http://movingtophilippines.com A chronicle of my move from the US to the Philippines Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:32:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My wife and I are very good about budgeting and saving money. We try to conserve what we can and this has helped us to afford to set up for a comfortable Move to the Philippines. One thing we haven't been able to stay on budget though is our telephone ... http://movingtophilippines.com/2009/01/06/calling-the-philippines/ At this first day of the year I would like to wish all of my friends on here a Happy New Year. Whether you are living in the States or abroad this is a wonderful time to spend with friends. Even if it is just in a chat room or by ... http://movingtophilippines.com/2009/01/01/happy-new-year-to-moving-to-philippines/ I just want to take this time to wish friends and family Merry Christmas or Maligayang Pasko. This has been an eventful year with our house in the Philippines being finished and paid off, my early retirement from the US rat race, and the selling of our house here in ... http://movingtophilippines.com/2008/12/24/merry-christmas-to-moving-to-the-philippines/ Now this is how I like Charice singing. Promoting Filipino music! And there are rumors circulating that Charice may perform at the Innauguration Ball for Obama http://movingtophilippines.com/2008/12/20/charice-performing-in-houston-texas/ Here is a new video of Arnel performing. He's still kicking it! http://movingtophilippines.com/2008/12/20/arnel-pinedas-latestest-performance/ I'm not sure how many of you have heard the story of Leafil Alforque and Scott Napper. They met over the internet Leafil is a Filipina and Scott is an American. Their love story ended tragically a couple of weeks ago when Scott took Leafil out to Proposal Rock in ... http://movingtophilippines.com/2008/12/19/a-sad-story/ Many of the posts on this blog concern filipino food and how good it tastes. I'm always recommending things that people should try and I explain to the best of my knowledge what these foods are. If I know anything about preparation of the foods I try to share that with ... http://movingtophilippines.com/2008/12/16/a-filipino-food-i-dont-like/ I'm sure everyone has heard by now that Filipino boxer Manny "PACMAN" Pacquiao dominated Oscar De la Hoya and forced him to surrender in a fight on Saturday. In my opinion De la Hoya has never really been a good boxer but was good looking enough to have star appeal. Anyway, now ... http://movingtophilippines.com/2008/12/08/the-pacman-gobbles-up-de-la-hoya/ I'm checking in with you all to let you know I'm still alive and kicking. I'm enjoying my new apartment because I really thought my former house was too big. It really needed lots of tender loving care and I'm sure the new owners will give it that because I ... http://movingtophilippines.com/2008/12/06/charice-sighting/ If you have been visiting this blog regularly you will notice it has been a couple of weeks since I last posted. It's been a hectic couple of weeks due to a quick sale of my house here in the states and a move into an apartment. Believe me you cannot ... http://movingtophilippines.com/2008/12/03/im-back/