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pej1111 wrote:

When in Rome "..." and the sooner one adopts to living like the Romans' the better life gets.

The alternate is to establish a home in a quite area and do your own cooking and cleaning and shopping.

It took me 3 years to teach my ex how to clean and cook to a western standard, she never learnt (not her fault) I had to accept to eat and live like a Filipino and simply accept life.

The trouble with living away from all the noise is that you are then a target, maybe not so much so in the Philippines,聽 but I don't want to find out. Keeping my eating habits is a matter of health for me, and the way we ate in the USA, so I see no need to change, just improve on my methods..

pej1111 wrote:

When in Rome "..." and the sooner one adopts to living like the Romans' the better life gets.

My idea has always been, when in Rome go roaming around.

magdy93 wrote:

Hi !

Relating to my experience I think it took me a while to get used to people and see the bigger picture.
coming from the middle east, we have a totally different culture than the Philippines in many ways. The government papers were good actually because Filipinos are very organized and helpful people. It was hard in the beginning to hear a language that I couldn't understand but many people spoke English when I was around not to make me feel that I was a stranger and that was kind of them.
The only relief to feeling homesick stressed, pressure, was reading the bible and getting closer to God. I started reading my bible and pray morning and evening and I read the book of psalms during class break time. It helped me feel the God is with me and He will look after me, protect me and fill my heart with courage and peace. I recommend others to try it, read the bible and pray. Prayer isn't complicated . just sit, relax and speak with God. Tell him all that troubles you, ask for His guidance and wisdom to lead your day. Trust the peace God will put in your heart will make you stronger and confident more than ever. I also started to count my blessing, I tried my best to look at the good things even in heart of the trouble. I found out that blessings come in disguise. some hardships came and God taught me to learn from them, to grow, and to Trust Him more. I'm a sociable person, so I started to make friends, help others and ask for help. when you become optimistic, kind and always have a smile on your face you will be the key that opens the lock on the heart of others around you. many times I would go for a walk in nature and reflect which helped me clear my mind. I was a student and had plenty to do for school, so I would prepare my table, gather all I need, get a bottle of water, pray, put on Mozart music then study. As long as you have a dream and a goal you came to fulfill, and you put God first then God will get you through anything in life. Joshua 1:9 "9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.鈥澛� To all those who are in the Philippines and a way from there home and families. YOU ARE HOME BECAUSE GOD IS EVERYWHERE, He will be with you, bless you, guide you, and comfort you. For those who are about to move to the Philippines, pray about it, read and watch a video so you have a background about the cultures. But I would like to tell you " The Philippines is a very beautiful country and Filipinos are very kind, generous, and cheerful people.聽

I get the same results reading Jack Reacher books, much better than the moviez.

iftikhar_peeto wrote:

philippines is not good for the people聽 those who belong to poor countries because they have no rights even they marriage with falpina, they have no rights to open a bank account in peso, no right聽 to run a business their own name, they have no right to transfer money from bank to bank. they have no rights to travel other countries. they cannot buy property,
american, japnies and european people have聽 all rights except buy property.The behaviour of聽 philippines聽 immigrationis not good to asain people, they are double standard,
people always barrow money and do not return. devalue of peso and inflation. high price of grocery meat chicken day by day, when i move to philippines聽 4 years bfore dollar was 42 pesos聽 now 52 pesos.
petron was 34 pesos now gasoline 54
for stress i go to mosque pray 5 times, wash my hands face feet 5 times,after pray i feed聽 rest

So why do you stay?

samangelevski wrote:

arty5987, i see you don't know much about windows then, not sure where you live here, but windows in Philippines are chust cheap China products, and they really not good at all, maybe one day they will improve on some kind of standards, but they need windows for any situation, for me that I聽 live on highway, i will need double glazing windows, I mean this is not much to ask right, why highway, well if you like your shop to do well you need exposia, or close it down, or just make odds and ends,聽 it really is no big deal to supplier double glazing windows.

My company sells and installs aluminum windows. Double glazed glass is available here in the Philippines. But we do not carry it because it is way too expensive -- 6x to 10x the price of aluminum windows, not including installation. It is a big deal, because as a business owner, why would I keep an item in inventory that would stay there for a long time, if not forever. Customers have asked about it, but when they are told the price, they just don't want it.

Anywhere in the world, double glazed is more expensive than single pane. When my uncle in San Francisco decided to replace his rotting windows with double glazed glass windows, he paid, including installation, over US$500 per window. That was way back in 2001. And the windows were not the higher quality branded ones either.

A decision to replace windows to reduce noise level will not just depend on your budget but also on your acceptable level and type of noise. My shop is located along a busy highway, so I'm familiar with the kind of noise you hear. For me, it's the variety of sudden sounds that is distracting and frustrating. Telephone conversations would be interrupted by a sudden "beep-beep" or "rrrrrrr" or "honnnk- honnnnk" or "varooooommm".聽 If we had our home built at back of my shop, specialized double glazed windows might lower the volume of the noise from the highway, but the variety would still be there which is more disruptive and stressful and harder to reduce than volume (which is why I would never consider living near the highway).

Back in the SF, there was a Muni bus stop in front of our apartment. Windows in the living room facing the street were double glazed. But our guests still found it hard to fall asleep due to the noise from the bus stopping and going even though the guest bedroom was towards the back of our apartment. And mind you, the buses are electric and not gas operated so the noise they emit is more like a loud humming sound when it stops and goes rather than a growling "vroom-vroom" sound.

Think it over before you spend a lot of money on replacing your windows.