I have walked Ramos in Cebu city just like you did. I always liked Cebu except for the terrible traffic. I am retiring there next year after the pandemic is over. Nice videos and solid advice. Yes, always live within your means at all times. Life can be very good there! Just always respect all that you meet everywhere you go!
Thanks for the walk and talk Rod, your narration and comments are always enjoyable and interesting. Good advice re budget, it’s easy to spend more than you expected or intended.
First time viewer. Love your advice at the end of the video about how and where you can live in the Philippines! So many options, but they are great options.
You are correct about the sidewalks, they are in deplorable condition. Its to bad cities there don't have projects to fix and standardize them. It would put a lot of unemployed people to work.
Asian Countries open for tourism now, or January 2022 alphabetically: Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. The Philippines, as usual, is the slow-poke of Asia.
Currently, the Philippines has 100 million vaccinations available. There is no shortage of vaccines, but there is a shortage of logistical foresight. The Philippine government was complaining that countries were hoarding the vaccines, and now that they have them, they are in a race to use the vaccinations before the expiratory dates. It's not like they haven't had time to sort this out? The Philippines should be the 'New Asian Tiger' in Southeast Asia, but they keep shooting themselves in the foot. Grr...
Can not wait until I make my journey over to the Philippines, I hope to retire there and from watching all the youtube vloggers I feel like Cebu city area is the place for me.
I did a video about more sun a few days ago James. We get partly cloudy much of the day and maybe dark clouds role in later the last few days. I was drenched one day caught on short notice and the wind whipped the rain around my small umbrella.
Good video Rod, and good points all. It's a pity to see foreigners live beyond their means and basically cook and eat their nest egg and live from retirement check to retirement check. It happened to a friend of mine. I recommend having a washing machine. Samsung 6.5-7kg models have always done well for me. LG are supposed to be better with a faster spin to remove more water so clothes dry faster, but I can't swear to it, I may never get a chance to find out because my Samsung seems immortal.
Thanks Robert. I try to buy the trusted brands. So many new brands here to choose from. Bought a Samsun fridge recently and happy with it. Was given a Camel washing machine used and it seems to be working ok.
Word of advice, if you are driving and come to stop lights and see a sign saying "No Right Turn On Red Lights" then don't turn right until green. Even if the road is quiet and is ok to turn, don't, chances are there is one of the traffic officers waiting around the corner to catch you.
Thanks for sharing your day. I am very motived to move to the Philippines from Australia. Keen to know more. Also the prices in Australia have gone up for food, also the move prices are going down. I'm interested to roughly how much ineeded to live a semi Western style . Cheers and thanks again for your video
There will be no International tourist visas issues to the Philippines until June 2022 (earliest), due to their low covid immunization rate (24%). If you don't want to wait, most other Southeast Asia will be open late 2021-early 2022 due to 80% + vaccination rates. As the man said, do your research...
I saw you stop at ramos tower I own condo at the 30th floor in ramos tower its small condo its ok we only stay there evrytime we go home from sydney we usually go back home evry year because of pandemic its almost 2years we never been home next year were going home god willing
I have done a couple of videos n Ramos Tower and have a few more to put up. Renting there now, a larger 1 bedroom. I have found many of them with nice views but poor furniture and furnishings. Some are quite nice also.
nice day to take a walk Rod yeah people still need to stay within their budget even here in the Philippines becaus it's also easy to spend way too much money that's why I'm glad both shopee and Lazada have cash on deliver service I wouldn't suggest anyone living in the province for too long if your not from here it can be very hard to deal with and it can make anyone feel very isloated when there isn't much to see or do or places to go to and relax like malls the cloest mall to me is 2 hours 20 minutes by bus because they make frequent stops back and fourth 1 hour and 30 minutes by car and the SM mall and Robinsons mall that I go to don't have that much to see or do maybe buy what you need eat somewhere and then people go home
Rod: Do you find that the water pressure is an issue when using the clothes washer? How about the cleanliness of the water does this effect the cleanliness of your clothes? And did you buy a combo washer and dryer because I've heard you mention that the combo dryers don't work very well in previous videos?
