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My wife Flor and I have decided not to move to an other place, but to stay in our rented house for some time. It is a two story house, single detached which is build some 25 years ago. The house has been renovated over the years and is doing fine to our standards....
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When a foreigner wants to drive a car or motorcycle in the Philippines, a drivers license is needed. This can be the original (foreign) drivers license in the first 90 days of his or her stay in the Philippines. An Expat in the Philippines, who mostly lives here permanently has to take care for a...
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The whole world is talking about global warming. It might be true that the global temperatures are going higher every year. Yet there are a few things I do not understand in this subject: USA and Europe are having the strongest and longest lasting winter in 30 years. The Philippines summer started already several weeks ago, normaly...
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San Miguel pale pilsen is the best beer in the Philippines. Maybe one of the best lager beers in the world. It is my favorite.
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Having a party in the Philippines means drinking, aside from dancing, singing karaoke, and eating. Mostly men are drinking. I haven’t seen women drinking often. If they do: just moderately. Men like to drink untill they got drunk or even beyond. The procedure and ingredients:
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During the afternoon and evening we had contact with some nieces who are living in Holland through Yahoo Messenger. In this way they had the feeling that they were included in the party too.
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Last January 6, my father-in-law and myself were celebrating our birthday. Pay (as my father in law is called by us) was born in 1915 so he became 95. Myself I was born in 1950 and celebrated my 60th birthday on January 7. A big party was organized by my wife and her siblings.
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Some 95 years ago, January 6, 1915 a boy was born in the Philippines. His parents named him Luciano.
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Living in the Philippines not only means enjoying the fine sunny weather but also the delicate Philippine food and fruits. When Filipinos celebrate New Year they always take care that they have at least 7 kinds of fruits available in the house. It is an old tradition and it should bring luck and health for...
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