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Pick Pockets At Sinulog

Sinulog Dancer

I ran into my first picket pocket in Cebu during Sinulog today. I really blame myself as  I was stupid. I was asking for it. I let my guard down once and that is all it took. I had my wallet and cell phone stolen today. The amazing part to me is they were in…

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The Taxi Line In the Philippines

Live In The Philippines

There are too many lines in the Philippines. “Please fall inline here,” a sign I see far too often. It is my perception that it is an Asian thing. It is part of the impression I have that community is supreme over the individual in the Philippines and throughout many parts of Asia. People my…

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Going To A Filipino Wedding

Candles At a Filipino Wedding

In December I went to a Filipino wedding. I was excited to see what would be familiar to me and what would be different. The wedding I went to was much more like a Western wedding than I expected. It may have been more American like than I know because I’ve never been to a wedding this…

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It has been almost a month since I wrote about the US dollar to Philippine peso rate of exchange.  At that time I predicted the dollar would fall in the short term due to a much larger improvement in jobs data out of the USA. That was an easy call and the dollar did fall against…

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Sinulog Time For Cebu

Sinulog Dancer

Sinulog in Cebu draws huge crowds and prestige for Cebu each year. This year the big week for Sinulog starts today. What is Sinulog? Its the biggest part in all of the Philippines and one of the biggest in the world. It is a festival. Filipinos love festivals. There are festivals for neighborhoods, barangay also…

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Teaching English In The Philippines

Teaching English In The Philippines

I have a lot of people ask about teaching English in the Philippines. I’ve known one person that did it full time and he didn’t earn much.  However they did provide him room and board. He was earning less than $300 a month in cash salary. This week, I had another expat contact me about…

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