Life in Philippines

Life in the Philippines
Philippines Power management damages Computer

Today my computer problems were finally diagnosed and the root of the problem was not the power supply unit but the motherboard of the computer has been fried as a direct result of the total failure of the Zanorte Electrical supply company to provide a constant stable electrical supply. Do they feel guilty No, however it is one of the many reasons why many companies think twice about setting up business in the Philippines.

You would think that with the sun almost directly overhead they would make great use of Solar power but they seem to operate with their heads in the sand. They also fail to control illegal connections to the grid. surely if they knew what they were doing they would realise that the amount of power they produce when compared with the total of the consumer bills clearly shows how much power is being stolen.

Anyway now my main computer is scrap save for the shell, as the hard drive, processor and memory are not compatible with new motherboard so all have to be replaces. Hopefully I will pick up the computer tomorrow and then have to spend the day reinstalling various applications so I can get back to work.

Our unplanned spending continues to mount, also due to the cost of Jasmin's Anti- Rabies course, next we will have vets bills for Fred, and of course my Dental bill. Heres hoping there are no more surprises in store this month. The only blessing being that costs here are lower than Malaysia.

Until the next time
David Ogden

Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Design problem

Roof Guttering situation on our Dipolog house and lot for sale has been resolved and a PVC mouldings supplier has been sourced, the molding looks quite complicated and I had to ask one of the engineers how it fitted. I am used to guttering which is 100% functional and it catches the rainwater from the roof and diverts it to a down pipe. Here in the Philippines they tend to concentrate more on a molding that looks nice, so will have to hope that it still functions as expected.

We have not heard from the Architect, it seems he is quite busy so our other questions remain unanswered. we also have requested the site engineer look at the roof shingles on the main roof as they do not appeared to have been laid right when viewed from the ground.

The wooden floor upstairs was been sanded, so there was a lot of dust around, but we did see the outline of a wardrobe taking place in the main bedroom. Outside the balcony railing were being installed, and work was progressing on the roofing of the dirty kitchen.

Whilst we were in Dipolog city we visited the town hall to enquire where the Immigration sub-office was located as we had been unable to find it. It appears they have an office near the Bagsakan market off Tomas Claudio street. but even using a map they provided it was a little tricky to find. This is a great find as we will no longer need to travel to Cagayan Del Oro every couple of months to renew my visa

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Marketing your business

Marketing Your Business
Unique Mentoring Offer

Today saw the launch of the the Warriors Training course, run by Butch Hamilton the Marketing Director of Veretekk. This was the first time that members of the general public had access to mentoring from Butch who is a master of Internet Marketing.

The mentoring session today demonstrated just how to use the Google search engine to obtain more information about a particular company or site, as well as using Alex.com to provide more enhanced information.

Many people talk about back links being an important factor regarding search engine results and you can do a quick check by using the link feature in a Google search box such as links:davidogden.org Fascinating insights on what you can discover about any website, business or person. The session was recorded and I highly recommend watching in to learn how to market your business.

You can catch up with the details by registering at http://thewarriortrainingcourse.com/ If you have any questions please feel free to contact me

David Ogden
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+63-999-114 1149 Philippines 0600-1200hrs GMT +8

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Marketing your Business - Mentoring Course

Marketing Your Business
Unique Mentoring Offer

Have you ever wondered why a few people succeed but most people end up spinning their wheels and getting nowhere fast. Would you like to learn from experts, who are not only successful but who are prepared to provide you with a Blueprint to success.

This public one of kind mentoring has never been made available before however the techniques have been used by a limited number of people who have achieved consistent results in building successful returns from many online business opportunities.

The course itself is free, however you will need to invest small sums of money to purchase materials such as domains, hosting tools and application. it is expected the course will commence this week with two weekly session, which will be recorded you you can watch them at a time convenient to you.

for more details sign up at http://thewarriortrainingcourse.com/ If you have any questions please feel free to contact me

David Ogden
+1-386-308-1956 USA Office after 6PM EST
+63-999-114 1149 Philippines 0600-1200hrs GMT +8

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Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Good Progress

Tropical storms have resulted in many day of bad weather , however out Dipolog house and lot for sale now has its roof on so fitting out has started. Door and Kitchen worktops are being installed and upstairs concrete floors are being leveled prior to adding flooring.

False ceilings installation is progressing well, the house is certainly beginning to take shape. will be doing a site visit tomorrow to discuss some minor points/

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Dipolog Houseand Lot For Sale

Dipolog house and lot for sale

Good Progress

What a difference a week makes and despite the bad weather construction of out Dipolog house and Lot for sale are gathering pace. Also we are getting answers to our problems. the crew is hard at work on the roof and this will be completed by our next visit . we notice the bath we had ordered has arrived and yes it does fit, big sigh of relief. Downstairs wiring has commenced and supports for false ceiling are being installed in main living area and carport. The counter bases in the Kitchen and dirty kitchen have been laid.

One of the reasons for our visit was to select new tiles and there is no longer stock of the ones we selected months ago. This is a bit of a blow, and was one of the reasons we expected to see piles of material awaiting installation.

We visited the hardware supplier and I suppose we spent an hour or two picking floor tiles for the main living area originally we had selected off white tiles, then Jasmin selected black with some white streaks, quite modern looking, but I spotted a Brick effect tile, with a slightly roof finish, and having remembered that one or twice I had slipped on shiny tiles in KK, I thought they would not only look nice but also be unique, it was a hard sell for Jasmin but I said we can also rugs/carpet on top if the pattern is too much. we also need to order tiles for the shared bathroom and maids room where we chose a pinkish shade. finally we confirmed our jet type shower was on order.

Tiles will be delivered this week so maybe this is the next stage. the terrace is also taking shape with its low wall and I requested that the engineer put a small doorway from one wall of the terrace in to the roof area above the car port to allow access for extra storage. I questioned if there would be a manhole leading into main room area.

We will soon be at the stage where we can actively start searching for furnishing to complete our new home. Outside work has also commenced on our deco feature of local stone tiles.

So hopefully next week major construction will be completed/

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Life in the Philippines

Life In The Philippines Banking

Life in the Philippines would be perfect if they could get their banking sorted out and centralised. the problem is Banks here do not talk with each other, so if you do business here you need an account with all the major banks so as not to run up charges when moving money from one bank to another.

You will often find services offered by banks in the provinces quite different to those in their head office. I have spent some time search for a bank where I could deposit GBP as I wanted to have easy access locally but keep my main account in UK.

I saw online that BPI (Bank Philippines Islands) had GBP deposit accounts and Internet banking as well as a branch in Dipolog city where I will soon be living so thought this was great. I went into the bank, on my visit to check progress on my Dipolog house and lot for sale, armed with by chequebook together with Identity details, to open an account. Imagine my surprise, when customer services said, I am sorry sir in this branch to can only open a PHP or USD deposit account. I referred them to their website which did not state their were were restrictions for banks in the provinces and I would have thought with a name like BPI they would provide a better services to the various islands. so now I am back to plan B.

Plan B for my banking is to open an HSBC account, now I already know the Philippine version of this bank although on the surface looks the same as banks with the HSBC logo around the world is different, so I have asked them a number of questions and am awaiting their reply. Basically I need to maintain PHP 100,000 in balances across accounts to avoid monthly charges, this is probably ok as it could be used in emergencies. but we will need to see what other charges and benefits they can offer.

Until the next time

Regards

David