If you like to become an expat in the Philippines or you like to move here for other reasons you will have many questions, for sure. Searching the internet to get those answers is one possibility, ask around on forums is an other way to get your answers. For this reason this website has...
Many websites like to have a high page rank in Google. Only few are getting a high page rank. Top websites like Microsoft, Google, facebook and the like most of the time have a page rank of 10 out of 10. For smaller websites like blogs and similar websites a page rank of 3...
When you are an Expat in the Philippines, just like me, and have a small budget, you are not able to do the things you maybe like to do. Going out for dinner, buy a new computer, or other things you don’t have the budget for. You might think: I can find a job...
Some of the frequent readers of this website are sending me emails why I haven’t posted something lately. Well, I briefly have to explain it here: It’s not that I am being sick or not feeling well but, due to a heavy workload (writing articles for others through oDesk) I was not able to...
Almost every foreigner who enters the Philippines will get a visa for 21 days. Read about the latest updates if you are also entitled. If you are planning to stay longer you have to go to one of the many Immigration Offices in the country and apply for an extension. Your first extension will...
Continuation from Hi, I’m Emily part 2 Here in the Philippines I have met a few other species of my kind. They are not that smart like me, but they are nice. Although sometimes they are annoying and asking for food whole day. I cannot understand why they do not have their own servants....
Continuation from Hi, I’m Emily part 1 On a certain moment, I cannot remember the date because I do not have any idea about time, not even today, I was asked to go into a small cage. I didn’t like it but I did anyway, because there was no more furniture, no more napping...
It is more than two years now that we (me, Jan and Flor) made the move to the Philippines. Now it is time that I tell you MY story of our move to the Philippines. My name is Emily, I am almost 7 years old now (born March 26, 2004). I am a female cat...
A lot of people, who are planning to come to the Philippines, like to know more or less the costs of living in the Philippines. How much you actually need per month depends on the lifestyle you are going to live here and the needs you have. In this list I’m giving you some...
Living here isn’t so bad. Most things you need you can buy here. The malls are big and with a large variety of stores. There are a lot of restaurants everywhere. Practically every street corner has a McDonalds or Jollibee or other (fast food) restaurant. And they are cheap. I love the Philippines and...
For those people who would like to learn some Tagalog, the most spoken language in the Philippines, I’ll give some links here where to choose from. For an expat to be accepted faster in the Philippines it would be best to learn a few phrases and small sentences in Tagalog. Share and Enjoy
When you are living in the Philippines you will found out that you are never alone unless you stay in your apartment with the door and windows closed. One of hardest things to manage is your extended family in the Philippines. Although not all families are the same, if you are married to a...
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