Peter
@petrih
Finnish expat in the Philippines
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About me
Finnish
Lives in Cebu City, Central Visayas
Speaks Finnish, English
Registration: 21 March 2012
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Transfer a call center to Cebu, need help! by jofa
Hi guys! I have no idea from where to start and hope your tips will help me.I will be responsible I am working for a tourist agency in Dubai with its own call center of 80 agents. Our boss want to ship or move or transfer the call center from Dubai ...
I live in Cebu and have quite a lot of knowledge regarding call centers, areas and prices/paperworks. Feel free to PM me, maybe I can help. Read More
Looking for advice & partner in cebu for starting small business. by hardik_panchal000
Hello, I am Hardik I am basically from Australia, I visited Cebu few months ago and I found out really interesting. People are very friendly and they do business even out side of their house selling stuff or food.. I want to start small business ...
I think your budget is not enough. You can get a foodcart with that 50k but I dont think those can be successful. Read More
Doing business in the Philippines
Are you doing business in the Philippines and how is it going on? I have experience since 2009 and I have got familiar of how things are done here.. success needs a lot of effort of your own. I am looking into venturing something new as a ... Read More
Hello everyone
Hello to everyone. I have lived in the Philippines since the year 2009. Most of the time I have spent in Manila but now I have been two years in Cebu City. I am from Finland and 37 years old. I hope to find some new friends and potentially even ... Read More
Investing in a small business by MULLIGAN
Hi, I am originally from England lived in the U.S for 10 years. Currently here in the Philippines. Not happy with my life in the U.S and want to move to the Phil permanently. I have some money to invest in a small business (20,000$) but don't know ...
You could convert that to steady earning of 50-90k per month, that's what I've been doing for years already here but I don't want to post publicly here anything. I could give advices personally (FREE OF CHARGE of course). Read More
New here in Manila - I'd like to meet other expats as well by matt213
Hello, I just recently moved here from Denmark. I have now been living in Alabang, Manila for 14 days, and I would like to get to know someone around here, and preferably someone my age. Maybe we could set something up here in Alabang? - Surely ...
Hello, I just recently moved here from Denmark. I have now been living in Alabang, Manila for 14 days, and I would like to get to know someone around here, and preferably someone my age. Maybe we could set something up here in Alabang? - Surely ... Read More
Las Pinas, Paranaque, Alabang by petrih
Any expats on the southern part of Metro, Las Pinas, Paranaque or Alabang vicinity?
It kind of depends what are you looking for. BF Homes is a part of Paranaque City but the other part of it is also on Las Pinas side. Basically trip from Las Pinas (my house) to Makati usually takes 30 minutes or less, so it's really not that far ... Read More
26 yr old F American looking for other like-minded expats by girlti9er
Hey everyone, I'm a 26 yo female American living in Makati. I have friends here who are locals and they're great, but I would also like to meet some expats to hang out with. I came to the Philippines completely on a whim, with no intentions of ...
Welcome to Expat.com.. Read More
How much would it cost to live in the Philippines by Snappo
Hi everyone. I am new to this website. I am trying to figure out two things: 1) How much money do I need in the bank to retire in PH. I am thinking I might do OK with P10M to P15M in the bank. 2) What would my monthly bills be in PH. Here is ...
Hi everyone. I am new to this website. I am trying to figure out two things: 1) How much money do I need in the bank to retire in PH. I am thinking I might do OK with P10M to P15M in the bank. 2) What would my monthly bills be in PH. Here is ... Read More
Las Pinas, Paranaque, Alabang by petrih
Any expats on the southern part of Metro, Las Pinas, Paranaque or Alabang vicinity?
lol there is hundreds of us here. Business district of Alabang just very near, Makati 15mins away via Skyway. If you don't like condo living Las Pinas is a good and safe place for you. Read More
Just introducing myself by petrih
I have been a member on this website already for a while, but never really introduced myself properly, so here is something about me. I am originally from Finland and been living in the Philippines for 4 years now, Las Pinas at the moment since ...
Forgot to say that I've done also a lot of acting here for local and international movies and local tv series. If you're interested to spare your time, there is always space for foreign blood on the screen as it's not so easy to find here in the ... Read More
Just introducing myself
I have been a member on this website already for a while, but never really introduced myself properly, so here is something about me. I am originally from Finland and been living in the Philippines for 4 years now, Las Pinas at the moment since ... Read More
New expat in the neighborhood by SteveUSA
New expat living on Negros seeks accurate info. on using US driver's license in Philippines (as much detail on this, please). Would appreciate any help.
Hi ur licence is valid in Phils for 3 month after u arrive so if u went home every 3 mths u would never need Phils licence just keep a copy of ur passport with entry date with u I've been here 3yrs so far on Aust licence PeteI need to correct ... Read More
Anyone from the Alabang area? by Mirry
Hello all :) Moved to the Philippines about 4 months ago and have spent most of that time traveling for work and trying to settle in. No more travel on the cards for some time, thought it would be a great time to make some friends.. Anyone from the ...
Hello all :) Moved to the Philippines about 4 months ago and have spent most of that time traveling for work and trying to settle in. No more travel on the cards for some time, thought it would be a great time to make some friends.. Anyone from the ... Read More
Halloween Week by Resuri_Ann
Heys guys mind if you share what you are doing for Halloween? Dressing-up and partying? Trick or Treat? Lots of exciting parties happening this weekend!:cheers:
Will spend the Halloween inside watching horror movies.. LOL Read More