Foreigners Moving to the Philippines: A Must Read for AFAMs, Expats and Farangs

I think all foreigners moving to the Philippines should read this. Its so easy to get lured and fall in love with the Philippines, its not a paradise believe me. You have better options in Thailand where the food is cheaper and the infrastructure is better. Thailand is a lot more humid though and the language barrier maybe a problem, but the corruption is not as extreme as the Philippines.

Some mature junk right here worth reading:

Continue reading this here at Quora

 If there's one thing the Quora poster failed to mentioned is the crime rate in Manila is also quite alarming.

Ulrich Notter: Swiss Sells Munchkins on the Streets of Cebu Philippines

Ulrich Notter is working hard to earn a decent living selling his home made Swiss munchkins in front of the Cebu Normal University.

The Swiss pastrymaker would rather sell munchkins in the streets of Cebu than go home to his country. Though mala MMK levels ang buhay ni Koya Ulrich, marunong ito magsalita ng Bisaya at masipag ito.

Unfortunately, his Pinay wife left him broke and bone dry after giving her everything she wanted. Instead of begging or going home to Switzerland, Ulrich is working his way to live here in the Philippines.

Notter sells his muchkins at P2.50 each. Mura lang, keri na! 

He makes about P300 to P400 per day, just enough for food and rent. He loves the climate here and still dreams BIG, he wants to run his own canteen in Cebu.

Well a message to Papa Ulrich just forget the Surigao bitch that left you. She doesn't deserve you, madaming mababait na Pinay na hindi goldigger at may puso, and they would love a genuine 'sugar' daddy who can make sugary chocolate munchkins! AWARD!

Mylene Morillo and Michael Brown: American English Skills Development Center Scandal

Now making the viral rounds on Facebook: 

Michael Brown is a great man. He's a caring father to my girlfriend and awesome grandfather to our daughter. When he retired from the U.S. Air Force and wanted to start a business in the Philippines that helped Filipinos succeed and open up more doors for them career-wise, it made me see just how selfless and benevolent he was. He could've got a good-paying job in the U.S. Instead, Michael--who is American-born, an Oklahoma native, and son of a retired U.S. military veteran as well, chose to stay in the Philippines after retirement with the goal of helping the people there. Usually, most Filipinos, with no ties to a higher social class, can't wait to leave the Philippines since they know that there are better opportunities abroad. In other words, most Filipinos know that they can only get so far in the Philippines--so they usually make every attempt to leave their country, pursue opportunities somewhere else, and then either send back money to their families that are still in the country or help them get out of the country as well. Despite that, Michael figured that he could contribute his experience, his knowledge, and his abilities to support Filipinos in their own country. Therefore, it is sad to see him struggling to maintain his business after having it snatched from him by a person he once called his friend and who did it purely based on greed. Please read his story here and support him  http://www.change.org/petitions/mylene-morillo-buijs-return-the-company-that-rightfully-belongs-to-me

 

My name is Michael Brown. In 2006, I started American English Skills Development Center, Inc., with my friend and business partner, Mylene Morillo-Buijs, and at that time I believed she and I were equal partners. My goal was to teach English to Filipino jobseekers, in the hope of helping them find employment and a better life. What I didn't know was that my "friend and business partner" apparently intended to deceive me all along.