The water in Cebu is "hard" Mark so lots of minerals in it. I have only had a water pressure issue when the water valves under the sink get too coated with minerals so I changed them out and pressure restored. I do not have a dryer but hang them on the balcony. I think the standard setting on combo washer/dryers is low energy which takes a long time to dry. Could probably change that setting.
I bought a scale to weigh myself John and started weighing my laundry also and found his scale to be quite a bit high by 2 kg. I told him about it and he offered me the lower price, but a washer in house is much more handy.
Do you get good coffee in the phillipines like we do here in the U.S.? I know coffee is imported from overseas but not sure if you get good coffee there or not.
I like Kirkland coffee James and I can get a large can at a few grocery stores. The PH does have several of their own brands and coffee farms also. It just depends on your taste in coffee whether it is good or not.
So I take it bikini bars are not in your daily routine...lol The most stressful thing for me when I'm overseas is using an atm in a developing country.
LOL. I have been in a few bikini bars here MrLolligagger......but only because some expat wanted to see what they were like. I found them a bit amateurish compared to similar places in the states and a bit boring, the ones I visited at least. There was little attempt to entertain, just "buy me a drink", as that is how they make their money. Of course, there is always the story about their sick mother needing meds. LOL.
if travel restrictions don't deteriorate i will come back to see family next year in san Fernando, and i will try to meet up if that's ok by you. getting older now so will most likely be last trip so will make all out effort to get there.
GM Rob, what is the fastest internet service can you get in CEBU these days? How much per month are their fiber services? Would like to get that in Mactan.
Here is a link to the pldt site with details on fiber services which is available in most buildings of 7 years old and adding all the time Jerome. pldthome.com/fibr
@@AmazingPhilippines1 2 meals per day does a few good things 🤗 saves on the extra costs of 1 meal 🟢 plus gives your body a rest from over eating 🟢 intermittent fasting has many health benefits ✅ with the extra saved money 💰 you can treat your girlfriend to dinner 🍽
I am trying to learn about the Philippines. I keep hearing about Cebu. But I don't know where to live on Cebu. I am looking for luxury condo, and walking distance to nice, western amenities (restaurant, groceries, mall, coffee shop, ect.). Any help?
It park or Cebu Business Park. There are a lot of AirBnB and Condos for rent. You can probably get a discount for long term stay. Agoda has long term stays now in their site. If you like Costco there is S&R or Landers. Its a copycat of the big warehouses in north America. You can see a lot of Kirkland products similar to Costco. Cebu City has good medical hospitals & dental facilities and also in Mandaue City next to Cebu City.
Joe gave a good answer John. There are other projects like Mactan Newtown, Mandani Bay, and SRP South Road Property developments that will offer those options in the coming years also as they build out.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 Thanks for the reply and additional info! That's really helpful. I have seen a short UA-cam video of Mactan Newtown (looks nice), is that development still building out?
What sidewalk, Rod 😁? What day and time was this outing? Though light traffic and less pedestrians are usually preferred, it is depressing to see one of the City's otherwise busy thoroughfare still appearing like a ghost town. I thought they've already opened up a long time ago. Perhaps, people just got conditioned and used to being confined and no longer motivated to go out and do something. Perhaps this is what the usual suspects are banking on for whatever nefarious reasons they have. I've had episodes of YT comments that I posted not registering or showing up even after several attempts and conversely, some comments in any of my contents ending up in the "Comments>Held for review" section in YT Studio. When uploading a video, there's an option towards the bottom of the setup page called "Comment visibility" which has four drop-down options. For the longest time, the "Show all comments" option had been the default. I recently found out that the default is now "Hold potentially inappropriate comments for review", hence the comments mystery. I don't know when YT made this change but it is apparently the cause as people take such option for granted. I just uploaded a video a coupla hours ago and I can reconfirm that this is currently the case.
