It’s hard to believe that yesterday was our One Year anniversary here in the Philippines.  How time flies!
Here’s a month by month rundown of what happened to us.
December:  We arrived at the airport in the morning and was picked up by my Mom and uncle.  Since we had an apartment ready for us we were [...]

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Yes, I am still here! Hey I wonder if people still read this blog, a bit surprising but  yes checking the stats there was still good traffic.   Still a bit dazed about what has happened the past few days.
Now that the smoke (storms and floods ) has cleared, and I am a bit relaxed with [...]

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Just a quick update:
Next week two new programmers are starting and another one next month. Also, we will be moving to “The House” on Tuesday. Probably this weekend we will shop for furniture. The driver and his family are staying there with us on a trial basis. So we still have to [...]

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We are now here for almost six months. Time flew by so fast — it felt like a roller coaster ride.  Here is an update of our life here in the Philippines:
We arrived on the first week of December last year and moved in directly to our two bedroom apartment in Mandaluyong my mom found [...]

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Sorry for being quiet the past few weeks but it has been very hectic. By the end of March, MrC’s father was already here visiting so I was busy showing him around (that is another blog-worthy post in itself). And at the same time, we had one special day where the office was [...]

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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 [...]

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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 and infrastructure organization
MrC is busy and [...]

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I am happy to announce that (1) this blog is now ONE year old and (2) we now have an office in Mandaluyong!  Just over a year ago, we were just dreaming and planning about this and now it seems that we are indeed going as planned.
The office we found is right next to where [...]

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It’s been days since I posted anything. This post is more of a summary of 2008 (I had 60 posts and 93 approved comments!) and what plans I have for 2009.
Posting this right here in our place in Mandaluyong gives me a sense of accomplishment that we were able to come out a plan [...]

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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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