Posts Tagged ‘ Neighbourhood ’

why live in a sub division house in Cebu, Philippines?

March 6, 2012
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why live in a sub division house in Cebu, Philippines?

There are pro’s and cons like everything for the home industry in Cebu one of the biggest cons is over valuation of land as sub division land is often 3 x the price of a property that would be outside of a secured sub division. On top of this you often find sub division...

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The Philippines cock that crows… constantly!

March 6, 2012
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There is an obsession in the Philippines with Cock fighting and one of the problems with this is roosters are everywhere as nearly everybody seems to have at least one. If you head a bit further into provinces you also find professional breeders that may have several hundred. Not a problem on its own...

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Life As An Expat In Cebu

February 18, 2012
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When I originally moved out to Cebu it was to be with my wife but four years on have things changed here in Cebu or have I changed around it? For me I have found some of my original expectations have changed as well as my mood to many things due to the way...

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Bad Habits & Attitudes of many Filipinos That Need to Change

January 23, 2012
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I came across this from a friend on my local Minglanilla forum. Written by a Filipino in relation to Filipino’s, but one of the most important things that is often overlooked is that its written by someone who has been outside the goldfish bowl that is the Philippines and seen how other countries really...

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Cockfighting in the Philippines (Sabong)

January 11, 2012
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Cockfighting in the Philippines (Sabong)

Philippines Cockfighting For many people from outside of the Philippines cockfighting or as its locally known “Sabong” is seen as an extreme blood sport of past eras. It was originally introduced to the Philippines by the Spanish when it was once fashionable throughout Europe as a hobby and a sport to gamble. Often the...

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Sunday Is Family Day In The Philippines

November 28, 2011
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Sunday Is Family Day In The Philippines

On this rare occasion we headed on in to SM mall on the packed KMK bus, luckily we got seating space but there wasn’t much standing space once we got nearer the city from Minglanilla. It was more of a case of taking the kids out than doing anything else as it allows them...

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Build Your Own Speakers

November 14, 2011
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Build Your Own Speakers

Noise in the neighbourhood can be an issue sometimes but with my electronic background and carpentry I am looking at after I have built the tubig machine (coin slot water dispenser) to build a speaker system. As the saying goes if you can’t beat them join then at the same time its all about...

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Kids Love Riding Motorbikes

November 13, 2011
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Kids Love Riding Motorbikes

The sound of a motorbike starting! The kids love to ride around the neighbourhood on the motorbikes and scooters which can be a bit of a problem as you have to sneak out if actually going somewhere. This is a photo I took as soon as I started my engine, the kids ran to...

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Financially What Is Going On Outside The Philippines?

November 12, 2011
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Everyday I hear news about Greece, Spain and the other European nations that have messed up their economies, the UK is just as a bad but what is going on? why are things being band aided instead of delving deep with the scalpel to repair the damage? The West has got excessive over the...

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Finding Happiness In The Philippines

November 12, 2011
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The Philippines often throws up a lot of negative and positive things in a way that is similar to picking up a lot of random pieces of paper and throwing them in the air, you quite simply don’t know what your going to get in the same way the Philippines is a hot bed...

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