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Philippines: 8th world’s friendliest country according to expats; Who’s No.1?
comment No Comments January 17, 2012 – 3:11 am

From an article on Forbes by contributor Beth Greenfield, the Philippines ranked number 8 in the HSBC’s Expat Explorer Survey, released last month. “This country is friendly on wallets, too: 47% report an increase in access to luxuries, including domestic staff, swimming pools, and owning properties,” the survey revealed.

And I thought we were ranked number one or somewhere in the Top 3! (Nah, not really…)

The top three nations dubbed as friendliest of all countries ranked highest in the following: they are the easiest to befriend locals, learn the local language, integrate into the community and fit into the new culture.

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Time Magazine’s: Top 10 Viral Videos of 2011
comment 1 Comment December 28, 2011 – 3:06 am

From Time Magazine: This year’s top 10 viral videos include a baby Darth Vader, a “nasty” honey badger, a 90′s crooner, an epic gigglefest and of course- Rebecca Black’s “Friday”
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Philippines: 8th world’s friendliest country according to expats; Who’s No.1?

January 17, 2012 – 3:11 am

From an article on Forbes by contributor Beth Greenfield, the Philippines ranked number 8 in the HSBC’s Expat Explorer Survey, released last month. "This country is friendly on wallets, too: 47% report an increase in access to luxuries, including domestic ...

SOPA Internet Censorship: What you need to know and why you and I must act to stop this bill from passing.

November 18, 2011 – 8:46 pm

On November 16th, the US Congress held hearings on the first American Internet censorship system knows as the "Stop Online Piracy Act," or SOPA. This bill can pass. If it does the Internet and free speech will never be the ...

Get “If I Hadn’t Forgotten” the new song from Singer Songwriters Keaton Simons and Didi Benami

November 6, 2011 – 7:01 am

  Who: Multi-talented singer songwriter and musician Keaton Simons and equally multifaceted artist Didi Benami in a duet! What: The captivating new song, "If I Hadn't Forgotten" Where: now available on iTunes and Amazon as digital downloads. When: release date, November 01, 2011 Song Trivia: ...

Anonymous threatens to take down Facebook on November 5, 2011. Can they, really??

August 8, 2011 – 3:49 pm

Inspired by Guy Fawkes Night commemorated every year primarily in Great Britain, and brought into the spotlight in the movie V for Vendetta -- Anonymous group vows to 'destroy' Facebook on Saturday, November 5th, 2011. How they are going to ...

The most unusual prayer from Pastor Joe Nelms – Nascar Nationwide Race in Nashville, TN (videos)

August 8, 2011 – 5:17 am

Pastor Joe Nelms made headlines (sort of) recently when the media and YouTube caught on his most unusual pre-race prayer, said during the Nascar Nationwide Race in Nashville, TN on July 23rd. As if his prayer wasn't enough to cause giggles ...

Arjohn Gilbert, the street kid singer from the Philippines is YouTube trending. It’s about time! (Videos)

August 6, 2011 – 10:54 pm

Timing is everything for this Filipino street kid who sells flute in the streets of Clark, in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. On the side, he sings to his customers and allows them to video him while singing! He's ...

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Sinigang For the Soul

This is both a mixed bag and a personal blog, not a food blog; although I may talk about food sometimes! :-) I am a Filipina Expat living in the United States. The pages here are random musings of love and hate, rants and raves and anything in between. Sinigang is a metaphor to signify all my favorites in life; all that interests me (or not!).

The rotating header shows original images of the Philippine Islands then and now; "bringing back memories of scenic greens, warm sun, blue waters, great friends and the solace of home..."
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