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Bizarre Foods!

July 29, 2010 By Feyma 5 Comments
Cow Blood

Today I was gonna write about the bizarre behavior of our dear neighbor. I can't even begin to tell you how their attitudes were. They are the one at fault but didn't up to it. Instead of saying sorry they are blaming us. My gosh, what a neighbor we have here. Well, when I look over my shoulder I saw Bob already wrote an article about the incident that happened a few days ago. I let him do the honor of explaining everything because I am still too upset over that matter. Why the title bizarre foods?  Well over the weekend Bob and I and the kids were watching the show Bizarre Foods hosted by Andrew Zimmern.  On the episode we were watching … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Feyma Tagged With: Entertainment, Feyma Martin, Filipino Culture, Food, Living in The Philippines, Travel

Vacation from a Vacation

July 29, 2010 By PaulK 9 Comments
corruption

Huh?  Whazzat you’re talking ‘bout, Paul?  Are you thrusting another mind-bender on us? Many have been wondering what I’ve been up to.  It seems as though the last, three-part article was a little bit much for some readers.  Other readers wonder if something is wrong and that I’m relying on “back-up, just in case” articles to fill the void. Rest easy, dear readers:  I’m fine, and all is well.  I am currently taking a little vacation.  As the title says, it’s a “Vacation from a Vacation.”  Let me explain. First, let's see how the Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary defines the words “vacation,” "retirement," … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paul Tagged With: Adjustment, Business, Daily Life, Expats, Financial, Ilocos Norte, Living in The Philippines, Paul Keating, Retirement, Travel

Getting to the Root of the Problem

July 28, 2010 By Jawz 22 Comments
xray

I remember it started in 2004. Granny gave me cloves to bite on, but I found cold milk, settled over the painful tooth-area, to be the best remedy. The clothes didn't numb the pain. The dentist thought I needed a root canal, but my mom seemed to doubt the idea. The doctor thought of possible sinus infection, and gave me antibiotics. It cleared up. It almost flared back up in 2007, but more antibiotics did the trick. In late 2008, it hit at its worse. I was soon to have all 4 of my wisdom teeth extracted, yet the dentist said nothing seemed odd about the x-rays. The doctor I visited couldn't figure it out either. The neurologist wanted to rule … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Jawz Tagged With: Daily Life, Davao, Expats, Financial, Health Care, Jonathan Watson, Living in The Philippines

One person can’t really make a difference

July 28, 2010 By MindanaoBob 55 Comments
As a foreigner, you are an Ambassador here in the Philippines, so act like one!

You hear it all the time - One person can't really make a difference. When it is election time, a lot of people don't vote, and when you ask why they say... One vote can't change anything.  Frankly, I don't think it's a good habit to get into having that kind of attitude. How does this apply to the subject of this site, living in the Philippines?  Well, just keep reading, and you will understand. The fact is that as a foreigner living in the Philippines, you are part of a very small minority.  Yes, there are tens of thousands of foreigners here in the Philippines, but on a local scale, you are often a very small part of the population, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bob Tagged With: Adjustment, Bob Martin, Communication, Daily Life, Expats, Living in The Philippines, Mindanao, Relationships, Travel

Home is where the heart is

July 27, 2010 By Patrick Duffy 10 Comments
Balikbayan Box - Mine was full of gifts!

A noise awakens me from a deep sleep. As I look out my plane window I see a castle perched high on a mountain top. Floating past it like a bird, I realize I am in Taipei, China. Just 12 hours ago I was frantic at SFO with what I thought might have been trouble with my “balikbayan” boxes. My apprehension was quickly put to rest by Sherry at the China Airlines ticket counter. I am 40 plus kilos over my allotted weight and have three boxes extra as well. Usually I would be charged substantially for this, but she knows what I am bringing to the poor. God bless for miracles and for people like Sherry. In a few hours I will board my plane to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Tagged With: Expats, Filipino Culture, Living in The Philippines, Patrick Duffy, Relationships, Travel

