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  1. Justice911

    Justice911 DI Member Restricted Account Showcase Reviewer

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    The Filipino character:

    Hello forum members, we tend to criticize with our Western mentality to Filipino behavior or circumstances. But what I experienced tonight is unique !!!

    Our 10 month old female Belgian Shepherd Dog escaped accidentally from our property and we searched for her in vain desperately for one our in the darkness of the night.

    Coincidentally there were 10 Filipinos playing basketball at 11 pm in the night in the neighborhood and I told them about our loss. They immediately stopped playing basketball and said “we will help you to find the dog” and behold, they managed to find our beloved dog in the deep darkness.

    We were so thankful to them for this amazing act of kindness.
     
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    Justice911, Apr 6, 2018
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  2. birdwatch

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    Hello Justice55!
    I am one of the Filipinos living abroad for so long who appreciates the things discussed in this forum.
     
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  3. Plainspoken

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    In my opinion, if one gives a gift and expects anything in return or even specifies how it be used, it is not a gift it is a contract. A true gift is given without conditions or expectations.
     
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  4. ShawnM

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    In no specific order, a couple things off the top of my head:

    The weather...especially Negros as we seem to miss the destructiveness of the typhoons.

    Cost of living; can be relatively cheap depending upon your lifestyle.

    The fact most locals speak English; makes getting around/shopping/etc. much easier.

    Shawn
     
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  5. Rye83

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    PAL - Philippines Air Lines
    NAIA - Ninoy Aquino International Airport - Manila's international airport (aka MNL)
    AKA - also known as. :wink:

    The number after NAIA (1, 2, 3 or 4) is going to be the terminal.

    These are quite common acronyms for the Philippines. Worth learning them.
     
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  6. Happy Camper

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    Was in the PAL Lounge at NAIA 2 on Saturday. Some gentleman had gotten up and his wallet and cellphone had fallen out of his pocket onto the seat. He had left to go someplace. A PAL employee saw it and asked around if anyone knew who the owner was or where they were. One person pointed out the fathers daughter. The employee collected the items and asked the girl if they were her Dad's. She said they were and immediately got him, then made a little fun of him. Good things do happen.
     
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  7. Justice911

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    Some weeks ago my wife lost her Debit-Master Card of Metrobank under an ATM on the floor....next day she got a Phone-call, from the main branch, that the Card was brought to another branch and they transfered it to the main branch (our branch) and they informed her by phone.

    Weeks later my Advanzia-Bank-Creditcard fall out of my wallet in front of the ATM of the Metro-Bank-Main-branch but I did not recognize it and waited for some reasons in front of the branch in my car.
    Suddenly the guard came: "Are you Mr. XXXX"...."Yes I am"...."A customer brought your Credit card inside the branch and the employees asked me, the guard, if I did see you and as there was a foreigner sitting in his car, I asked him for his name."
    So honest, modest and helpful most Filipinos are !!!
     
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    Justice911, Apr 6, 2018
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  8. Dr. Shiva

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    A very nice happening for me in Manila. I was on the way to the pier to purchase tickets for a ship travel. My map had an error on it. A pinoy asked me where I want to go then he lead me to the port thru a labyrinth of small ways. He did not wanted anything for the help.
     
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  9. okiebound

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    Thank you for sharing that. I found that when we lived there, the people were the kindest, most accommodating people just about anywhere on the planet. Always willing to lend a hand with smile!
     
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  10. Plainspoken

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    You appear to be speaking of personal gifts and I was speaking of gifts in a broader sense. Most of what I give to others outside my family is done anonymously. I therefore have no knowledge of how the gift was received nor does it matter. You say that all things are done with a personal motive and that is probably true but a personal motive does not always have to mean something is done for personal profit, such as self gratification. The personal motive can be that something is just right to do.
     
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    Plainspoken, Apr 30, 2018
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