What does the oil look like? How does it fell between your fingers? With the engine running try lifting the dipstick part way to see if you are...
Those US English speakers you refer to will be happy to inform you that us guys from Brooklyn speak a different dialect. :D
Welcome. I hope your planning a visit soon. It would be nice to talk to someone who really knows how to speak English.:) Ex New Yorker:D
Just another comment on befriending the local cops. Back in the '80s I had a very close friend on the police force in Talisay, Cebu. He was...
When I first arrived in the Philippines I had heard about the special relationship between compadres. My youngest daughter's godfather approached...
I moved here in 1979. first a year in Manila and then 15 years in Cebu. There were 3 local channels all Tagalog, no internet, and I got the news...
I would like to hear from this cheering section in 6 months when the novelty wears off and the abuse sets in.
Thanks for the idea Jack. A gift card from Jolly Bee should strike just the right note. Much better and cheaper than flowers or candy. Happy...
Hi Gene, I just went through a similar experience. I couldn't make up my mind whether to take the wife to HK for a vacation and come back as a...
Why Not was out of San Miguel Pilsen today. Things are getting desperate.
I grew up and lived in NYC to, and while Casablanca isn't Peter Lugars or Smith and Walenski you don't drop $100 a plate for dinner either. I...
$3000 a month
The thread was started and the original question was asked by a Canadian tourist not a Yank
A few months ago I took my tricycle to pick up my niece at a school function. My Labrador retriever loves to ride in the sidecar and as it was...
I've been living in the Philippines on and off for the last 30 years. In that time we have owned 3 pieces of property. Two were no problem but...
I have 2 American bank accounts with a card for each. I can make 2 withdrawals of 10,000 from each of them every 24 hours for a total of 40,000...
I have to agree with Pat. To quote my platoon leader, after his jeep rolled, "The f***ing f***er is f***ing f***ed now.
And I certainly don't give a d*mn what you think.
Both my daughters who grew up in Cebu and now live in the States have told me that they and their friends noticed and looked down on the older...
I wish I knew the answer. My latest helper is useless and I would have fired her at the beginning of the month but didn't have the heart to...