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November 28, 2010, Randall writes: Wow, what a story. I don't know if I will ever drive in the Philippines. I do understand that when you go to the mall or grocery it is difficult to get all your stuff back home. One time we went to SM in Iloilo City. We went to buy groceries. We had not been there long. We wanted to buy enough groceries for the week. The only thing we didn't think about was getting it all back home! By the time we had too much to carry home. It finally took two SUV's taxis to carry it all home. When I live there (hopefully soon) I don't know if I will drive or not but I certainly applaud you for haveing the gut to do it!
November 28, 2010, THEO writes: hahha.Dat is een mooi verhaal !!! Arme Flor. Succes and dank voor inzage vr gr theo Portugal
November 28, 2010, Jan writes: Hi Randall, I must say that driving in Manila is a little different from driving somewhere else. Iloilo probably isn't that bad, people there have a different attitude. Bringing that much groceries that you need 2 suv's ? How big is your family, or did you bring for the whole barangay? LOL
November 28, 2010, Jan writes: Theo, Ja, het was een hele ervaring, maar ik was er zeker van dat ik in mijn recht stond, dus ik was nergens bang voor. Hartelijk bedankt voor de donatie, hiervan kan ik de hosting provider weer betalen. Bedankt !!! Yes, it was quiet an experience, but I was sure to be right and didn't make any violation of the law. So there was nothing to be scared off. Many thanks for the donation you made. With this money I can pay my hosting bill. Thanks a lot !!
November 28, 2010, Dave DeWall writes: Driving in Iloilo City IS quite a different experience than driving in Manila like you do, Jan. I don't know how you do it. I wonder, too, if Randall was buying groceries for the whole barangay, too!
November 28, 2010, Jan writes: dave, I haven't been in Iloilo yet, but what I read about it: Manila is a few times more like driving in HELL. The only way to survive and move a little is acting as the Filipinos do, especially in driving !!! LOL And about Randal's shopping adventure, I think he brought the whole family (a typical Filipino thing) when just going to the grocery. Randall had to buy them lots of things and all the groceries but then the family and groceries didn't fit in one FX anymore. ;-)
November 30, 2010, Peter writes: Hi Jan Nice one mate. In the last month or so I have driven down Marcos Hi-way three or four time a week going to the Childrens Hospital. It's almost worst than hell. The road works make it absolutely chaotic and of course most filipinos think they are driving tanks and not a car. But I'm like you I don't let them get away with it. The best way to stay safe is to drive like one(filipino) yourself but with caution. Hope to see you and Flor soon all the best.
November 30, 2010, Jan writes: Hi Peter, Hope your nephew is doing fine now ! Yes, marcos HighWay is worse than hell at the moment. Let's hope it will be better after they have finished. My accident actually happend still at the Sta Lucia compound. No one was hurt and no damage to the car(s). Yes, we should meet again soon. Just text or call if you feel like meeting.
December 1, 2010, kevin writes: My advice to drivers where ever you are driving is: keep cool. you can not change the bad behaviour of the many, so just cease trying. You will only get into trouble and ou will have changed nothing. If someone cuts me up I try to imagine that he is in a hurry because a member of his family is very ill or something. May ot be correct, but good for my blood pressure! Thanks for your post
December 1, 2010, Jan writes: Hi Kevin, I agree with you.
January 20, 2011, stevie writes: I had a run-in with a hothead driver at one time, and it's a good thing I had with me my former HS classmate, now a retired general. My friend intimated that we settle this minor accident at Camp Crame. When the other driver sensed that my friend was a former military officer, he immediately backed off. Since that time on, I just have a driver do the driving for me. Courtesy while driving is unheard of in this country. Talk about road rage!!
January 22, 2011, Jan writes: Stevie, Thanks for the comment. Yes, one has to act like a Filipino to be able to to drive here. And I am trying. But I am not easily intimidated by others. There always will be crazy Filipinos trying to do that. The only way to handle them is stay Cool.
February 1, 2011, Joop writes: Hi Jan. We also lived in the Philippines from 1994 till 2002 in Laguna(will return this year) and also experienced the horrible traffic special in Manila although after a while you get a bit used on it and indeed just act as a Filipino but than with brains and you will survive in it and the most important before leaving check if the HORN from your car is working if not better stay home!!! haha. Thanks for the many interesting items!
February 1, 2011, Jan writes: Hi Joop, Thanks for the comment. When driving in the Philippines, a foreigner should act like a Filipino, but with care....

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November 13, 2009, Edward writes: Jan, I'm so happy your back to your Blog, I really look forward to seeing your latest posts and pics. How is the house search going, have you determined where you want to plant roots. Love the pics love the blog. Take care.
November 13, 2009, Jan writes: Edward, I haven't been away, just too busy or too lazy to write. We are close so setting a deal for a house. The moment it is definite I will write about it. Thanks for the comment.
November 16, 2009, Dave Starr writes: Hello Jan, Nice to find your blog. Barry Ruth pointed me this way in an email conversation earlier today. My wife, Mita and I live just outside Metro Manila in Marilao, Bulacan. Funny that I just noticed an "owner-type Jeep" (the generic Filipino term for locally made Jeep-style vehicles like these) a few days ago, all dressed up and "over equipped" like these ones you wrote about. I haven't met the owner but he appears to work at our local hospital nearby, so perhaps I'll meet him someday. Maybe he bought his from one of your dealer friends, very few are ever customized to the extent these are. The less stylish, basic "Owner Jeeps" are readily available available around here for as little as P50,000 and, while you are certainly correct regarding the inconveniences of the open construction, door curtains and such, they can be a very practical vehicle for an expat looking to get buy on a small budget. The drive trains are typically "good used" Toyota, Nisan and Mitsubishi components from Japan (due to some strange tax practices it's almost impossible to keep a car on the road in Japan after it is six model years old, and due to the traffic in Japan, a six year old car has rarely ever done many kilometers) so these P50K to P100K build to order "owner jeeps" can be a very good basic transport vehicle. Thanks for showing these colorful ones off for us. By the way, I am also a Mitsubishi Adventure owner ... bought mine new in 2006 and it has been a very comfortable and reliable vehicle so far, one of the best new car deals in the Philippines for a family vehicle.
November 17, 2009, Jan writes: Hi Dave, Nice of you to stop by on my website. I have checked yours also. I must say that your site is very informative. I will add the site to my links. I hope you will do the same. It is funny to have such small owner-jeep. I really thought of buying one just for the fun of it. But I decided not to do so (for the moment, maybe later ..... ;-) ) Our Mitsubishi is also doing fine, we bought it just one year ago and it's doing fine, just a few minor problems in the beginning.

