While I wish to help manong in putting the balikbayan boxes in his van, I can only watch from not-so-far distance. My balikbayan boxes are bound to go to the Philippines and leave the Canadian ground. After all the time the boxes have been waiting to be filled, all I see now is the empty […]
Giving Back
Forgive Me for I Splurged on Shoes
Checking the email everyday has become a mundane task similar to brushing your teeth. You have to do it at least once a day. It is my routine to check the personal and deal-hunter email. Then I received an email from the Sample Sale Guys about upcoming sale on Toms shoes. I signed up years […]
Give Back Through Kiva: Support Our Kababayan to Become an Entrepreneur
I grew up watching anime, Magandang Gabi Bayan (except in Halloween), and Oprah. Who doesn’t like variety? Years have passed and I no longer yearn for Sailor Moon and so is my habit of watching TV. But the memory lives on. I love watching Oprah because the show inspires people with different stories. And one […]
4 Ways to Send Money to the Philippines from Canada
Don’t get confuse with the title. There’s something for you to discover in this post. You’ll see. Although I emphasize that you can send money to the Philippines from Canada, the different ways that you’ll learn on how to remit money can help you in one way or another wherever you are. How to Send […]
Send Money to the Philippines Via Money Transfer Agents in Canada
As a newcomer in Canada, I’ve been advice to send remittance to the Philippines through money transfer agents. I get the idea of what “remittance” is as quickly as balikbayan boxes. It’s a second nature to OFWS; so it’s not surprising that the Philippines is known to be the 3rd recipient country of remittances. India […]
Send Money to the Philippines with TranserWise (Currently Known as Wise)
As a newcomer, like any other OFWs, I send money through remittance centers in Calgary before I tried PayPal. I’ve been wanting to send money to the Philippines with Transferwise but hesitant to do so because of mixed reviews I’ve read online. Then Minimalist Ninja, one of my favourite YouTubers, shared her positive experience of […]