Interesting Raul. Yes, yt has been getting very aggressive with their censorship shutting down much of the science discussion. fb, gugle, and other are the present day book burners. That was Ramos St about 9 am I think. There is much less commerce taking place for 18 months and more businesses shutting down permanently.
Thank you for sharing, it looks like your days are very busy. How come you walk in the middle of the road? No fine? hahah just kidding, I know no sidewalks or very narrow or occupied... Just got the answer @ 9:07! Very informative and entertaining walking and talk video. tc
thank you for the great video! i really love your content! is there ant chance you'll make a video where you can summarize the total cost of living in Cebu as an Expat? I've been in the Philippines on early 2020 and then the Pandemic came and now im planning to move to the Philippines after the pandemic will over since i have a Filipina girlfriend that lives in Cebu City
Sir, good and informative vids. According to you what is the top 3 of popular subdivisions for foreigners in Mactan? Especially these 2 /3 bedroom townhouses/bungalows. Or even better can you video the 3 popular subdivisions in Mactan? 🙏🙏
Good question and topic Olijf but I don't know the answer. Collinwood on Mactan seems to be pretty popular but I think expats are quite spread out here.
Cordova is an interesting place and will see many changes with the new bridge and other developments there, but I am not an expert on the area Hong Island.
If you are living in a city like Cebu it is a good idea to open a GCash digital wallet - accepted at lots of places and better than carrying a lot of cash around
I used Remitly a couple of times but they shut me off thinking I was not legitimate Lea. I have used Xoom, owned by paypal, the most but they are also getting more strict. Transferwise is now just Wise and some prefer them. Many others also. World Remit looked like it would work as I sent myself $$ but they immediately canceled the transfer. I called them and they will not tell you why, just that their computer flags it as not legit.
Can you make a visit to Saekyung Village 1 phase 3. I understand the units are available to purchase now. I enjoyed your prior revuew and ended up buying the 15th floor 2 bedroom unit next to one you revuewed several years ago. I'm stuck in the USA waiting for tourist visas to be allowed.
Hi George! How are you, that means you are my S E A, Neighbour （ ： Rod came to film in my condo back in 2016/17 I think …Im an Aussie, So you probably know Anton and Co , am I right? Small world mate,
@@AmazingPhilippines1 Have you been to Baguio City or Tagaytay highlands? If so which location would you prefer to live at longterm/ 1 year?. And explain why!?
I have had the present virus and recovered after a week M N. Studies show this natural immunity stronger and lasts much longer than the vaxes. Millions or billions of people in the world and Philippines have this natural immunity. How long will it take for the "science deniers" to accept this fact?!
@@AmazingPhilippines1 As a retired New York City RN 30 years floating around different State Hospital Systems I totally agree.......But, we need it to Travel.....a forced decision on my part. I have a daughter and girl friend there........2 years now here in crappy florida.........I am emotionally gone and need to get over there !
Love you’re videos. I’m planning on joining my wife who is already in Cebu. A little worried about the ability to get medical care if I happen to get sick. Are the hospitals overwhelmed? Any thoughts about this would really be welcomed.
I lived in cebu city for 4 years, i left 8 months ago because of covid. I had to use the emergency room at chong hua, all i had was severe pain for in butt and leg from nerves. They put me in a room with covid patients with no masks, i saw 3 people die in front of me. It was so scary, they started to do a bunch of unnecessary tests on me. I demaned to leave, all i needed was pain medicine. They charges me 100,000 pesos, total robbery. If u are a foreigner, they will try to rip you off as much as possible. So disgusting Chong Hua,,,,,,
I have watching your videos for a while and I am just wondering if you can answer this question before I decide to retire in the philippines. do you file US income tax return? if so please give me some if not all details. thanks
I have processed taxes for the US and Philippines Joe and didn't make enough money to pay any taxes in either falling well below the taxable limits. I use tax software for US taxes and a service here.
They started asking for lots of verification and proof I was who I was. Another service wanted copies of 2 ids and I did not want to share that much information.
