Clash of the Filipina Maids
We've recently hired a new domestic helper for our household in Guimaras. The crusty old expat, yours truly, issued an…
More Female Pushers in Iloilo Peddling Shabu
"More Female Pushers in Iloilo Peddling Shabu." In Western Visayas, the region of the archipelago we call home, 34 women…
New Filipina Helper Fired on First Day
Our new Filipina helper was fired on her first day on the job. We had previously committed to hiring a…
You Can’t Be a True Filipino if You Don’t Sing Karaoke
You can’t be a true Filipino if you don’t sing karaoke. Pinoys and Pinays take their singing seriously to the…
Should You Start a Micro-financing Business in the Philippines?
MFIs in the Philippines report a number of success stories of microentrepreneurs who started with as little as P5,000.
I Join the Guimaras SWAT Team at Manggahan
Could the aging kano be pressed into service as a member of the local SWAT Team?
I’m Adored as a Rock Star by Pretty Pinays at Manggahan 2015
Yes, you, too, Pilgrim, could be a rock star in the Philippines!
Our Isuzu D-Max 4×2 Automatic Truck Has Disappeared from Iloilo City
The Isuzu slips away but we have other options.
Back in the USA. The Return of the American Expat
I hadn't been back in the United States in over five years.
Best Shopping Malls in Bacolod City, the Philippines
Bacolod City is known throughout the region as the "City of Smiles."