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Things You Can Do For Fun At Subic Bay, Philippines

June 3, 2010 by 3 Comments
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I spend quite a bit of time here on the blog and in many personal conversations, explaining to people that living in the Philippines is nothing like the lady enjoying life in this picture. Yet, on the other hand, I have been to the exact patch of sand where that picture was taken and I guarantee you it is real, and within a two or two and a half hour drive from the smoggy heart of Manila, along modern toll roads with no traffic lights or tricycle snarls. So maybe life in the Philippines is a … [Read more...]

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Where to Buy It

September 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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If you live in the Philippines (or any other country outside the US, for that matter) and you want to buy something you've seen advertised, you often run into a terrible brick wall.  It is often like pulling teeth to find out from a vendor's web site if they even ship overseas ... and if they do, how much it costs. Here's a great example of as site that actually recognizes people live in many different countries: http://www.pricenoia.com Right now they hook only the Amazon, butt … [Read more...]

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12 Little Things — Rule 8

June 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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This is the ninth in this ongoing series for practical people, both Filipino and foreign who care about the country of the Philippines and would like to do something, within their own means and power, to make it a better place. Here is an issue almost everyone can get their arms around, or more likely stick their oar into.  I must be one of the most apolitical Americans I know … very boring to many of my friends, because I am not a Republican nor Democrat, and I certainly refuse to be … [Read more...]

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Philippine Living Cheaper — Timely News, Read and Act Now If You Can

May 31, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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I’ve been away for a couple days (had a lovely trip to Davao City, more will follow) but I came across two items of interest to those who might want to travel and save money.  These offers will not last long, but the first one, in particular, is an exceptional saving, so I’m putting them up there for those who might be able to tale advantage.  (by the way I have no business relationship with these companies and I don’t make a penny if you chose to avail (sad to say) so you … [Read more...]

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12 Little Things — Rule 5

May 11, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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This is the sixth in this ongoing series for practical people, both Filipino and foreign who care about the country of the Philippines and would like to do something, within their own means and power, to make it a better place. I’d like to report some good news, too.  I have a source for this book … although I still haven’t made my much looked forward to meeting with the author happen yet.  But if any of you want your own copy or want a copy to give as birthday, Christmas or … [Read more...]

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12 Little Things — Rule 4

May 4, 2009 by 1 Comment
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    This is the fifth in this ongoing series for practical people, both Filipino and foreign who care about the country of the Philippines and would like to do something, within their own means and power, to make it a better place. When you talk to others, especially foreigners, speak positively about us and our country The hobby of a lot of foreigners and way, way too many Filipinos is to find every flaw, gigantic or tiny, and focus on it … often to the exclusion on any … [Read more...]

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Foreigner Jobs Philippines

April 17, 2009 by 3 Comments
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I see there have often been searches here on PhilFAQS, the blog that attempts to answer the frequently asked questions (FAQS) about the Philippines regarding US Department of State jobs in the Philippines. Here’s some information the US State Department just sent and asked me to pass on (US Citizens on are eligible)   For registration information or to request study materials you may visit: www.careers.state.gov For further information contact: American Citizen Services U.S. … [Read more...]

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Philippine (Electrical, 220v, 60Hz, AC) Power to the People

April 16, 2009 by 10 Comments
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A few electrical thoughts written as my trusty air conditioner hums away, sucking down that expensive MERALCO power, for which I am very grateful. It’s the height of the summer here on Luzon … summer peaks much earlier here than it does in more temperate latitudes, and this summer has been the hottest of the three I have been in so far. A lot of people have questions about the power, and about bringing appliances here to the Philippines.  I started to write a separate post and then … [Read more...]

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What Things Cost Updates — 15 April 2009

April 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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Some of the most popular posts on this blog have been lists of what things cost here in the Philippines.  In the past I have somewhat laboriously made lists.  Boring to both me and to some readers.  Today I’ll try scanning in some current ad circulars and we’ll see (by the number of visits the page gets) how popular the method might be, The real estate images don’t have pricing.  I just included this flier because it is typical of middle class homes being built here … [Read more...]

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Random Thoughts from The Kalbo Kano Kurmudgeon

April 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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Today I’m cleaning my in box/draft posts folder.  And yes I know curmudgeon is properly spelled with a “C” but I live in the Philippines and I can spell it anyway I want.  You’ll find many ‘creative’ spellings of English words here, especially the ones that have been adopted into Pilipino or Filipino or Tagalog.  I learned to read at an early age using a method my school was trying out … innovative at the time … called the Carden method.  It seems a fantastic … [Read more...]

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Philippine Questions and Answers — 9 Apr 2009

April 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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A little Easter gift.  But what is underneath the pretty wrapping?  We’ve talked here before about the recent Rural Bank Time deposit scams that forced the closure of 12 banks over the Christmas holidays, end of 2008.  Sadly a number of foreigners were involved in peddling these ‘too good to be true’ products, and many foreigners, some who even contacted me for advice, were so enthused about the promises of ‘money for nothing’ that they didn’t want to hear any … [Read more...]

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Philippine Maps Just Got a Whole Lot Better

March 15, 2009 by 2 Comments
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One of the things that has troubled me for years about living in the Philippines, learning about living in the Philippines, helping people move to the Philippines, etc., has been the near complete lack of decent digital maps for the Philippines.  It’s very hard to “point” someone to any kind of digital map online, and many of the ones that exists are inaccurate or out of date. For the past several years now, Google Earth and Google Maps (A tip, some folks have been confused over … [Read more...]

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