I enjoy walking and meeting the many interesting and friendly Filipinos Hannah. I also see much more walking than in a taxi. I have heard about the "special" massage also.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 Yeah. It's hard being at an old age in Philippines because they hire mostly young people so that's why i prefer to give to the elderly.
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I have walked Ramos in Cebu city just like you did. I always liked Cebu except for the terrible traffic. I am retiring there next year after the pandemic is over. Nice videos and solid advice. Yes, always live within your means at all times. Life can be very good there! Just always respect all that you meet everywhere you go!
Thanks for the walk and talk Rod, your narration and comments are always enjoyable and interesting. Good advice re budget, it’s easy to spend more than you expected or intended.
I have seen a few expats scraping by after spending too much for gf and her family Brian. It is an easy trap as there are so many in need here.
great advice, we have enjoyed your channel for a long time. thanks
Awesome, thank you!
I have commented on many of your videos - you have answered every one of my comments and it is appreciated
I catch most comments but the youtube system isn't perfect either and some slide by.
First time viewer. Love your advice at the end of the video about how and where you can live in the Philippines! So many options, but they are great options.
Thanks John. I try to offer up some useful info as I explore and learn more.
Thank you sir! Always a pleasure to hear from you. Ingat
Thanks very much Michael.
You are correct about the sidewalks, they are in deplorable condition. Its to bad cities there don't have projects to fix and standardize them. It would put a lot of unemployed people to work.
Very true Larry. Thanks.
Asian Countries open for tourism now, or January 2022 alphabetically: Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. The Philippines, as usual, is the slow-poke of Asia.
Thanks James. The Philippines has a great opportunity for tourism growth and recovery if they get a bit more proactive about opening.
Currently, the Philippines has 100 million vaccinations available. There is no shortage of vaccines, but there is a shortage of logistical foresight. The Philippine government was complaining that countries were hoarding the vaccines, and now that they have them, they are in a race to use the vaccinations before the expiratory dates. It's not like they haven't had time to sort this out? The Philippines should be the 'New Asian Tiger' in Southeast Asia, but they keep shooting themselves in the foot. Grr...
Thanks for bringing back the memories.
Thanks for stopping by Rick.
Thank you Rod for sharing, I might say your laughter is very contagious, keep it up my friend because laugh makes us younger.
Thanks much Yuri. Laughter has some benefits health wise also.
Can not wait until I make my journey over to the Philippines, I hope to retire there and from watching all the youtube vloggers I feel like Cebu city area is the place for me.
Cebu City has a lot of options...and challenges also Michael and I have come to appreciate it.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 thanks, and I am able to learn a lot of those from watching your videos.
Yes for foreigners i think cebu is the best
Hi rod hope everything is alright with you thanks for your videos always informative God bless
Thanks 👍Pacheco.
I like your talking walk a rounds. Keep up the good work. :)) :))
Thank you very much Theodore.
I read inflation is up 5.4% Rod but that sounds kind of high,always good to see your videos and hear your voice Rod 👍thanks brother
Fuel and food prices have been going up as well as bus and jeepney rides Dennis.
inflation 4.4 pcnt here in Canada highest in 20yrs
Thanks for the video! Looked like a nice day for a walk.
I did a video about more sun a few days ago James. We get partly cloudy much of the day and maybe dark clouds role in later the last few days. I was drenched one day caught on short notice and the wind whipped the rain around my small umbrella.
I've been told that there will be no more 14 day quarantine when going to Camiguin. There's still a swab test, though.
Thanks for the update John.
Good video Rod, and good points all. It's a pity to see foreigners live beyond their means and basically cook and eat their nest egg and live from retirement check to retirement check. It happened to a friend of mine.
I recommend having a washing machine. Samsung 6.5-7kg models have always done well for me. LG are supposed to be better with a faster spin to remove more water so clothes dry faster, but I can't swear to it, I may never get a chance to find out because my Samsung seems immortal.
