Living in the Philippines as an expat mean adjusting and adapting. Things here may not be as they were back home, but if you learn to adapt you can really enjoy a wonderful life here. Philippine time is not a joke; it is real, very real. Since I have been here I have had to learn to laugh and adjust to this concept. Coming from the states and a military background, I am use to being on time all of the time. But here, It is best to just relax and don’t worry so much about the time, eventually what ever is suppose to happen will happen, it may not be on your time, but it will be on accepted as Philippine time. This post is to give kudos to the hard working men and women at NORECO. Yes we have brown outs, and sometimes they are not scheduled, and this may cause us to be uncomfortable for a while. But the people at NORECO, work their tails off, trying to make due with what they have to restore the service and to keep everyone happy. Today I watch as the men from NORECO replace the power lines at my home and my neighbor’s home, and I could not help but to pull out my camera to point out a few things that I notice. The men I saw were working with equipment that we used in the states when I was a young boy. The transportation they were using looked as old and as broken down as I feel sometimes. There were seven in the crew and five of them had to ride in the back with the wires, and other equipment that they had back there. Even the ladder they used was made of bamboo, and it was held together by rubber tubing and wire. They did not have hard hats, power tools, or power lifts, they did the best they could with what they had, and I was very please that the work was completed on time, (Philippine time of course:D ) and very professional. So the next time, we have a brown out, please have patience and remember that we are not back home, and the people who are actually doing the work is doing the best they can with what they have been provided, to provide the only service they can for everyone.
Good post Rev. Having been in various service-oriented industries it's an all-too-common occurrence for customers to blame the guy that shows up rather than the decision makers much higher up the chain of command. It's nice to see the opposite presented here.
Brownout's Hi Rev R must be said you light up this forum with your photos and info regards .....john :D
We have a house in Magnao near the NORECO Road beach. Have you had much difficulty in working with NORECO? Our house is in dire need of electrical upgrade. I plan on doing the majority of the work myself, but need a qualified electrician to do the service connection. Are there any in the area? Paul Las Vegas
Noreco This is a bit off topic but a similar item. I was in Citi Hardware and wanted a fan that was on the top of the shelf, so the employee brought a stepladder that was much worse than any I've tossed out. The bottom two steps were missing, some bamboo was wired to the side to hold it together and various parts were taped on. I asked the kid why he didn't get a better ladder and he said "the owner wouldn't supply one". I would guess the owner is chinese.
Chinese? pecoskid45 nothing on the personal note I heard that chinese thing a thousand times. But I work here in Taiwan so everyone is chinese funny but they seem to like the good stuff not cheap as I had always heard. very much like Americans, they very nice people. very polite and big hearted If I want something always get it and it is new. nothing funky
