Posts Tagged ‘ Reply ’

Making new friends in Cebu

March 6, 2012
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Friendship has to be one of the things too many people give easily and I often come across people complaining Expats here don’t say hello in the malls etc. To be honest I do to people I know the reason being generally the people I have met over the last 3 years that did...

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Horror story of trying to construct a house in the Philippines and helping at the same time

August 15, 2011
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I came across this story some time ago as an expat was dealing with the frustrations of trying to build his first home here in the Philippines. Like all things it started with good intentions. As the project started everything seemed fine and as time went on the budgets started to need more materials...

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Expats in the Philippines overcharge incoming new expats FACT.

July 28, 2011
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I recently got someone adding a post into my old blog which is something I don’t mind if the author had even taken the time out to introduce himself before trying to add a cut and paste to an article (spamming). Its also the fact these type of expats are the ones who exploit...

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Expats in friendships

July 7, 2011
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When I first started to come to Cebu I was very open on meeting people and generating a lot of good friends. But what has happened and many expats will tell you is that you filter out people not because your arrogant or fussy on your friends but truth of the matter is the...

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Does Philippines business understand the internet?

July 7, 2011
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Does Philippines business understand the internet?

With the technology advances in the world and the Philippines pushing for the number one spot in outsource business does the Philippines even understand the uses of the internet? I am used to doing things online in the UK as you can pre-order, reserve and query pretty much anything you need but here in...

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Philippinesexpatforum – Whining

March 21, 2011
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Hey Joe sent over a post this evening from the forum I left which I find it not only a bit bizarre but child like as Lee over there just seems to go on and on needing the last word.. I wouldn’t even have bothered to look if it wasn’t that I needed to...

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What do I do about filing my US Income Tax forms if I live in the Philippines?

August 19, 2010
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I would look to get a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to do it for you. But look for one who already has Expats on his books and knows the system. Because the rulings and regulations that apply to an Expat are different to a general U.S. citizen so a bit of researching and asking...

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foreigners with bad attitudes in the Philippines

August 3, 2010
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I got an email follow up of another one that was sent by someone the other day. Which basically said that I hadn’t replied because I didn’t have the guts to and was I hiding behind my keyboard. Well if he had read my blog I had answered in full so everyone can see...

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The frustration of doing business in the Philippines

June 12, 2010
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The last few months i have been busy trying to tie up loose ends to get projects moving. What i have found is things never move like they should and often people expect it not to. If you question things being slow or not being done generally the reply is “this is the Philippines...

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