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  1. SkipJack

    SkipJack DI Senior Member

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    My favorite is the Filipina Pea "Telling it like it is".

    She covers the expat filipina relationship issues well. She has also done interviews with her friend who is an attorney covering legal issues here.

    This is her YouTube Channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrm4tEQqTrUP3MwB2G1mjHw
     
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    There is a guy from Bacong who does this I have seen a roof of 600sqm that he has done and it was a work of art, I cannot say it was of good sound construction but it sure did look good and just recently a friend of mine a retired builder from Germany had some work done by this same man and he is very happy with it, it is possible I could get his contact details from my friend? one thing I do know about Sac Sac roofs the steeper the pitch the longer it lasts and consider having it at 60 degrees for optimum longevity, even 45 will be better than the standard 30, the steeper it is the less water it holds and slows down the rot.
     
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    Ozzyguy DI Forum Adept

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    Cannot help but I do have a good buddy that is moving to Duma later in the year and him and his Thai wife plan to do a Thai restaurant.
     
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    Merry Christmas everyone on this site.. We can only hope next Christmas is a lot better than this one..
     
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    grandpainak DI Forum Patron Showcase Reviewer

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    We went there tonight and experienced the same. I got the double cheese. It had two of the biggest all beef patties I have experienced in the PI. Once I took a bite I knew I was in for a treat. The paddies to together was about one inch thick and over hung the bun all the way around. Ton's is located right next door to OZ Racing, just past Phenix Gas station and before the Shell Station.:cat: :happy: :hungry:
    Thanks for the tip, Rye83!
     
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    It's hardly surprising it's still spreading, I was in a line waiting for the bank to open 2 meter distance and women in front of me was facing towards me, she was not wearing a mask then she gave out a loud chesty cough, she just managed to put up her hand to cover her mouth. Then another women stood in between us, I said social distance madam, and some just laughed. until the guard made her go to the back of the line.
     
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  8. Rye83

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    I think the reasoning is quite simple: we are in the same region as Cebu. Had the Negros Region been established years ago when it was approved by the previous administration we would not have been lumped under the same rules as the next island over. IMO it has nothing to do with power, it is laziness and an inability/unwillingness to have a more nuanced plan of action for individual provinces and/or for the local "leadership" to contest Malacanang's advice.
     
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    Giving this a go. I found some yeast at the market in Valencia. (Pronouncing "yeast" as it is actually pronounced only leads to confusion and "deer in the headlights" looks. Locals call it "yes't".) I am assuming this is bread/baker's yeast and not beer/wine yeast. It costs P5 per packet which I guesstimate is good for about 50 liters. I am also guessing the yeast will die off around 10-15% alcohol content from what I have seen in YouTube videos.

    My first two attempts are with 1 liter of 100% coconut water and pineapple juice, adding 1 cup of white sugar and half a teaspoon of the yeast to each mix. I will let them sit for a week and test, if they aren't strong enough I will give it another week. So far after just one day I am getting a strong alcohol smell out of both bottles. Seems promising and I plan on experimenting more as I find more juice, but so far I have only found the pineapple and coconut juice. I may try the 4 seasons juice box if I am unable to find anything else locally as it seems that the only thing that matters is the sugar to yeast ratio. The rest seems to be only for flavor (so long as there aren't any additional ingredients or preservatives added to the juice.)
     
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  10. Always a Poppy

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    -My neighbour (72 year old guy) keeps putting his hand on my leg when we go there to eat. At first I thought he was making a pass (to a 62 yr old guy!), but then when he loosened up after a few beers, he said 'I like you...I like your attitude'. This followed a marathon drinking session on our first visit just three weeks after we moved in next door. I've never come across such immediate acceptance. I'm a shy guy and don't make friends easily, but I feel comfortable there already (despite the hand on leg thing). All of their family of eight are equally friendly, helpful and welcoming. They give us food, plants from their garden, fix our electrical equipment as that's the trade of some of them and come around to help water our plants. They even put up with my drumming without complaint. Where else?
     
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