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August 19, 2009, Joris claeys writes: Hi Jan, Indeed after 9 years int he Philippines, there is only one way to drive: defensive - everyone around you are bad drivers, so that you are aware of everything that can happen. But honestly there are 2 more places on earth that are even worse: -Paris: on the round-abouts and if you are not from Ile-de-France, they will drive you off the rotonde without scrupules ... they can even see on the number plate that you are not from around, though you are from somewhere else in France. - Colombia-Bogota: the worst place I have seen - my car, may freedom counts everywhere except for there... just take a taxi and hope you will get in one piece at your destination. Still one recommendation for all Filipinos: Tather then following any driver school in the Philippines, you better off sending ALL drivers for: - 6 months to Paris and let them practice ont he round-abouts - 2 months to Germany (longer makes no sence - cvause if they still don't get it, it is hopless anyway and better leave their car home) to learn discipline and gentlemen act in traffic. As long as public transportatio is not taken care of in the Philippines cities, there will never be an economic boom relative to the efforts being performed. Bilions of euros are spent daily on inactivity because of people in traffic here, but the government doesn't get it... THERE IS MONEY HERE, politicians: grab it! Jan, send me an email cause I was nto able to respond to your email on InterNatios. Thanks Best regards Joris Claeys.
August 19, 2009, jan writes: Joris, Thanks for stopping by on my website. I have heard that Cairo (Egypt) is also a terrible city to drive, but I haven't been there to see. I have been driving in Paris several times and didn't experience any problems, although the people there are also driving very offensive. I seem to be able to handle that. The most well behaved drivers are in German Cities, but not on their high ways. There they are more arrogant than Filipinos especialy against foreigners. But it might be a good idea to send Filipinos there to learn to drive. In the Philippines it looks like if they get a drivers license for free when they buy a kilo of rice !! I have send you a private mail for my mail address.
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January 17, 2012, kat kat writes: Hi. I'd like to thank you for your post, sir. I'm just a newbie on the road and my driving skills are not good yet. I just like to share my first violation which costed me a lot on my allowance. I was planning on turning to the right but i was on the third lane going to the left. However, I still insisted my turn then an office asked me to stop as I turned right. I know it was my mistake. The officer said the ticket would cost me 2,500 and it could get higher once I go to QC because of the seminars, etc. My parents and I were really worried that we didn't agree for my license to be brought at QC (because we live outside Manila). Being a newbie, I had no idea what that "could be settled here instead" he was talking about. I was so naive at this so I keep asking him how to do that. But he couldn't answer me directly and instead, he kept on insisting me to have the ticket instead. We paid him P2000 since we have no idea about this kind of transaction plus our car didn't have a plate number yet - he even commented on the car being new (newly bought). And right now, I really think that that P2000 was really big compared to what you gave. Now that I think of it, I should have just allowed the officer to give me a ticket. Then this afternoon, I was nearing the intersection when the light turned yellow... then red. But I think that if I stopped at the red light, I would definitely stop inside the intersection which is more troublesome (I think) so I drove ahead instead. An officer asked me to stop and I accepted the ticket, knowing that my parents would get disappointed again. Then he gave me a warning instead since he said that I was just a student. I was really confused at following traffic violations here in the Philippines as well thought I'm already a Filipino. I find it very inconsistent. Or maybe I just lack some driving skills. But mostly, it is very inconsistent! Anyway, sir, thanks for the post! (sorry for the long post)
January 17, 2012, Jan writes: Hi Kat, Thanks for sharing your experiences in driving on this site. Every fine one has to pay for traffic violations is painful money. Lucky my wife was with me almost all the time and she was dealing with the police or traffic enforcers because she speaks the language. In a city like Manila you have to know exactly where you like to go, so knowing the main routes is essential. Changing lanes at the last moment causes not only traffic, but also the risk of getting caught by a greedy policeman. Sweet talks to the officer will help often, but not always. The moment they like to write a ticket ask them if they are not willing to change it in a warning. Promise to do better next time. If they insist in getting money without ticket (which is a violation by the officer) always ask him his name or number and write it down. Nine out of ten times he will let you go with a warning. Now you have a ticket and your driver’s license is confiscated (if it was an police officer, but traffic enforcers are not allowed to confiscate licenses). You have to get your license back at the police station / town hall of the city of violation. This could take several hours, so be prepared. Lucky for us drivers, police and traffic enforcers are afraid to ask for money because of new regulations implemented by Nonoy Aquino. For that reason you always have to ask their name and number. And do never offer money yourself. If they think that they have to punish you with a ticket, so be it. Try to sweet talk to them, it will help. But most of all, try to get driving experience as much as possible. Good luck, INGAT, Jan

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