kjwilde
American expat in the Philippines
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About me
American
Lives in Angeles City, Central Luzon
Speaks English, Spanish (badly) and working on Filipino.
Registration: 27 December 2023
Marcos looks forward to working closely with POTUS
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Marcos looks forward to working closely with POTUS by PalawOne
Marcos looks forward to working closely with POTUSBy Helen Flores - The Philippine Star - January 22, 2025https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/01/22/2415949/marcos-looks-forward-working-closely-potusMarcos looks forward to working closely with ...
The US Supreme Court ruled a few years ago that freedom of speech does not include the right to yell "Fire!!!" In a crowded theatre. As Abbie Hoffman reminded us a few years later it does include the right to yell "Theatre!!" at a crowded fire. - ... Read More
Marcos looks forward to working closely with POTUS by PalawOne
Marcos looks forward to working closely with POTUSBy Helen Flores - The Philippine Star - January 22, 2025https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/01/22/2415949/marcos-looks-forward-working-closely-potusMarcos looks forward to working closely with ...
If the Trump and the Supreme court have their way, by the end of Trump's 2nd term the constitution will have been changed to allow a third and maybe even a fourth term. - @FindlayMacDStatements like this show an astounding amount of ignorance in how ... Read More
Consequences of Trump as US President. by FindlayMacD
There are so many Americans here in Philippines and I think that the majority of them vote Republican and therefore vote for (or support) Trump, but how many of them, (And I'm talking about the ones who live here in the Philippines permanently) have ...
What's up with all the non Americans voicing an opinion on the US selecting a president you don't like (for whatever reason)? Few, if any of you, don't seem to have even a basic idea of how US governance works. How the president is in charge of ... Read More
Preventive care in the Philippines by Cheryl
Hello everyone, As an expat in the Philippines, taking care of your health would be one of your main priorities. Preventive healthcare plays a crucial role in keeping fit and healthy. We therefore would like to invite you to share your insights ...
The best preventive care is taking responsibility for your own health. Nearly all chronic diseases are preventable and many if not most are reversible. Take diabetes for example. Eliminating carbs, processed foods and seed oils from the diet will ... Read More
Consequences of Trump as US President. by FindlayMacD
There are so many Americans here in Philippines and I think that the majority of them vote Republican and therefore vote for (or support) Trump, but how many of them, (And I'm talking about the ones who live here in the Philippines permanently) have ...
Regardless on your views of a woman's 'right' to kill her child, short of a constitutional amendment (a very high bar), the federal government could not outlaw abortion. It became a states rights issue when Roe vs Wade became moot. As far as the ... Read More
Using your own US Phone number? by chughes6302
Before arriving in Davao two weeks ago, I researched using my existing (at the time) US AT&T phone number. I believed all I needed to do was to "Port" the number to my new Philippine carrier (Smart) and I would be OK. Nothing but OK... Because I ...
@chughes6302 I use the carrier US Mobile. They have international service. I'm paying $25/month to use my US phone number in the Philippines. I use it for Wifi calling but mostly to do two factor authentication for bank accounts and that sort of ... Read More
Wondering - Korea Air by Erwendo1
Hello everyone and anyone who might have an opinionI'm headed back to see my wife in the Philippines and am exploring ticketing options (I've tried a few) - I heard about Sky Scanner - I checked it out, found prices and then went to Korea Air ...
I wasn't super impressed with EVA. Best I can say is the plane made it to it's destination without incident. Read More
Wondering - Korea Air by Erwendo1
Hello everyone and anyone who might have an opinionI'm headed back to see my wife in the Philippines and am exploring ticketing options (I've tried a few) - I heard about Sky Scanner - I checked it out, found prices and then went to Korea Air ...
My wIfe and I just took Korean Air from Chicago to Manila with a stopover in Inchon. We booked directly with the airline mostly because we were bringing two dogs. The service was great, food was OK. The airport in Korea was a fine place to ... Read More
Fitness/Health Clubs Angeles by kjwilde
I'm contemplating joining/using a health club, mostly for weight lifting. I'm located in Angeles at the moment. I looked at Anytime but they won't just come out and tell you the costs. Anyone have any suggestions? The only reason I'd use Anytime ...
A fitness club owned by a motorcycle gang. Now that's not something you see everyday. Read More
Fitness/Health Clubs Angeles
I'm contemplating joining/using a health club, mostly for weight lifting. I'm located in Angeles at the moment. I looked at Anytime but they won't just come out and tell you the costs. Anyone have any suggestions? The only reason I'd use Anytime ... Read More
Lamp Oil and White Gas
I'm in the process of shipping some things over and am curious: Are lamp oil or white gas commonly available in the Philippines? We use them here, in the US, when we have extended power outages (yes they happen here from time to time) and are ... Read More
An Independent Mindanao?[B]politics by Larry Fisher
@mugteck And parts of northern most California and eastern Oregon want to secede and become the State of Jefferson. rada rada. It's all pure stupidity.Edit: I always laugh hard when I hear people say they wish they could kick California out of the ...
@Larry Fisher Those aren't Mexicans coming across the border. Read More
An Independent Mindanao? by danfinn
DAVAO CITY, Philippines 鈥� While opposing the people鈥檚 initiative for charter change which he believes is orchestrated by the Marcos administration, former President Rodrigo Duterte says he is pushing the idea to secede Mindanao. He bared ...
