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When eating "foreigner" foods remember foreigners come from many locations, consequently the hamburger (goes for all dishes) at an American based/run place will taste totally different in a European based/run restaurant or a Filipino based/run restaurant. Do not expect your favorite dish to taste like you favorite dish at home, although sometimes it does happen.

 

Been there today with the family and we liked it.

The road is a bit narrow in parts but otherwise in a very good condition. Might be a different story after heavy rains though.

We chose to walk around the first lake to the second one (there's also boats that take you across). There's a nice view point on the ridge between the lakes with really stunning views. Not much to see or do at the shore of the smaller lake but it was nice and quiet there. Good place for a picnic. The path around the lake is rocky and requires careful stepping from time to time. But still doable with flip flops, even carrying a toddler and a backpack

According to my phone's gps we walked 3 km from the parking lot to the second lake and back. The sign says the way around the lake is 900m one way so that leaves about 600m for the distance from car to first lake where the boats leave. The lakes are 65m lower than the parking lot, so yes, it is steep.

Swimming in the lake was a bit disappointing - water completely green and much warmer than I'd have expected. Not very refreshing, might be better at another time of the year.

Besides the notorious cup noodles and 3-in-1 coffee they also have cold beer and some small 'real' dishes at the restaurant, it's not too bad.

All in all a nice trip, the very different vegetation (i.e. large tree ferns) and the clean and cool air make for a nice change after all the time at the sea level.

 

I went to Mike, on Black Saturday (3-26-2016). There was about 90 people there, with many families and children. The food was great as usual, but there was something unique going on. Even with all the people there, it was quiet, not like many other places with screaming and yelling, kids running around like rabid dogs. There was no horseplay either... just the tranquil environment of the resort and ocean. As always Mike's Beach Resort show it has class and classy customers too. Mike has a very "people oriented" personality so it always makes for a nice visit there.

 

10. Withdrawing financial support of a GF or wife is also illegal....

Kinda sick on that that they can complain economic abuse that you withdrew financial support or used that financial support to make them do things they didn't want (not that they would ever say *no, I don't want to do that* but just claim it after the money dries up).

 

Rentals need to be run like a real business. To set out to make money with rentals and then b*tch about associated problems is lame. If you can't stand the heat, get the **** out of the kitchen.

I haven't had a rental which cost more than $200 / month for a long time. How is it that the foreigner was able to rack up such a large bill? The deposit is meant for offsetting risk. Once the bill hits a certain trigger point, then the tenant needs to go.

Same for utilities. You would have to let them go for quite some time to get to 13K.

If you can't deal with the rentals, then get a property manager who can. People get too emotionally involved in these rentals (they shouldn't be renting them out if that's the case.) Collect the rent. Pay someone to clean empty units and repair damage. Do what you can to minimize losses. If you are losing money, then you are doing something wrong. Keep doing the wrong thing, then you won't be in business.

 

For me it's........Faith, Hope, Charity.
Give the children a world without war
Comfort of a home and the security of a family
Wipe away their tears with a cloth of compassion
Feed them when they hunger, water when they thirst
Educate them with wisdom, fairness and truth
Give them a purpose in life, to fulfil their dreams
Turn their hope into wishes and wishes into reality
They deserve a better future.
Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year that's full of all your wishes....JB

 

Got my second dose of Sinovac here in Alfonso, Cavite today. All residents, foreigners and expats treated the same, professional and friendly staff. I saw zero signs of xenophobia. The Filipino difference was that we were scheduled at various times through the day up till 5pm. When I arrived at my appointment time of 1:30 I was the last one to get the shot. Everyone else had turned up at the 8am start and waited.