Thanks Robert. I try to buy the trusted brands. So many new brands here to choose from. Bought a Samsun fridge recently and happy with it. Was given a Camel washing machine used and it seems to be working ok.
Why buy a washing machine when you can get a laundry service for 250P a week, with pickup and delivery?
Word of advice, if you are driving and come to stop lights and see a sign saying "No Right Turn On Red Lights" then don't turn right until green. Even if the road is quiet and is ok to turn, don't, chances are there is one of the traffic officers waiting around the corner to catch you.
Good advice. There are many more traffic enforcers out in the last year or so.
Thanks for sharing your day. I am very motived to move to the Philippines from Australia. Keen to know more. Also the prices in Australia have gone up for food, also the move prices are going down. I'm interested to roughly how much ineeded to live a semi Western style . Cheers and thanks again for your video
Thanks. I have done several cost of living videos. Choices and options. I think $1500 is a minimum but I often live on less. Easy to spend more.
There will be no International tourist visas issues to the Philippines until June 2022 (earliest), due to their low covid immunization rate (24%). If you don't want to wait, most other Southeast Asia will be open late 2021-early 2022 due to 80% + vaccination rates. As the man said, do your research...
Thanks James.
Hello Rod. Stay safe and take care always.😊👍👍👍
Thanks, you too Jane. It will be nice when we can all travel again without restrictions.
There's a small shop stall next the BeeHive and the pork liempo there is excellent. Worth trying.
Thanks for the info.
That’s a nice area of Cebu, pretty much all the stuff that you need from laundry to grocery are within your reach. Stay safe my friend,.
This area is generally called the "uptown" area Harold but not real boundaries. Many services available as you said.
From the South ( Tennessee ), pull pork sandwiches are served with cole slaw and are delish...wish there was a place here in Cabangang.
They are pretty rare here Terrell and they are one of my favorites. Had more than one in Tennessee also.
Beautiful video 👌 😊😊😊
Thanks.
I saw you stop at ramos tower I own condo at the 30th floor in ramos tower its small condo its ok we only stay there evrytime we go home from sydney we usually go back home evry year because of pandemic its almost 2years we never been home next year were going home god willing
I have done a couple of videos n Ramos Tower and have a few more to put up. Renting there now, a larger 1 bedroom. I have found many of them with nice views but poor furniture and furnishings. Some are quite nice also.
Remitly is based in Ireland Cork and they have good exchange rate, been using them for a while
Thanks Felipe. I used them twice several years ago and they shut me off thinking I was a scammer, so I moved to another service.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 that's very unfortunate
I use them like 6 times a month to send money to my relatives.
Thanks
Thanks for stopping by Sami.
We are waiting in Mindanao patiently so my wife, daughter and I can travel to Cebu...
Good luck with your plans Greg.
I LOVE CEBU!!! I stayed for months at Midtowm Motel (summit Circle) I hope you do a walk around by the circle.
Much to love here William. Thanks.
nice day to take a walk Rod yeah people still need to stay within their budget even here in the Philippines becaus it's also easy to spend way too much money that's why I'm glad both shopee and Lazada have cash on deliver service I wouldn't suggest anyone living in the province for too long if your not from here it can be very hard to deal with and it can make anyone feel very isloated when there isn't much to see or do or places to go to and relax like malls the cloest mall to me is 2 hours 20 minutes by bus because they make frequent stops back and fourth 1 hour and 30 minutes by car and the SM mall and Robinsons mall that I go to don't have that much to see or do maybe buy what you need eat somewhere and then people go home
Good point Jeff. Many of the smaller town malls are quite small.
Rod: Do you find that the water pressure is an issue when using the clothes washer? How about the cleanliness of the water does this effect the cleanliness of your clothes? And did you buy a combo washer and dryer because I've heard you mention that the combo dryers don't work very well in previous videos?
