Forex Celebrates an awesome 20 Years of operation in Australia this July 2017. What once was a simply a vision and desire by our founder Mrs. Ines Campos to assist her fellow Filipino’s in Australia who needed to send packages and money to their loved ones back in the Philippines has grown to be one of the most reliable and trusted Filipino brands in Australia. In March … [Read more...]
Life is a Beach
Living in the cities has many advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include availability of services, foods and getting things done. Yes, even in the Philippines you can get a few things done in the city areas like Manila and Cebu. I am not saying it easy, as getting anything done in the Philippines seems to take ten times longer and allows you to bash your head against … [Read more...]
Tardiness
What is tardiness in the Philippines like? Time for yet another moan. Well, that's the beauty of being a writer on a site about the Philippines. In the West, we are taught that to be punctual and to be always on time for anything is professional and polite. Moreover, you are not wasting your time or the time of others. This is certainly important in work and service aspects of … [Read more...]
Fun Marrying a Filipina
Filipinas involved with or marrying foreigners are they only after one thing? Is it greener pastures in the good old Australia? Marriage to Filipinos is a lifelong commitment which is why there is, generally speaking, no divorce in the Philippines. It is not a spur of the moment thing or a product of a passing fling. It is from this idea that all other marital traits of … [Read more...]
I Don’t get the Joke
What's Funny? I don't get the joke? The humor from one country to another is so different and it is not always down to the language. The Australian sense of humor is very much linked to the British style where it is quick and sometimes barbed. The Australian humor can be course but funny and it may sound argumentative and insulting to those without the … [Read more...]
