I flew in from Los Angeles just last week, and I gotta say- there’s really no place like home, no matter how crappy home is. Needless to say, my friends took me out so we could swap stories- they would update me on what’s been going on in the Philippines, and I could tell them […]
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A Man Walks Into An Immigration Lawyer’s Office…
Ever since my friends have heard me make plans to move here to Los Angeles, I’ve been bombarded with all kinds of questions- from getting a US visa, to living conditions here in California, etc. Let’s get this out of the way: if you do have plans of coming over to the United States and […]
What I Miss About The Philippines Right Now
OK, first off- Los Angeles isn’t such a bad place. In fact, I’d say it’s a great place. It’s just that you do have to make some adjustments, even more so if you have plans of moving here. Still, I’ll tell you this now- I miss the fact that you could head off to a […]
To Live and Die in L.A.
Yes, it is a title of a song from the marginally successful 80’s pop group Wang Chung (of “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” infamy), but for today’s purposes, it is also the title of this blog post. I’ve been in Los Angeles for a little over two weeks now. Last time I was in town, here […]
Living Solo: Cost of Living in Metro Manila?
I had a rather extended conversation with my mom and my sister the other day. Since they were preparing for their own trips to the Philippines (after 15, 16 years?), they naturally wanted to know how much things are back home. Mom asked me how much my bills were in the Philippines. That made me […]
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