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]]> By: Bob http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2007/11/washing-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-22128 Bob Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:45:57 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=357#comment-22128 Hi Danny - Good idea on the video, I'll do that next time I get a chance. Personally, I would kind of like to get a washing machine, but everybody here prefers the clothes washed by hand. I don't, myself.... but I think I'd be outvoted! :lol: Hi Danny – Good idea on the video, I’ll do that next time I get a chance. Personally, I would kind of like to get a washing machine, but everybody here prefers the clothes washed by hand. I don’t, myself…. but I think I’d be outvoted! :lol:

]]> By: Danny http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2007/11/washing-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-22127 Danny Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:19:09 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=357#comment-22127 Hey Bob, I know this is an old post, and Rose has told me that she and her mother washes all the clothes there by hand. But of course I have never seen this first hand yet. You say the process is much harsher than using a wash machine? Just curious as to how they do it there, Rose isn't too good about explaining every thing..I will ask her how she does it..and she will just say...with soap and water honey...lol. So she doesn't explain the whole process of it..and I have heard her say..that clothes do get stretched out sometimes by hand washing them there. So maybe this will be a good video shoot for you, and you won't have to go too far to shoot video of your "labandera" washing your clothes. And you can show us "greenhorns" how they wash clothes there in PI. I also know it is very expensive to buy a wash machine there, but in the end..wouldn't it be more cost effective to have wash machine..and not have to pay someone to do it...a way that takes longer...I know you would still be paying someone to do it for you..but with a wash machine..I would think it would save a little..even with the cost of electricity..you can still do with out a dryer. Rose has already told me...."Honey..you will be doing laundry with me".."so get use to it...hehe". Just a thought..and just curious :wink: Danny Hey Bob,

I know this is an old post, and Rose has told me that she and her mother washes all the clothes there by hand. But of course I have never seen this first hand yet. You say the process is much harsher than using a wash machine? Just curious as to how they do it there, Rose isn’t too good about explaining every thing..I will ask her how she does it..and she will just say…with soap and water honey…lol. So she doesn’t explain the whole process of it..and I have heard her say..that clothes do get stretched out sometimes by hand washing them there.
So maybe this will be a good video shoot for you, and you won’t have to go too far to shoot video of your “labandera” washing your clothes. And you can show us “greenhorns” how they wash clothes there in PI.
I also know it is very expensive to buy a wash machine there, but in the end..wouldn’t it be more cost effective to have wash machine..and not have to pay someone to do it…a way that takes longer…I know you would still be paying someone to do it for you..but with a wash machine..I would think it would save a little..even with the cost of electricity..you can still do with out a dryer.
Rose has already told me….”Honey..you will be doing laundry with me”..”so get use to it…hehe”.

Just a thought..and just curious :wink:
Danny

]]> By: Bob http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2007/11/washing-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-22126 Bob Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:11:05 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=357#comment-22126 Hi phil - I hear you... mine is just the same! Hi phil – I hear you… mine is just the same!

]]> By: phil http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2007/11/washing-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-22125 phil Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:51:37 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=357#comment-22125 i did , my wife is a hard working woman .. i did , my wife is a hard working woman ..

]]> By: Bob http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2007/11/washing-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-22123 Bob Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:35:58 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=357#comment-22123 Hi phil - Sounds like you had good service!!! :lol: Hi phil – Sounds like you had good service!!! :lol:

]]> By: phil http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2007/11/washing-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-22124 phil Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:17:48 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=357#comment-22124 hi Everything was washed by hand , my wife would hire some neighbor ladies to wash most of the clothes but my wife would wash my stuff herself ,cause she didn't want my clothes to have something wrong with them ..to much starch or clorox..or not done right ..and everthing was great ..oh and our floor was cleaned or polished with a coconut husk everyday.... hi Everything was washed by hand , my wife would hire some neighbor ladies to wash most of the clothes but my wife would wash my stuff herself ,cause she didn’t want my clothes to have something wrong with them ..to much starch or clorox..or not done right ..and everthing was great ..oh and our floor was cleaned or polished with a coconut husk everyday….

]]> By: Bob http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2007/11/washing-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-22122 Bob Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:29:25 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=357#comment-22122 Hi Jenny Lao - Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comment! Interesting information! Hi Jenny Lao – Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comment! Interesting information!

]]> By: JENNY LAO http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2007/11/washing-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-22121 JENNY LAO Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:43:04 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=357#comment-22121 Dec. 2, 2007 hand washing can be also automated it is a matter of systematic application. im a city girl but i learned all the manual when i went up to upland sitio for the upland project. i leanred the hard way but it is a realization that it is advantage in time of survival. thanks jenny Dec. 2, 2007

hand washing can be also automated it is a matter of systematic application. im a city girl but i learned all the manual when i went up to upland sitio for the upland project. i leanred the hard way but it is a realization that it is advantage in time of survival.

thanks

jenny

]]> By: Bob http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2007/11/washing-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-22120 Bob Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:56:25 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=357#comment-22120 Hi Lawrence Johnson - Interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing! I'm not changin' sides, though! I still go for the machine washed! :lol: Hi Lawrence Johnson – Interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing! I’m not changin’ sides, though! I still go for the machine washed! :lol:

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