Argao
Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Argao is situated 67km south from Cebu City. The name Argao goes back to during the Spanish period and belived to have come from the tree “sali-argaw” that grew in abundance in the coastal area of that time. Argao itself is made up of plains and flatlands in urban and highway areas. While the central area is mountainous and very steep.
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LPG Gas Cylinders
Friday, December 19th, 2008
LPG Cylinders are one of the most commonly used sources of GAS for cooking in the Philippines. Ive only recently had a problem with one due to an elastic band being used as a rubber seal. Which has the potential to be dangerous aswell as the fact that when its on its leaking gas as [...]
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A few things you will find different when stopping in the Philippines
Sunday, December 14th, 2008
This is mainly aimed at people looking at renting properties or buying property. Simply because most features you expect in the west maybe missing. Why? because price is critical here. Often the roofing is metal due to keeping cost down, electrics substandard to name but a few things. But then again even if you rent [...]
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Harvesting Coconuts
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
While we were out shopping yesterday we managed to catch a bit of video of someone harvesting coconuts at Rustans. I think theyre about to extend the carparking maybe for the Christmas period. No doubt not too keen to drop a coconut through someones windscreen. So how do you get to the top? If you [...]
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What is it about Cebu?
Friday, December 12th, 2008
Lots of people ask why Cebu? why the Philippines? to be honest it wasnt my first port of call for travel and it was more to do with the fact me and April met and I made the trip to see her. But shortly after I fell in love with the place. Sometimes the chaos [...]
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Pigs make Pesos..
Friday, December 12th, 2008
As the Christmas season begins there has been a bit of bad news in Luzon.. The pigs are in quarantine due to infection :-
“Quoted from Sun and Star Newspaper Cebu”
MANILA — Pigs in three hog farms have been found infected with the Ebola Reston virus, a strain not harmful to humans, officials said Thursday.
The affected [...]
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