Over the past couple of weeks we have been following a couple of American guys desperately trying to make a living in the Philippines. First, two weeks ago they tried driving a Jeepney in Manila, they got some passengers, but it’s a tough way to make money.  Truth is, they barely made enough to buy a cold drink. Last week, they tried driving a Taxi, and could not find a single passenger to ride with them. This week they are going to try their hand at selling a favorite snack of Filipinos, Taho! Do you think they will succeed in finally finding the right job to keep them from going hungry in the Philippines? Have a look and see how they … [Read more...]

A little more than a week ago, there was a very surprising outcome to several old kidnapping cases in the United States.  Three young women escaped after being kidnapped about a decade each.  One of the victims had been held for 11 years, one for 10 years and the third victim had been held for 9 years.  I am sure that most readers have heard about this incident.  After being held for so many years, one of the young women was able to escape and notify police, thus saving all three kidnap victims.  If you don’t know about this case, you can read more about it here. As this case has been covered by the media, I heard a statistic used … [Read more...]

Last Sunday we looked at a couple of Americans who tried to make money in the Philippines by driving a Jeepney in Manila.  This week, let’s watch as the same two guys take a try at driving a taxi. On their Jeepney adventure they got some passenger, but at P8 per passenger, it’s hard to put food on the table.  Will they be more successful driving a taxi?  Or will they find that it is too hard to succeed? At least this week they have air conditioning and are a little more comfortable! Watch the video and see how it goes for them this week. If you want to move to the Philippines and don’t want to resort to driving a Taxi, … [Read more...]

A topic that is always of interest to expats is VOIP telephone service.  What is VOIP?  Well, it is Voice over Internet Protocol, basically it is a telephone service on which you can call overseas using the Internet, and thus avoiding paying long distance International phone charges.  There are many different companies offering VOIP service.  Some of the companies that I have used over the years include Skype, Vonage, Magic Jack and perhaps a few others as well. My Vonage Experience For me, it all got started back in like 2003 or so when I got a Vonage account.  You needed to get a special router box and a few other things, but I was … [Read more...]