Popular Post Papa Carl Posted August 28, 2013 Popular Post Posted August 28, 2013 My main income currently is from teaching ESL at a local College, They are paying me 400 pesos an hour for 7 hours a day, 5 days a week. So if I get all my classes this works out to 56,000 pesos a month, however generally there are days when I might only have 3 or 3 classes, and the average income from this is closer to 40,000 pesos per month. Just confirming that the P400 payment an hour is to teach English to several or more foreign students in a classroom setting. In Manila, the rate I heard was P250 to P300 an hour for a Filipino teacher of English and P300 to P350 if the teacher is American, Canadian, English or Irish. Most of the teaching is one-on-one and Internet. The students are predominantly Koreans in Manila. My wife and I may volunteer to teach conversational English in China a few years from now. We will receive free room & board staying at a dormitory facilities. We can roam the city and outlying areas during the day, returning to the school by 5:00pm. Our role is companionship for the children and to converse with them in English until lights out. Our daytime travels include a guide/translator. It's a graduate student wanting to practice their English. The commitment is a minimum one month. Hi JJ, yes I can confirm that is 400 pesos per hour. Originally they offered 300, and I said I currently had an offer from Westfields at 350 pesos per hour for 8 hours a day, so they would need to pay 400 if it was only for between 5 and 7 hours per day. They asked that I teach for the first two weeks at 300 pesos per hour for only 2 hours per day. After the first week they increase my 2 hours to 3 hours, after the second week they increased it to 5 hours a day, after the first month they increased it to 400 pesos per hour. I have worked in centres in Ortigas that were internet based teaching of ESL etc. however I found them not as rewarding, also working from home is a problem as quite frequently the students are not interested and only doing so because they have been told to. I enjoy teaching at the College, these students are live in and are here for between 4 weeks and 4 months, and the majority are motivated to learn English, so it is much easier to do. As I am not a qualified ESL/TEFOL etc teacher I consider that I am very fortunate. I also do not follow their course line as I found it not very easy to follow and would not be very useful, so wrote my own, which is now used in the College. Papa Carl OK, finally have gotten around to doing this, however have had some problems uploading the video, so it may or may not be attached to this post. If it does not, I have asked help, but I fear it may simply be an internet connection problem, as I am currently using a Wifi connection. July 2013 Spending 7000 Rent 4609 Wet Market 5899 Groceries 2420 Jeepney, trike and petrol for my Blue Bomber 1899 Internet and Cable TV (Comclark) 2100 Electric (only 1 A/C unit in the bedroom and is only ½ horse) 180 Water (blue bottle) 299 Water Bill (minimum charge of 299) 390 Phone Load (both Ellie and I, and some for Jenny) 2362 Jollibees/Mang Inasal/Andoks etc 850 Gas 10000 Chiya’s education fund, and out emergency fund! (this amount varies based on the cash we have left over after paying all the expenses. 1250 Cigs, (Fortune are cheap) 39258 Sub total Income: I have a few customers in the UK, who purchase in bulk, items that I source for them. They do about 2 to 3 orders per year, and I get about 180,000 pesos profit from each purchase. (We use this for our large purchases, like for the Blue Bomber, A/C units, fridge/freezers etc.) My main income currently is from teaching ESL at a local College, They are paying me 400 pesos an hour for 7 hours a day, 5 days a week. So if I get all my classes this works out to 56,000 pesos a month, however generally there are days when I might only have 3 or 3 classes, and the average income from this is closer to 40,000 pesos per month. For those of you not aware of my situation, I am 58 years of age, have lived in the Philippines for almost 7 years. I do not have any private pensions, (that I am aware of), and not yet old enough to get any gov. pensions. I like many, spent all my savings doing foolish things, and therefore no longer have an savings to fall back on. I am married to a Filipina, we have a 2 year and 9 month old daughter, and I have a 13A visa, along with a Working Visa, and a Special Working Visa, for working in Clark Freeport Zone. I must work to live, if I choose to stay in the Philippines, and I do! OK, hope this works. Papa Carl Very generous of you laying it all open for all to see. Curley, in a previous life I received some very sound advice from someone I admired greatly. Richard Branson once told me one of his motto's in life was "It is what it is"....., and I have tried to live by that motto ever since. I have not always succeeded as sometimes my pride gets in the way, however in general I try to stick by it. It is what it is, and that is my life. Luckily for me, my wife and my daughter are happy with it as well. I once was wealthy, making over 8,000 gbp a month, owned a nice big house with a pool and pond, drove my Jag XJ8, and my TVR, but was not very content with my life. Now I have nothing in comparison, but am much more content. Happiness is a relative term that can be used in many ways. At times now, I may not be "Happy" with my situation, but for sure I am much more content than at any time in my previous lives! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram (Tim) Posted August 28, 2013 Author Posted August 28, 2013 Happiness is a relative term that can be used in many ways. At times now, I may not be "Happy" with my situation, but for sure I am much more content than at any time in my previous lives! And that, my friends, is what it is all about! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 OK, finally have gotten around to doing this, however have had some problems uploading the video, so it may or may not be attached to this post. If it does not, I have asked help, but I fear it may simply be an internet connection problem, as I am currently using a Wifi connection. Added video file to post # 28 :thumbsup: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Carl Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Thanks JGF, so many members asking me about where I live etc. and a few wanting to know what the Blue Bomber was, so now there is a video for them all to see. Papa Carl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curley Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 OK, finally have gotten around to doing this, however have had some problems uploading the video, so it may or may not be attached to this post. If it does not, I have asked help, but I fear it may simply be an internet connection problem, as I am currently using a Wifi connection. Added video file to post # 28 :thumbsup: video won't play for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram (Tim) Posted August 28, 2013 Author Posted August 28, 2013 Carl, nice house. Looks like I am really overpaying for my little bamboo box ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Carl Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Carl, nice house. Looks like I am really overpaying for my little bamboo box ha ha Thanks, I had something very similar in Pasig in Manila, but it had a roof top patio, and I was paying 15K! I just got very lucky I think, the Land Lord (Filipino currently working in Saudi) is a great guy and has sorted any problems immediately. Don't knock "those bamboo boxes", Ellie and I stayed in one similar for almost 4 months while we were in White Beach Mindoro, and it was just fine, in fact it probably made our stay there even more enjoyable, and certainly allowed us to extend our stay much longer than had we been in a standard hotel room with A/C and hot shower etc. Papa Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 OK, finally have gotten around to doing this, however have had some problems uploading the video, so it may or may not be attached to this post. If it does not, I have asked help, but I fear it may simply be an internet connection problem, as I am currently using a Wifi connection. Added video file to post # 28 :thumbsup: video won't play for me You will probably need something like quicktime to play it. Might see if I can convert it into wmp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curley Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 OK, finally have gotten around to doing this, however have had some problems uploading the video, so it may or may not be attached to this post. If it does not, I have asked help, but I fear it may simply be an internet connection problem, as I am currently using a Wifi connection. Added video file to post # 28 :thumbsup: video won't play for me You will probably need something like quicktime to play it. Might see if I can convert it into wmp. It works on a different computer thx., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert k Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 First let me say that downloading the latest Quicktime made Papa Carl's video play for me. Papa Carl, I am jealous! Particularly of the skill you have used to have so much on your budget. You also have a very nice family and I hope I can duplicate your efforts in that direction before too much longer. My hat is off to you! : ) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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