I can’t believe it’s been a week since I last posted. I’ve been really busy on a very profitable and successful project but time consuming as well. Not really much going on other than my favorite season which is Fall. One thing I will miss after moving to the Philippines will be the drastic change in seasons. Just a couple of weeks ago it was hot and humid and now we are experiencing the cooler days of Fall.

If you are in the Philippines I would like to greet you with Season’s Greetings, probably something you have been hearing for the last two weeks since we are in the “ber” months. Never could get used to hearing Christmas music in September or October but I will adjust.

I ran across a recent video from my friend and noted author Bob Martin (see the sidebar for his writings). This video is a tour of his house in Davao City. I recommend you visit his YouTube channel and watch it. To view the video please click here. Once again SEASON’S GREETINGS especially in the Philippines.

What do you feel is the real Philippines? Is it the provinces, where the some people are so poor that they don’t have running water nor electricity? Or is the beautiful sprawling cities of Metro Manila or Cebu? Is it the cool mountainous regions? Maybe you think as I do and believe that all of this together makes up the real Philippines. The country’s geography is as diverse as the different languages and people.

This came to mind when a friend recently visited the Philippines with his wife and she brought him straight to the province in the middle of the night and they stayed there for about 1 month. It was in an area that was like the first example I cited. No running water, no electricty, and not many English speaking people if any. My friend was very discouraged and vowed to never go back to the Philippines again. I believe his wife cheated him out of seeing the beauty of the Philippines so I found this video on YouTube and showed him some things he missed. He may visit again I promised to take him along with me when I go. Anyhow here is the video I found on YouTube:

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President Obama’s Healthcare reform bill is a hot topic on the internet, TV, and just about every other media outlet. The people who are pro-healthcare and anti-healthcare are very passionate about the topic but I feel like I’m not a good judge of what is best because my whole life I have basically been on a government provided healthcare program. I joined the Navy right out of high school and retired from the Navy so my family and I have only known government healthcare. What I can say is I’m over 50 and in reasonably good health and still have all my internal organs and teeth so I guess it’s worked for me.

It’s a fact that the Philippine doctors and medical personel are as professional and well trained as their counterparts in other countries. Philippine health care is less expensive in most cases and I hear that many people who live in countries such as Canada that have socialized medicine end up going to the United States for operations that they can’t afford to wait on in their home country. This is where the Philippines may benefit.

Consider if the U.S. health care system turns into something similiar to the British or Canadian system and Americans can’t get the surgery or treatment they need at home.They can go to the Philippines and get the same level of care and won’t have to wait long or go through government red tape. Some of the best doctors and nurses in the U.S. are Filipinos, in fact the doctor I see the most is Filipino. Will this mean that Filipino doctors in the U.S. who would be subject to accepting what the government health plan provides would opt to move back to the Philippines and open a private practice there? Possibly but there are many things that readers of this blog may have to think about. I know that when I move to the Philippines I can expect to receive the best medical care for me.