The Filipinos celebrate many fiestas throughout the year. Every city, town, barangay and subdivision has its own fiesta. Filipinos are happy people and they like to celebrate something. For that reason they celebrate every occasion with smaller or bigger fiestas. Many of these fiestas are worth seeing because of the beautiful costumes, nice decorated...
Being an Expat in the Philippines sometimes is difficult. Especially when you like to eat some food which normally only is available in your home country. And I like to cook from time to time my own Dutch food. Some specific Dutch dishes cannot be made in the Philippines because the right ingredients are...
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MERI KRISMAS EBRIWAN, That’s what I read on a shop window in Ali Mall in Cubao today. Of course this text was made this way intentionally because Filipinos know how to write Merry Christmas Everyone properly. I find it funny, that’s why I took a picture to show you this. Near by Ali Mall...
If you like to become an expat in the Philippines or you like to move here for other reasons you will have many questions, for sure. Searching the internet to get those answers is one possibility, ask around on forums is an other way to get your answers. For this reason this website has...
A few cities in the Philippines have implemented a city ordinance that forbids shop owners to pack their merchandise in plastic bags. It is a known fact that many of those plastic bags end up in the garbage dumps and it will take many years to be broken down by nature (if ever). The...
HO HO HO, a Santa yelled at Glorietta in Makati last Sunday November 13 while on TV Manny Pacquiao was fighting against Marquez. Flor and I, but also our British friend Peter and his wife Rebecca didn’t want to watch the boxing so we went out and ended in Glorietta Mall in Makati. I...
When you are an Expat in the Philippines, just like me, and have a small budget, you are not able to do the things you maybe like to do. Going out for dinner, buy a new computer, or other things you don’t have the budget for. You might think: I can find a job...
Starting September,the Philippines is already thinking of the Christmas holidays and the coming Christmas season. Slowly you see malls getting decorated, playing Christmas songs and even on TV every news channel is announcing ‘how many days it still is until Christmas’. hardware stores in malls and department stores are displaying all their latest Christmas...
More than a week ago two typhoons hit the Philippines again and only a few days was in between them. First it wat Pedring followed by Quiel. The names are the Filipino names given to typhoons entering the Philippine Area of Responsability. Pedring’s international name is Nesat and hit september 27 2011, exactly 2...
More Britons than ever before are considering starting a new life abroad. But what are the key considerations people should make before taking their first steps to becoming an expat? There are many and leaving your home country to set yourself up in a foreign land is truly a huge life change. Britain is...
The new forum “ASK EXPAT in the PHILIPPINES” is available for everybody now. Just click on the ASK Forum button in the menu bar, click on the logo at the right, or follow the link: ASK EXPAT in the PHILIPPINES forum Becoming a member is easy and after that you will be able to...
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