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• December 28, 2011, cary vokes writes: i an seriously considering moving to philippines and am looking for slow quiet life. living on gov't pension .extremely healthy with no physical restrictions..can anyone suggest locations best suited

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• July 28, 2010, YTC writes: We'd like to invite Expats to join our TAGALOG CONVERSATION for BEGINNERS starting on AUGUST 14, 2010. The schedule will be every Saturday from 4:00 to 5:00pm. The language package will be for 8 hours and renewable upon the end of the 8 hours. The class size will be limited to a maximum of 8 students only. The venue will be in Alabang (near Alabang Town Center and Ayala Alabang Village) To inquire about the fee and other details, please call 02-4859292 or 0923-4291979.
• November 7, 2011, Ed writes: Heh, reminds me of the time a former gf described our intimate moments, sabi sya "masarap kasama"; it took me 4 more years to understand ALL that she meant by that long after I'd moved on. Talaga, "sarap" (and so many Tagalog root-words) can and are commonly applied in so many different contexts, indeed Tagalog is one of the most contextual languages I've encountered, even in just common vernacular. Here's another one to ponder: "kita". Magingat yan! Buyer beware, if you don't understand already, you'll eventually learn far beyond any dictionary. :)

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• May 31, 2011, Wilfried writes: Yes, living in the Phils is als mine thing to do in the future. But there is also a lot of nature probs in the Phils. Eartquake, vulcano and the Phils is also know as typhoon ally. Esp. the typhoons it looks that thy go stronger and for a longer period every year. I also was looking for a house in the tagaytay area, the temperature is very nice over there. But its very close by the Taal vulcano and that one is still active and even standing on number 6, on the list of the most dangerous vulcanos in the world, so better not to buy there
• June 1, 2011, Jan writes: Flor and I like to go to Tagaytay from time to time. It is always a little cooler there and no traffic like in the Metro Manila area. Although Taal is an active volcano, If you live in Tagaytay there is not much danger. But if you live in Talisay or in other tows and villages close to Taal lake, sometimes people are asked to evacuate. At the moment the alert level is 1, which means there is some activity in the Volcano, but not very bad yet.
• September 16, 2011, Jimmy writes: I am interested in retiring to tagaytay.Can I live on 900usd a month there ok? Jimmy in Shanghai,China.....jlewellen2003@yahoo.com
• September 17, 2011, Jan writes: Hi Jimmy, Depending on your lifestyle it is possible. The only thing is that renting in Tagaytay might be expensive. Tagaytay is a place where many people from Manila have their weekend houses, and many tourist visit this place. That's making Tagaytay a little expensive.

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• January 11, 2010, Chris writes: And perhaps an important tidbit...don't bribe anyone. You usually don't need to. ;-)
• January 12, 2010, Jan writes: Hi Chris, Nice of you to stop by on my website, Thanks. In getting a Drivers license no need to pay to someone! It is easily done and fast.

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