Category: Business-minded

INSIDE QATAR’S BAKALA | Your friendly neighborhood convenience stores

May 29, 2020

While staying in Qatar for more than a decade now, one cannot deny the convenience that these smalls grocery stores are giving families and households in the community. “Bakala,” pronounced as “BUH-KA-LAH” is a term known in middle eastern countries as local convenience stores. It is different from the Philippines’ sari-sari store since bakalas are … More INSIDE QATAR’S BAKALA | Your friendly neighborhood convenience stores

#MakeYourMoveWorthIt: My 1-Week Trip To Manila

September 26, 2019

Yes! I was in Manila for one week and it was one eventful trip filled with road trips, food adventures, and appreciating the good life has to offer. It was a pleasant surprise and I am just thankful that my company allowed me to go on leave even on short notice (maybe because, I didn’t … More #MakeYourMoveWorthIt: My 1-Week Trip To Manila

SPECIAL SERIES: 19 Best Filipino Establishments in Qatar

January 21, 2019

From among the lists that we released for this series, this one is the most talked about in our community. Others are even surprised that some of these are actually “Filipino-brands” and some got a bit confused with the terms “having an office/store” and “having an operation/assigned staff” here in Qatar. We intentionally did not … More SPECIAL SERIES: 19 Best Filipino Establishments in Qatar

Airbnb 101

August 24, 2016

Some of you may have noticed my recent posts and sort-of advertisement for Airbnb. I got introduced to it late 2014 but have only mustered courage to actually use it during our vacation last April 2016. Well, it was months of preparation and constant communication with my host in Tokyo… only to make sure that … More Airbnb 101

These things are calling us HOME (My top 10 business and investment ideas)

June 6, 2016

The BGC Aside from Makati which is a landmark business district in the Philippines, we can’t help but consider the BGC area as the new symbol of our economic prosperity. High rise buildings everywhere, multi-national business offices are opening, there are also a lot of exclusive residential towers, high fashion boutiques, luxury cars showrooms and … More These things are calling us HOME (My top 10 business and investment ideas)