The water in Cebu is "hard" Mark so lots of minerals in it. I have only had a water pressure issue when the water valves under the sink get too coated with minerals so I changed them out and pressure restored. I do not have a dryer but hang them on the balcony. I think the standard setting on combo washer/dryers is low energy which takes a long time to dry. Could probably change that setting.
That's one thing I really miss about the condo we first rented, there was a washer in it.
I bought a scale to weigh myself John and started weighing my laundry also and found his scale to be quite a bit high by 2 kg. I told him about it and he offered me the lower price, but a washer in house is much more handy.
In the Philippines they say you don't buy a washer - you marry one!
Why cost a body massage in cebu more as in Thailand? I never understand it. Because the income per head is more low in the Philippines as in Thailand.
I do not know the answer.
Do you get good coffee in the phillipines like we do here in the U.S.? I know coffee is imported from overseas but not sure if you get good coffee there or not.
I like Kirkland coffee James and I can get a large can at a few grocery stores. The PH does have several of their own brands and coffee farms also. It just depends on your taste in coffee whether it is good or not.
inflation 4.4 pcnt here in Alberta biggest increase in 20yrs , i have a feeling we are in for a lot lot worse than a couple percent
Yes, it will get worse and the real inflation is probably much higher for many people.
So I take it bikini bars are not in your daily routine...lol The most stressful thing for me when I'm overseas is using an atm in a developing country.
LOL. I have been in a few bikini bars here MrLolligagger......but only because some expat wanted to see what they were like. I found them a bit amateurish compared to similar places in the states and a bit boring, the ones I visited at least. There was little attempt to entertain, just "buy me a drink", as that is how they make their money. Of course, there is always the story about their sick mother needing meds. LOL.
if travel restrictions don't deteriorate i will come back to see family next year in san Fernando, and i will try to meet up if that's ok by you. getting older now so will most likely be last trip so will make all out effort to get there.
Nothing will surprise me at this time Trevor but good luck with your plans. A meetup would be great.
GM Rob, what is the fastest internet service can you get in CEBU these days? How much per month are their fiber services? Would like to get that in Mactan.
Here is a link to the pldt site with details on fiber services which is available in most buildings of 7 years old and adding all the time Jerome. pldthome.com/fibr
@@AmazingPhilippines1 Awesome. Thx Rob!
I have 2 meals a day too 🤗 10am 🟢 5pm 🟢 try to cut the carbs
That seems to be working well for me also Mr Macau.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 2 meals per day does a few good things 🤗 saves on the extra costs of 1 meal 🟢 plus gives your body a rest from over eating 🟢 intermittent fasting has many health benefits ✅ with the extra saved money 💰 you can treat your girlfriend to dinner 🍽
I am trying to learn about the Philippines. I keep hearing about Cebu. But I don't know where to live on Cebu. I am looking for luxury condo, and walking distance to nice, western amenities (restaurant, groceries, mall, coffee shop, ect.). Any help?
It park or Cebu Business Park. There are a lot of AirBnB and Condos for rent. You can probably get a discount for long term stay. Agoda has long term stays now in their site. If you like Costco there is S&R or Landers. Its a copycat of the big warehouses in north America. You can see a lot of Kirkland products similar to Costco. Cebu City has good medical hospitals & dental facilities and also in Mandaue City next to Cebu City.
@@bayareatanders Wow, thank you for the great reply! I appreciate it.
Joe gave a good answer John. There are other projects like Mactan Newtown, Mandani Bay, and SRP South Road Property developments that will offer those options in the coming years also as they build out.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 Thanks for the reply and additional info! That's really helpful. I have seen a short UA-cam video of Mactan Newtown (looks nice), is that development still building out?
Enjoy the good back home .
Thanks Manuel.
