Something surprised me this week due to a few things happening to a friend of mine. Someone who has done everything he could to bring his fiancee to him. He had gone through the process of helping family, visiting the Philippines and had spent a lot of time and money putting together paperwork for visas [...]

Today we had a native turkey and April tried best to make it as a traditional Christmas as possible. We had gravy, stuffing and all the trimmings even the turkey tasted good.. but whats a Christmas in the Philippines without it being a Philippine Christmas. The thing I like about the Philippines is its not [...]

 Moalboal is located South West of Cebu city. Famous for its diving its also a great place for the more adventurous with trekking, rapelling, climbing. But mainly for its diving that makes it a top destination with holiday makers.
Diving is available for the beginner right through to the experienced and many diving schools and shops are [...]

Well things have been a little slow recently mainly down to what could be termed as technical difficulties.. I have 3 Toshiba Laptops all bought with OEM versions of Windows. The first one runs on XP and  my last trip I reformatted and setup before I left to find out that my original Key didnt [...]

Now ive met a lot of guys who are in loveless, unhappy marriages and the question i always ask is why are you still together? You talk to them and all they do is complain about theyre wife and the way life is.
Simple answer you cant fix it. Sorry to say it but if its [...]

April is currently under a new business venture which is underwear. Which make great gifts for your wife / Girlfriend or relatives in the Philippines they are very good quality and the bras currently sell in the malls for between P800 and P1000 each Aprils sale price is P380 each plus delivery and any payment [...]

Earlier this year i started toying with the fact of how to make a sustainable living in the Philippines. First issues started with what really works. The answer was most things do work but in varying degrees of success. The failures seem to happen with two factors 1. The rates of loans are too high [...]

The hardest thing ive had to do in life is be a father. Being a husband has its ups and downs but with April as my equal we find a middle ground and get through most things without a hitch. But being a father children expect you to float them through the wilderness that is [...]

There is a saying “A 1000 scientists cant explain love but two people can show it”. The reason its two people is any two people can or will show love in a different way depending who the people are. It could be simply two lovers showing love and affection for each other but just as [...]

 A discussion with some expats the other day threw up a debate on helping family. Which i was one of the few that think we should at least try to help. There are several reasons for and against. There is no true right or wrong answer as many have found out over time within each [...]