A Good Filipina Wife
Today’s question from a reader hits on the issue of finding a good Filipina for a wife. What is the best approach? Where to look?
Read more[Photos] – The Tambis Solution & Kids in the Philippines
Kids in the Philippines. Well, when you get right down to it kids are pretty much the same everywhere. Playing all day and getting into
Read more[Diary] – May, 2013; Time Flying, Pretty Women & Turkey-Lurkey
Month of MAY- 2013 This is one page per month devoted to the more personal experiences related to my life in the Philippines. I’ll toss in
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[Photos] Starting A Pig Farm in the Philippines
I’ve written about some of the details related to what’s involved and the profit to be made from starting a pig farm in the Philippines, including
Read more[Photos] – Random Places Gallery #2
All of these particular photos are from May of 2013 and either in Bohol or Bogo for the most part. I’ve been meaning to upload
Read moreJTOL – All Foreigners Are Rich, Right?
“All Foreigners Are Rich, Right?” Whether you’re just here for two weeks or you’ve been here for a year, unless you either speak the local dialect or
Read more[Video] – Virgin Mary Shrine Near Bogo, Cebu
It was time to check up on the piggy farm so a 2-day leisurely road trip to Bogo made for a nice getaway. Little did
Read moreGetting Mugged In The Philippines
Most days here in the Philippines things move along pretty smoothly. Maybe once every two months you might have some minor inconvenience in the day.
Read more[Video] – Some Unexpected Eye Candy
So there I was.. just minding my own business at theICM mall in Tagbilaran, Bohol.. I’d been doing about the most mundane thing you could
Read moreJTOL – Are Filipinas Really All That Jealous?
“Are Filipinas Really All That Jealous?” That’s the question of the day in this segment of Just Thinking Out Loud. Is there any truth to
Read more[Ask Henry] – Visa ‘Expedite’ Fees & My Story at B.I.
Question: “Hey Henry, Keep up the nice writing. I read it whenever there’s a new post. My question is about the visa renewal fees. I noticed
Read more[Video] – The Tagbilaran Fish & Veggies Market
One of the things I enjoy doing is taking a browse through the Bohol Fish Market, here in Tagbilaran. These sort of places are often
Read more[Ask Henry] – What’s The ‘Down’ Side of Paradise?
Question: “Hey Henry, I enjoy reading your articles and the experiences you are having there. Now you may or may not remember me but I’ve said
Read moreThe Cybercrime Law, HIV/AIDS & Sex In The Philippines
A lot of conversation has gone on in so many of the expat online forums that discuss life in the Philippines about the ‘bad apple’
Read more[Diary] – April, 2013; Irons in the Fire, Blackouts, Clumsy-Cat
Month of APRIL – 2013 This is one page per month devoted to the more personal experiences related to my life in the Philippines. Daily life
Read more[Video] – The Jungle Trail (in the daytime)
A friend of mine (Adolfo Saldana) asked if I could show what the trail looked like during the daytime which I took in my last
Read moreDating Young Filipinas: The May-December Relationship
Today I’m going to tackle a subject here that is intrinsic to a meeting of cultures here in the Philippines. And that subject is the
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