Monsooner or Monlater, You’re Gonna Get Wet

July 27, 2010 By JohnM 24 Comments
A Monsterous Typhoon

Here in the Philippines, the climate is tropical. What does that mean? Well, a few of things. First, the tropics is the area located between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer... Everything in the middle. Because of the location of the Philippines (Between 4° 40' N and 21° 10' N), the country is wholly, 100% tropical. Next, the location means that the length of your day is relatively consistent throughout the year: Roughly 12 hours in most of the country. Therefore, there is no "daylight savings" or "summer" time here... There is no point to adjusting the clock. It gets dark at about the same time in December (In the far … [Read more...]

Filed Under: John Miele Tagged With: Daily Life, John Miele, Living in The Philippines, Luzon, Mindanao, Visayas, Weather

If It’s On The Menu

July 26, 2010 By Paul Thompson 43 Comments
Pool

The Advertisement said that every Friday Night they served Mongolian BBQ, I’d been there before, just two weeks prior, it was good. (Their lunch menu has a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich that is the best I’ve had outside of Philadelphia.) My buddy has just come home after being to sea for the last three months. We decided to head over to the Casablanca Hotel on Subic Freeport and chow down on Mongolian BBQ. The added benefit was their huge pool with a swim up bar, when you order food, you may swim gratis. The Kid’s like that. We met there at 18:30, I with my family and assorted kids, and my friend with his family and some more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paul T Tagged With: Adjustment, Daily Life, Entertainment, Expats, Filipino Culture, Food, Living in The Philippines, Paul Thompson

Finding a house to rent in the Philippines

July 26, 2010 By MindanaoBob 28 Comments
Look for a sign on houses for Rent!

Often times here on LiP, I like to share e-mails that I get, along with my answers.  I get a lot of e-mail every day from readers, and I am happy to answer them as best I can.  It's part of having a popular website to get such inquiries, so I am always happy to receive them. Often times, though, I get the same, or very similar questions repeatedly.  When that happens, I know that it is something that I should address here on the Live in the Philippines Web Magazine, because if I get a question just once that usually means it is not a question that lots of people are looking for the answer to.  But, when I get the same question dozens of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bob Tagged With: Bob Martin, Daily Life, Expats, Filipino Culture, Houses, Living in The Philippines

The Death of a Tourist in Gen San. Part 2

July 23, 2010 By GenSan Chris 43 Comments
Jock in his Coffin.

As I explained in Part 1 of this still unfolding drama, Jock, a Scottish Tourist fell sick and unfortunately died in hospital in the early hours of the 24th May 2010. Now most people will be thinking that this is a simple case where a person dies, he gets in-turned and the story is closed but unfortunately in this case the story is far from being over. Today, 6th July 2010 I am continuing with the story because even now, 6 weeks after his death, the body of Jock is still laying in the funeral home, un-chilled and with no decision as to what to do with his mortal remains.   I have now contacted a City Councilor and a Doctor Friend to see … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chris Tagged With: Daily Life, Expats, Filipino Culture, Financial, Living in The Philippines, Mindanao, Travel

I am Denguephobic

July 23, 2010 By MindanaoBob 129 Comments
Mesh wire with big holes

I'm not sure if there is such a word as "denguephobic" but if there is not there should be.  I'm sure that most of you know what I mean when I use the "word" - I have a fear of dengue. Dengue Fever is a tropical disease that is caused by mosquito bites.  It takes a bite from a certain kind of mosquito, and those mosquitoes only bite during the day, so at night you should be safe.  There are four different strains of "regular dengue" fever, and there is another very serious dengue called hemorrhagic dengue, which is the most deadly.  If you get hemorrhagic dengue, it is very likely that you will die, and not a pretty death.  The other four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bob Tagged With: Bob Martin, Expats, Health, Living in The Philippines, Schools
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