We are currently on “waiting” mode.  After seeing countless houses and talking to many brokers I have found a nice and charming 3-bedroom bungalow sitting on a 500 sqm lot with (semi)manicured garden.  This is actually how it happened.  One day I received a phone call from a lady with a nice voice that sounded [...]

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Well, I just wanted to share some of our little issues with the office lately as well as our apartment. Right now, we have decided to look for a new place. We prefer something far from the main (read: polluted) roads and not on a high-rise apartment complex. We still want to [...]

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Warning: Explicit Nagging and Ranting may be found in this posting.
I would be a hypocrite to admit that I am all happy happy joy joy during these days.  But the truth is, I may be experiencing some sort of reverse culture shock.  In a way, I am quite shocked to realize that I have not [...]

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Our shipment has been scheduled to be examined by the BIR Inspector today. The broker sent me a text message at around 1:30pm that if I want to be present during the examination I should be there at around 3pm. I immediately sent him a reply that I can make it. [...]

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We arrived exactly one week ago and now we are renting a condominium somewhere between Ortigas and Makati. We chose this location for convenience in commuting within Metro Manila. With the help of my mother, we have rented a 2 bedroom and 2 bath apartment with a large utility room with its own [...]

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We visited several housing developments in the South of Metro Manila, between Paranaque and Tagaytay.
I had two goals: first, is to visit the house and neighborhood where I grew up and second, is to look around for places where we want to live.

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I grew up in Paranaque. I lived there with my family close to 16 years. Prior to that we lived in the province of Nueva Ecija for 8 years. I have lived abroad for the past 12 years! Time flies by so quickly indeed.
Anyways, I have no plans [...]

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