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Taho!! Taaahhhhhoooooo!

Food/Drink, Language Learning, Video / by

Over the past couple of weeks we have been following a couple of American guys desperately trying to make a living in the Philippines.

First, two weeks ago they tried driving a Jeepney in Manila, they got some passengers, but it’s a tough way to make money.  Truth is, they barely made enough to buy a cold drink.

Last week, they tried driving a Taxi, and could not find a single passenger to ride with them.

This week they are going to try their hand at selling a favorite snack of Filipinos, Taho! Do you think they will succeed in finally finding the right job to keep them from going hungry in the Philippines?

Have a look and see how they did.

Well, it seems that they sold a little Taho, but very little!  I don’t think these guys are going to be able to make a living in the Philippines, at least not with the methods that they are trying!

You can make it in the Philippines

If you want to move to the Philippines and don’t want to resort to selling Taho, why not check out my eBook, 49 Ways to make a living in the Philippines?

If you are interested in living in the Philippines, but you need a source of income, getting a job here is generally not the way to go.  Firstly, most companies are not looking to hire foreigners.  Secondly, you probably won’t want to work for the kind of wages offered here, usually only a few dollars per day.

To help out people like you, I have written a eBook called “49 Ways to earn a living in the Philippines” and I cover ideas of all sorts on how you can earn a good living while living in the Philippines.  I have been earning my living here since 2000, and I earn more money now than when I lived in the States.  So, I know that I can help you do that too!

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  1. Hi Bob,
    I watched these guys on youtube a while back driving a jeepney. Looks like the same guys. Good humor.

    • Hi Robert – Yeah, same people! Actually, I had their Jeepney driving video on the site two weeks ago, and their taxi driving video last week. They are quite entertaining.

  2. Ewwww, he didn’t wash his hands. They serve too slow and the ladyboy didn’t like it. Not sweet enough. They need to buy your book Bob. 😛

  3. I am so touched by the picture of the “real” taho vendor, the Filipino guy. His is the face of utter despair. With his head down looking at the ground and looking like he is about to weep, he must be thinking, “Dios ko po” (My Lord), how can I get out of this grinding poverty? If I see a taho vendor looking like that in my neighborhood in Sta. Mesa, chances are, he will go home that night to his family with a huge lechon manok, ham, queso de bola, and a smile in his face.

    • Nice sentiments, John. You better get the guy two lechon manok, though, because I’ve never seen a “huge” chicken in the Philippines. 😆

      • Hi Bob and John,
        Not for nothing, but the chickens that Feyma prepared this past Thanksgiving for your family and friends were pretty huge, as I remember from the photos.:)

      • LOL! Two lechon manok, it will be. I am like you, Bob. I have a soft heart for the poor of the Philippines, just like you. I have helped a lot of people from my province of Zambales. My only regret is, I am not rich enough.

        • 🙂 Thanks, John. I honestly don’t know of a better way to get a great feeling than by helping less fortunate people. It gives me great joy. My regret is the same as yours. You can never have enough to give to others.

        • Hi John – Generous people like you always makes people’s lives better. Also I read your website last week. Very interesting work you do to empower the Zambales community.

  4. Hi Bob,
    That’s funny how the one vendor had his own “barker”.. I watched them on a popular Manila news show a while back, and it was said that they were both members of a missionary group.
    That’s probably where they got their very good language training–similar to what you learned through Bebe, and what you’re offering now.
    See how much fun a good mastery of the language has gotten them so far!

    • I think you are right, Queenie. I believe they are Mormons, doing there service work here, but I am not 100% certain, that is just what I was told. Hope you are doing well.

  5. Hi Bob,
    Funny thing is I was joking with my wife about when we move to the Philippines I was going to have to sell Taho. When I called her in here to watch this she nearly beat my arm off laughing and kept saying “Boang!”

    • Ha ha.. maybe we could develop a partnership, Scott! I’ll get the southern territory for taho sales… what area do you want? 😆

  6. Bob,
    Very entertaining. Love seeing the look on the filipinos face when they see Kanos selling Taho. Have a nice day

  8. Bob,
    My gosh the 2 american guy put down their taho close to men’s public urinal facility,
    yuck… then he used to pee there…. hahahaha. but i enjoyed watching the video.
    they were really entertained the filipino people. have nice day.

  9. Bob,
    yea i was going to say something about the urinal he used it and then i didn’t see him wash his hands??????? Now i know their not really trying to make a living there for real but there for some ministry or something because they have been there a while and it didn’t look like they have missed any meals and there clothes still look good as well. Good video of if you think you can be a foreigner and make a living there like the Filipinos have to on a daily bases.

  11. i wonder if you Sir Bob and other expat tried to eat BALUT..im sure its really exotic in your eyes and taste.. hehehe. by the way how about durian too? well as they say, theres no.wrong in trying.

    maayong adlaw
    rex