My father in law arrived last weekend and today we planned on taking him to see old Manila, right at Intramuros. Being the expected tour guide, I did a bit of research on how to approach this day tour. Since we live in Mandaluyong, I have decided to have a combined Pasig River Ferry “tour” [...]
Entries from March 2009
Intramuros via Pasig River Ferry
March 25th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Discoveries · Travel
I got my Philippine Drivers License in Half a Day
March 17th, 2009 · No Comments
Today, I decided to apply for a drivers license. At first, I was planning to go to the Santolan Licensing Office but when I asked the taxi driver he was not so sure how to find it. It was good that he knew how to get to the East Avenue (Main) Office of the LTO [...]
Tags: Philippine Government Experiences
Opening Day
March 16th, 2009 · No Comments
Today is the first day of work for our Philippine team. Unfortunately, the desks and internet were still not yet available so temporarily we are now using the office of our local partner close by. The chairs and the PC’s had to be moved from the new office. During the weekend, one of our team [...]
Tags: business · Milestones
Kennon Road
March 15th, 2009 · No Comments
Last January, we were in Baguio for a short trip. MrC was able to video the whole scenic stretch of Kennon Road coming down from Baguio. To everyone who is not familiar with Kennon Road, this is the most scenic winding road to take if you are going Baguio. There are other alternative roads which [...]
Tags: Discoveries · News · Philippine Facts
Preparations for the Opening of the Office
March 13th, 2009 · No Comments
This week the final preparations are being done before we start with the whole team: * Desks have been ordered * Computers have arrived * Office Chairs have arrived * Planning for the next 6 weeks (until the end of April) * Preparing the team and making sure they understand the existing system * Systems [...]
Tags: business · Milestones
