Do you know what a “Suki” is? How about a “Suki Relationship”? It is something that is very important and beneficial if you plan to live in the Philippines. A Suki Relationship is the relationship between a customer and a trusted supplier. It is a relationship of mutual respect between these two people. If you […]
Wow! A nice public market in the Philippines!
Two weeks ago I saw on my newsfeed on Facebook some really awesome pictures of a public market. I thought at first it’s somewhere from other countries in Asia. I didn’t really look at the text or anything. Then I saw it again, so I checked it out. I was so amazed and so happy that […]
I’m heading to Matina Market!
I decided to take a little trip to the Palengke this week. Palengke is the Tagalog word, in Bisaya it is the Merkado. In English it is the Public Market! The market in the Philippines is the life blood of many towns. You go there to buy just about anything you might need in your […]
How do you get clothes that fit? EAM
If you are bigger than the average Filipino, and most of us westerners are, getting clothing that fits can be difficult if you live in the Philippines. If you are a big westerner, and more and more westerners are quite big, getting clothes that you can even get on your body can be impossible in […]
Shopping: It’s more fun in the Philippines!
When I was growing up in the province of Malapatan, Glan (South Cotabato then, became Sarangani Province now), my mom would want to buy something for the household she goes to Dadiangas then (called GenSan now). The only big stores I mean like a small mall, at that time was Kimball Plaza (I think built in […]
Shopping for groceries: follow up post!
I wrote an article about shopping for groceries in 2007. I compared the price from the time we came here in 2000 – to the year 2007. So it’s been more than 7 years again. For those who think that the Philippines is a cheap place to live, look at the jump in prices. And, think […]