What would be interesting (but not necessarily in a good way) is what a separate Mindanao would mean for the dynamics currently playing out with China and their claims in the South China Sea. Would a separate Mindanao mean a weaker Philippines? Read More
What to Bring, What to Buy by kjwilde
My wife and I are planning to move permanently to the Philippines this year.聽 We are planning on shipping some things there and buying everything else there.聽 Looking for some suggestions about what is easier/cheaper to send than ...
A guitar in a hardshell guitar case should be fine or go to Guitar Center or Box City and get a carton to put the guitar & case inside. That's how they ship from the factory.Thanks for the suggestion about boxes. I looked at hardshell cases but ... Read More
What to Bring, What to Buy by kjwilde
My wife and I are planning to move permanently to the Philippines this year.聽 We are planning on shipping some things there and buying everything else there.聽 Looking for some suggestions about what is easier/cheaper to send than ...
Things with motors or heaters will be a problem going from 110 to 220. However many electronics items now a days have dual rated switching power supplies. You can check an item in question and the required supply voltage will be listed. All that ... Read More
What to Bring, What to Buy by kjwilde
My wife and I are planning to move permanently to the Philippines this year.聽 We are planning on shipping some things there and buying everything else there.聽 Looking for some suggestions about what is easier/cheaper to send than ...
Regarding solar and batteries: What kind of quality batteries and what are their costs in the Philippines? Here, (US), a lot of the inexpensive LiFePo4 batteries are absolute junk that are build with used, unmatched cells and sold on Amazon. I ... Read More
What to Bring, What to Buy by kjwilde
My wife and I are planning to move permanently to the Philippines this year.聽 We are planning on shipping some things there and buying everything else there.聽 Looking for some suggestions about what is easier/cheaper to send than ...
The hand tools I have are generally high quality, purchased years ago. Unlikely they would be easily or cheaply replaced with most of the current Chinese crap that is mostly available in the US and elsewhere in the world. Drill bits are a great ... Read More
Multi Point Water Heaters by kevinwood
I've been looking around online for a multipoint water heater for use in the Philippines and whilst there are a few in the market, it's very difficult to try and establish which is a good and reliable brand. Many of the reviews are very limited.If ...
As others have mentioned, 10 years is not so bad for a product like this. In the States we are lucky if our centralized tank and tankless water heaters last 10 years and it cost a lot more to replace them WHEN they failI have a 30 year old 70 gallon ... Read More
What to Bring, What to Buy
My wife and I are planning to move permanently to the Philippines this year.聽 We are planning on shipping some things there and buying everything else there.聽 Looking for some suggestions about what is easier/cheaper to send than ... Read More
EV Buggy rooftop solar panel and converter to charge by Ozzie43
Anyone in the PH sphere that has a couple of solar panels on the rooftop of a Chinese senior EV buggy?? Cost and potential savings?
Figure that a 200 watt solar panel which is typically something like 27"x58". With that it would take something like 20+ hours of peak sun to charge a 500Ah battery. From what I understand, golf carts typically use something like 60Wh per mile on ... Read More
Setting out to retire in a year or so by kjwilde
Hi I'm Kurt. Setting out to retire in a year or so. My wife of 17+ years is from Pampanga so we are planning on making the move in short order. We have nothing keeping us here in the US anymore so the move would be permanent.Our current plan is ...
Hopefully you've spent plenty of time in the Philippines already, so you know what you're getting into, before selling everything.Haven't been in quite a few years but I'm well aware of the Philippines many 'challenges' at least as far as an ... Read More
Electric cars (EV) Pros and Cons? by bigpearl
Throwing it out there guys/ladies.Has any one considered going full EV or Hybrid? I have for a long time but find the cost difficult to swallow versus reducing Co2 emissions given we only drive 5 to 6,000 kilometers a year, even if it was 10K is ...
My take on this is that EVs build for the North American market are seriously overkill for a place like the Philippines. They are hugely expensive and loaded with features to make their price higher and more profitable for manufacturers (and so are ... Read More
Setting out to retire in a year or so by kjwilde
Hi I'm Kurt. Setting out to retire in a year or so. My wife of 17+ years is from Pampanga so we are planning on making the move in short order. We have nothing keeping us here in the US anymore so the move would be permanent.Our current plan is ...
Welcome Kurt, sounds like you have researched your move, know what you want. There are others on here who live in La Union, could answer any specific questions you may have. Do not know if your wife is a duel citizen, but it could help if you are ... Read More
New members of the Philippines forum, introduce yourselves here - 2023
Hi I'm Kurt. Setting out to retire in a year or so. My wife of 17+ years is from Pampanga so we are planning on making the move in short order. We have nothing keeping us here in the US anymore so the move would be permanent.Our current plan is ... Read More
My 1st year: Things done, things learned (very long) by Larry Fisher
So my first year in Cebu (Argao), Philippines is complete. I'm going to forget some things, but for the newer or future expat, especially Americans, I'll give a long winded write-up on things that I've learned, gone through, and observations. The ...
Wish I would have know, I have two unopened N.I.B. Kitchen Aid Mixers (5 1/2 quart & 6 quart) 120V and I believe we even have the grinder attachments.@Enzyte Bob. I believe you can get a rotor and field kit upgrade that to 240vac. Read More
Amateur Radio by Zyrena
how can i get the NTC talk to me about the law and the radio towers and or antenns mast and getting a uk / philippines radio license regards
We are planning on moving permanently sometime 2024/2025.聽 My plan thus far is to apply for a reciprocal permit and then at some point take the PH tests to get a DU license.聽 I plan on getting licenses for my equipment and send them over ... Read More