mugtech
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Starlink in the Philippines by PalawOne
`Came across a Tesla problem today, anyone confirm?Happy trails
Converge in Ilocos Sur was 1349 a month, but it had no NBA basketball, no NFL. Read More
Starlink in the Philippines by PalawOne
`Came across a Tesla problem today, anyone confirm?Happy trails
I used PLDT in both Baguio and Ilocos Sur. The price was 1,399 a month and included wifi, cable tv, Philippines NBA channel. Read More
Behind the AI boom .. the Philippine digital-sweatshops by PalawOne
`"Behind the AI boom, an army of overseas workers in 鈥榙igital sweatshops鈥�"[The Washington Post, photo caption: "Internet cafes in the Philippines are now frequented by workers who sort and label data for artificial intelligence ...
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Hiring a Maid by sirrobcentral
Big question, is it OK to ask that a maid be single or unattached? I don't want to come off as though I'm looking for a girlfriend, because I'm not. It's mainly because I'm a bachelor. I just don't want to deal with jealous ...
He has not posted in over 8 years, do not expect an answer. Read More
Returning to Baguio and Ilocos Sur by mugtech
Arrived at JFK at 9PM on 11/17/24 to check in for a 12:50 AM flight on Korean Air to South Korea then Manila. Had to pay $6 to use a hand truck for our three checked bags and two carryons. Only other time we had to pay for said hand ...
So we did the last events of our stay in Baguio. We went to PLDT on Holy Thursday to let them know we were leaving the following Tuesday. They told us we had to stop in on Monday, 4/21, to shut it down. Previously we had stopped in the ... Read More
World's Best Islands to Visit for 2025 by PalawOne
World's Best Islands to Visit for 2025 馃榾Source: U.S. News & World Report
The USA invented a Mexican holiday known as Cinco de Mayo, so perhaps a lot of drinking will be happening two days in a row. Read More
World's Best Islands to Visit for 2025 by PalawOne
World's Best Islands to Visit for 2025 馃榾Source: U.S. News & World Report
Just found out the yen, which was at 156 per US dollar in January, is down to 140 yen per US dollar as of today. In related news found out our cruise will be cutting one port in Japan, spending 3 extra hours in the first two ports. As a ... Read More
Mail forwarding by Travelnman59
I'm thinking of moving to Davao so I'm trying to get all the necessary items taken care of. One of my first questions is how do you get your mail forwarded? I have no.one here that would do it. I've read about some mail forwarding but haven't seen ...
Neither my wife nor myself has received any mail delivery since we came to our house in Ilocos Sur or our house in Baguio on November 20th Expect to be back in Bethlehem, PA on May 9th, pick up our mail forwarded to a UPS store for 5 months ... Read More
Depositing monthly social security payments linto WISE by danfinn
I recall reading WISE advertisements a few years ago suggesting that Americans deposit their SSA payments directly into WISE. But when I checked recently, I can see that WISE has stopped recommending this. Perhaps there wasn't enough response from ...
@gregparker6201 So just bank transfer into my wife鈥檚 local bank account. Bank to bank wire transfer might cost $US 40-50. Is that how you transfer to your wife's local bank account? Other people in Dumaguete say they do that. On another ... Read More
World's Best Islands to Visit for 2025 by PalawOne
World's Best Islands to Visit for 2025 馃榾Source: U.S. News & World Report
Looking forward to spending two days in Tokyo and then making three cruise stops in northern Japan on the way to Seattle. Nine straight days at sea will be the most I ever experienced, a few days less than my dad's trip from SF to New ... Read More
World's Best Islands to Visit for 2025 by PalawOne
World's Best Islands to Visit for 2025 馃榾Source: U.S. News & World Report
Cyprus is a fun place to visit, the Greek/Turk DMZ is a mellow place, but no pictures allowed. The locals were very excited in 2018 while we were there and VP Biden visited. Mostly meaningless. Read More
U.S. Social Security website crashing by PalawOne
Perhaps of assistance, from the Washington Post today ..Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staffThe worsening problems come as Elon Musk鈥檚 DOGE team pushes for more cuts at the agency, including in the ...
@danfinn 3 SSA employees can make up any shit they want, it's hardly proof of anything. - @FindlayMacD Trump not denying it. Read More
U.S. Social Security website crashing by PalawOne
Perhaps of assistance, from the Washington Post today ..Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staffThe worsening problems come as Elon Musk鈥檚 DOGE team pushes for more cuts at the agency, including in the ...
Got my direct deposit SSA for the full amount on time on Wednesday. Read More
U.S. Social Security website crashing by PalawOne
Perhaps of assistance, from the Washington Post today ..Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staffThe worsening problems come as Elon Musk鈥檚 DOGE team pushes for more cuts at the agency, including in the ...
@mugtech EVIDENCE PLEASE !!! - @FindlayMacD New York Times and CBS both reported they heard it from 3 SSA employees. - @mugtech "they heard it from 3 SSA employees" I heard Donald Trump say he is a very stable genius but we all know that isn't ... Read More
U.S. Social Security website crashing by PalawOne
Perhaps of assistance, from the Washington Post today ..Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staffThe worsening problems come as Elon Musk鈥檚 DOGE team pushes for more cuts at the agency, including in the ...
@mugtech EVIDENCE PLEASE !!! - @FindlayMacD New York Times and CBS both reported they heard it from 3 SSA employees. Read More