Cherryann01
English looking for information about Philippines
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There is always a silver lining by Lotus Eater
Any punters thinking of visiting the Philippines for the first time but are undecided now is the time.The US $ is trading at PHP61.45. The 拢 at PHP83.67. These are mid market rates.Some airlines are offering tempting prices not withstanding ...
I keep getting emails from Qatar Airlines offering discounts on selected routes - Bangkok being one of them and I do want to go back to the Philippines this year. For now though I have settled on a city break to Bratislava departing on Monday. Read More
100k budget for the house by Senyorita chubbylita
I want to ask for an advice very low budget for building a small house 2 bedrooms 1 toilet and bath small kitchen and dining thank you budget plan pls
The O/P had a budget of 100K Philippine Pesos and not 100K USD so I wonder what they managed to build if anything with their available funds. Looks like she was a OFW working in Hong Kong so maybe she managed to save more money to put towards the ... Read More
Quality woman for a quality guy by Slowdown23
My name is Ryan from the United states. I am looking (not rushing) for a traditional woman who I can get to know and spend my life with. I am 37 in good shape, financially secure and have strong interpersonal skills. Able to retire in 13 years when ...
@PalawOne I was asked to give hockey a try and I did playing as an outfield player, cannot remember the position but our goalkeeper got injured because he was not wearing the face mask and got a nasty head injury. I volunteered to replace him and ... Read More
Quality woman for a quality guy by Slowdown23
My name is Ryan from the United states. I am looking (not rushing) for a traditional woman who I can get to know and spend my life with. I am 37 in good shape, financially secure and have strong interpersonal skills. Able to retire in 13 years when ...
@Peter Clark Laarbruch was my posting in Germany - great times exploring Germany, Holland and neighbouring countries. Football on Sundays, squash and tennis sometimes, great food like you say and way too many beers. Somebody once told me that there ... Read More
Quality woman for a quality guy by Slowdown23
My name is Ryan from the United states. I am looking (not rushing) for a traditional woman who I can get to know and spend my life with. I am 37 in good shape, financially secure and have strong interpersonal skills. Able to retire in 13 years when ...
@Peter Clark I served 10.5 years in the RAF, 2 in Germany near to the Dutch border and have a number of Dutch friends from my time there so would have happily sat down with a group of guys from The Netherlands for a chin wag although I have no ... Read More
Quality woman for a quality guy by Slowdown23
My name is Ryan from the United states. I am looking (not rushing) for a traditional woman who I can get to know and spend my life with. I am 37 in good shape, financially secure and have strong interpersonal skills. Able to retire in 13 years when ...
@Peter Clark Lotus writes, "I have never been a fan of online dating as its so easy to meet girls when you are there but 'different strokes for different folks' as the saying goes." - @Lotus Eater At our age, with love it's like shopping. We can ... Read More
Quality woman for a quality guy by Slowdown23
My name is Ryan from the United states. I am looking (not rushing) for a traditional woman who I can get to know and spend my life with. I am 37 in good shape, financially secure and have strong interpersonal skills. Able to retire in 13 years when ...
I wonder if Slowdown23 is still active on this Forum and if he is would provide an update on his trip to the Philippines in 2023. I understand that he was looking for love 13 years before retirement and hoping to visit meet a suitable lady and keep ... Read More
Planning to visit Philippines next month by Gregory Koch
Hi guysI am planning to visit Philippines next month, any recommendations, suggestions, advises are welcomeI am based in Kansas聽 planning to travel soloWhat could I do and which are the best spots for 7-8 days?So if you have tips or anything ...
I would add one thing to Skip Scott's great advise and that is that if you do decide to fly straight to the Philippines and not make a layover somewhere nearby, Cebu is a good option. Going back 7 years or so to my first visit, I remember my final ... Read More
Planning to visit Philippines next month by Gregory Koch
Hi guysI am planning to visit Philippines next month, any recommendations, suggestions, advises are welcomeI am based in Kansas聽 planning to travel soloWhat could I do and which are the best spots for 7-8 days?So if you have tips or anything ...
7 to 8 days is hardly long enough to travel that much but since you are coming from the US I assume that you will be visiting other countries on your travels and the Philippines is just one of them. If that is the case I would skip spending much ... Read More
Philippines and the ME War by PalawOne
ME war may jolt electricity bills: Bombing of refineries causes jittersBy Maria Romero,聽Lisa Marie Apacible 05 Mar 2026The Middle East (ME) crisis could trigger a domino effect, driving up not only fuel prices but also electricity ...
danfinn said . . . Today on this thread, between Fred and Steve and TDS, it is truly "Hate America Day", as evil Trump attempts to relieve the planet of the spectre of a thermonuclear holocaust brought on by the rest of the world standing by, as a ... Read More
Quality of customer service in the Philippines by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Customer service can say a lot about everyday life in the Philippines, and for many expats, it鈥檚 something that could take time to get used to. In order to help expats and soon-to-be expats to adjust to local expectations, ...
I have mentioned this before but it seems like a good time to mention it again. I do not live in the Philippines but have been there 8 times over the last 6 or 7 years and on my last visit my girlfriend had really bad toothache and an abscess which ... Read More
Philippine vinegar .. cane, coconut and palm by PalawOne
`"How vinegar has given Filipino food a sour kick for centuries, from adobo to dipping sauce"Cooks in the Philippines have used the 鈥榠ngredient of 2026鈥� to bring out complexity in dishes long before the condiment started trendingTribune ...
Well P1, personally a bit of vinegar now and again on fish and chips can be delightful but the use here has been stemmed in cooking but the guys certainly love it with snacks like green mango or papaya, cucumber etc. their choice. I love vinegar for ... Read More
Philippine vinegar .. cane, coconut and palm by PalawOne
`"How vinegar has given Filipino food a sour kick for centuries, from adobo to dipping sauce"Cooks in the Philippines have used the 鈥榠ngredient of 2026鈥� to bring out complexity in dishes long before the condiment started trendingTribune ...
Apart from using Sarsons Vinegar on Fish & Chips and Balsamic Vinegar on salads, the main usage I have for the stuff is to remove stains from my laundry. Of all the countries I have been to I can honestly say that the Philippines is probably one ... Read More
Long Term Stay in PH by RoyHolland
Hi everyone.I鈥檓 coming to Cebu from the UK and will be staying four weeks.This is not my first visit to PH as I have visited three times and travelled from Banaue to Cagayan De Oro and many places in between. But my last visit was about twelve ...
`Bob, sounds to me that you need to get-up off yr arseand get moving, while you can. What you need is a bigman friend. Hire big bi-lingual security guards for a dayor so to pretend to be your long-lost mate, and, also toput wind up your young ... Read More
Philippines and the ME War by PalawOne
ME war may jolt electricity bills: Bombing of refineries causes jittersBy Maria Romero,聽Lisa Marie Apacible 05 Mar 2026The Middle East (ME) crisis could trigger a domino effect, driving up not only fuel prices but also electricity ...
@PalawOne Marcos implements 4-day work week in gov't agencies to cushion expected oil supply woes." So the bureaucrats get an extra day off. Some would say they only do 4 days work anyway such is the slothesome nature of civil servants. The average ... Read More