Posts Tagged ‘ Long Time ’

Philippines Pawn Industry

November 11, 2011
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Philippines Pawn Industry

The Pawn industry in the Philippines is one that pretty much guarantees a good income if you get it established and have good valuations. The only real issue obviously is you want a high turn over of loans rather than being stuck with a lot of goods as it is very competitive here. At...

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Electronic Gremlins In The Philippines

October 27, 2011
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Recently we have been suffering with various problems electronic related everything from the Smart Bro internet connection to the routers switched each other off to today where I was typing away and the server decided to give up the ghost with the hard drive. Some of these problems exist because a lot of the...

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The ex wife and the Philippines

August 7, 2011
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I have had dealings with a lot of people over the last few years and one of the most common reasons for them being here is the Ex-wife and the divorce. There are people avoiding child support and there are people who are just left flat broke and unable to continue in their home...

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With 2011 now begun where is Matt?

July 12, 2011
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With 2011 now begun where is Matt?

The end of 2010 was a celebration here although we were blessed with the new arrival of Wilhelm and the fact I had managed to be home for the whole of 2010 its the same year the entire world went into recession and life has been pretty bloody hard for the entire year. For...

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The forgotten Filipina’s (the over 30s!)

April 5, 2011
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I know Matt has talked about the women in their 30s but nobody seems to really discuss what is happening so I thought I would get Matt to post this. I am a female in my mid thirties my husband wasn’t a good one with gambling and drinking habits which started to eat through...

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Getting to grips with the learning curve of doing business in the Philippines

August 16, 2010
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One thing that sees the death of peoples dreams in the Philippines is dealing with business ventures. They arrive with high hopes and a spring in their step believing they can outdo the last guy that failed. Reality check and realising that its an entirely different culture and business mind set doesn’t matter we...

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Google online TV service begins

May 27, 2010
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Google online TV service begins

Google unveiled its hybrid internet/television service this month, which I thought may develop into something good especially for Expat’s who miss TV shows etc back in their home countries as this could be a way forward on being able to watch them but.. the problem is although still in its early stages Google are...

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So why do I live here in the Philippines?

April 13, 2010
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A few people have been asking lately why do I live in the Philippines? besides the obvious of having a beautiful wonderful wife there are a lot of other reasons. Although I find lately more of the expats who have been here longer than me are getting close to calling it a day but...

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Foreigners in the Philippines

March 8, 2010
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Lately I have been letting a lot of anti-Filipino talk online get under my skin. From the guy with his retirement village telling people to buy up at least a hectare of land just so they can’t here Filipino Karaoke to the general grumblings of Expats. I just want to say to everyone “don’t...

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Two years of being happily married.. is it worth it?

October 29, 2009
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Dont misunderstand the title. The relevance is to the fact of being apart for months at a time. What I have found is the first  month while apart is the hardest as reality kicks in to the fact your going to be away for a long time. But after that as long as everything...

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