http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blogs/ Community Blog List Syndication Tue, 15 May 2012 09:11:55 +0000 admin@philippines-expats.com (Philippines-Expats) IP.Blog 60 http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/30/entry-47-my-first-experience-of-the-philippines-part-2/ driven a motorbike for years, but what the heck. It's a half hour drive and as I pull in to town I get a rear tyre blowout. A guy points to it "Oh" he says, "You have...]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 04:44:00 +0000 http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/30/entry-47-my-first-experience-of-the-philippines-part-2/ http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/29/entry-46-my-first-experience-of-the-philippines/
Ok, well you have to remember that I only spent two weeks in the Philippines and a couple of days it rained, so I can't tell you much about the place per se.
So what you're getting is a teeny weeny glimpse through my eyes.

I didn't know much about the Phils but I did...]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 12:23:00 +0000 http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/29/entry-46-my-first-experience-of-the-philippines/ http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/25/entry-34-part-iii-the-thrill-of-speed/ In both Hobie Cat and windsurfing, I prefer flat water conditions rather than dealing with the ocean swells and chops. My last time out in the surf line, I made a mistake by hot dogging with my Hobie and paid the price. Yeah, I flipped it over as I jibed too early and ate it big time. The wave hit me broadside and I immediately bailed out from all the... Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:14:00 +0000 http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/25/entry-34-part-iii-the-thrill-of-speed/ http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/11/entry-31-philippine-vacation/
I had my much needed vacation to the Philippines last week to see my family after five and a half months of working in Taiwan. I had a great time with my wife and kids, and I don't know how much longer I could've waited.

My one and a half year old...]]> Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:03:00 +0000 http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/11/entry-31-philippine-vacation/ http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/21/entry-30-3-months-on/
Anyway, up and out by 5am onto highway for a good hours plus brisk walking. Breakfast...]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:25:00 +0000 http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/21/entry-30-3-months-on/ http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/11/entry-29-those-we-meet-abroad/ good idea to check on my roommate, Matt, who was
supposed to be at Roxy 99, the bar where all the foreigners
go. I've been trying to school him on life lately, so I
thought I'd check on his progress. Anyways, right beside
there is a Taiwanese breakfast restaurant that has good
food in...]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/11/entry-29-those-we-meet-abroad/ http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/11/entry-27-the-unwilling-immigrant/ We Westerners in Asia rarely consider ourselves immigrants. We’re always calling ourselves expats, and rightfully so. We don’t have immigrant status in the sense of someone immigrating to a Western country has. Their aim is to obtain citizenship, learn the language, and plant their family... Sun, 03 Apr 2011 08:13:00 +0000 http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/11/entry-27-the-unwilling-immigrant/ http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/19/entry-26-foreigner-serving-the-philippine-national-police/ Since moving to the Philippines eight years ago, I’ve had the opportunity to experience and learn many different things in my new country.

[font="Times New...]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:15:00 +0000 http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/19/entry-26-foreigner-serving-the-philippine-national-police/ http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/16/entry-25-hair-raising-experience/ The very best advice that can be given to a foreign visitor about driving in the Philippines is don’t! Don’t even think about it. Even if you are a professional driver of 80,000 pound semi trucks with two million miles under your belt; don’t drive in the... Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:46:00 +0000 http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/16/entry-25-hair-raising-experience/ http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/11/entry-23-had-a-crazy-dream-part-two/
That leaves my parents offer...]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:28:00 +0000 http://www.philippines-expats.com/index.php/blog/11/entry-23-had-a-crazy-dream-part-two/