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This review shows why it is good to have people here who can tell us the negatives so we are forewarned and can save our money and time for the best eating-out places.

So those who complain about (what they call) 'complainers' need to realise that we cannot just write a string of positives but have to use this forum to warn about the negatives in all aspects of life here. As long as that is done without insults then it is fine and any establishment has to be able to accept it OR lose customers.

 

One of the reasons you had more frequency of infections when you first arrived would have been your lower immunity to the specific pathogens in the Philippines. Although you will have met SIMILAR types in your home country they would have had some antigenic differences. The longer you stay in a new country the more your body meets new organisms and becomes immune to them (unless they kill you first). In fact, getting low-grade infections is good as it helps develop immunity which may prevent more serious infections in the future - it is a bit like being vaccinated.

 

And you know what? I keep telling my Wife IF she does do it, NOT to cater for Foreigners! THAT I believe is the number one rule for success here!

 

Yah, its a tough thing to work out. Us foreigners unless we happen to be a nearby local of the place are kind of come and go. We'll fav a new place we like and visit a lot but in a couple months get bored and move to the next new good thing. Changing up the menu and adding new things can only be done so much (this is what the major fast food places do with short term new items). One has to try and capture the local market and if it includes Filipino's then prices have to be suited to be affordable to them as well because w/o the locals a small restaurant will fail eventually.

 

Yesterday, PAD THAI was a special, and quite good (a lot better than the place on Rizal). The chef / owner said she will check out a PAD KEE MAO and text me so we can figure a day for it to be a special... Looks like we may have a real Thai / mixed restaurant in da 'hood.

And i think the opening is 7 days, except monday when only AFTER 5, although you're asking me to remember a sign i read a whole 24 hours ago, a dangerous question......

 

Update on Gabby's. I spoke to Gabby yesterday and asked him about keeping seniors out. He told me that's most likely an old rule and all ages are welcome.