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Travel and Inflation

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It's been two months since I wrote something here. I must admit, writing is sometimes hard. Not that I don't have anything to write about, but more like I thought of something to write while walking/driving/showering but I forget to write it down immediately and when I'm ready to write, I forgot what I was going to write about. Anyway, I wasn't able to write anything last month because I was on vacation for three weeks. I went to the Philippines and Hong Kong as we usually do. I'm telling you this because it has something to do with what I am writing about today. As I usually do whenever I go somewhere, I like to observe everything. I not only try to enjoy the sights and the place, but I always try to look at the town or country from an economics point of view. I know, I'm weird that way. For my clients who are from the Philippines, here is what I observed. Philippines Compared to when I was in the Philippines back around 2009, when Gloria Arroyo was s