What sidewalk, Rod 😁? What day and time was this outing? Though light traffic and less pedestrians are usually preferred, it is depressing to see one of the City's otherwise busy thoroughfare still appearing like a ghost town. I thought they've already opened up a long time ago. Perhaps, people just got conditioned and used to being confined and no longer motivated to go out and do something. Perhaps this is what the usual suspects are banking on for whatever nefarious reasons they have. I've had episodes of YT comments that I posted not registering or showing up even after several attempts and conversely, some comments in any of my contents ending up in the "Comments>Held for review" section in YT Studio. When uploading a video, there's an option towards the bottom of the setup page called "Comment visibility" which has four drop-down options. For the longest time, the "Show all comments" option had been the default. I recently found out that the default is now "Hold potentially inappropriate comments for review", hence the comments mystery. I don't know when YT made this change but it is apparently the cause as people take such option for granted. I just uploaded a video a coupla hours ago and I can reconfirm that this is currently the case.
Interesting Raul. Yes, yt has been getting very aggressive with their censorship shutting down much of the science discussion. fb, gugle, and other are the present day book burners.
That was Ramos St about 9 am I think. There is much less commerce taking place for 18 months and more businesses shutting down permanently.
Thank you for sharing, it looks like your days are very busy.
How come you walk in the middle of the road? No fine? hahah
just kidding, I know no sidewalks or very narrow or occupied... Just got the answer @ 9:07!
Very informative and entertaining walking and talk video. tc
LOL. Yes, fewer obstacles in the street Shineamen. Take care always.
Do you notice much change w/less restrictions now at Ayala & IT Park ??
I haven't been to IT Park recently Bonzo, but Ayala has "loosened up" a bit.
thank you for the great video! i really love your content!
is there ant chance you'll make a video where you can summarize the total cost of living in Cebu as an Expat?
I've been in the Philippines on early 2020 and then the Pandemic came
and now im planning to move to the Philippines after the pandemic will over since i have a Filipina girlfriend that lives in Cebu City
Thanks very much Athlon. This is the latest cost of living video I did. I have a Playlist of these also: ua-cam.com/video/89vskawgLz0/v-deo.html
beehive is one of the oldest restos in cebu
it's totally & completely different from the bohol bee farm resto in sm seaside
Thanks for correcting me.
@@AmazingPhilippines1
welcome. not all bees are the same
hehehe 😂
Sir, good and informative vids. According to you what is the top 3 of popular subdivisions for foreigners in Mactan? Especially these 2 /3 bedroom townhouses/bungalows. Or even better can you video the 3 popular subdivisions in Mactan? 🙏🙏
Good question and topic Olijf but I don't know the answer. Collinwood on Mactan seems to be pretty popular but I think expats are quite spread out here.
Good to see you putting more videos out.
How do you rate Cordova?
Cordova is an interesting place and will see many changes with the new bridge and other developments there, but I am not an expert on the area Hong Island.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 have you been back to Mactan Newtown.
I been reading there is more establishments now in the condo area.
You'e been there too long that you're getting the Filipino pedestrian's habit of walking in the middle of the street!!
Lol. There are fewer obstacles in the street.
How much a. Month would you need to olive reasonable, modest 1 bedroom, transport costs, food, clothes, a few beers. And dinner per week, thankful
Here is one of my cost of living videos Patrick. Many options.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 I don't see it ?😯
If you are living in a city like Cebu it is a good idea to open a GCash digital wallet - accepted at lots of places and better than carrying a lot of cash around
Digital is becoming more popular here with several services.
Enjoy your videos, plan on going to Cebu soon, do the ATMs accept Chase Bank and Wells Fargo ?
I use Well Fargo Raymond. Not all ATMs take international cards, but many in the cities do.
Thank You
What would you recommend for money remittance. Like to send money to the Phil?
I used Remitly a couple of times but they shut me off thinking I was not legitimate Lea. I have used Xoom, owned by paypal, the most but they are also getting more strict. Transferwise is now just Wise and some prefer them. Many others also. World Remit looked like it would work as I sent myself $$ but they immediately canceled the transfer. I called them and they will not tell you why, just that their computer flags it as not legit.
Can you make a visit to Saekyung Village 1 phase 3. I understand the units are available to purchase now. I enjoyed your prior revuew and ended up buying the 15th floor 2 bedroom unit next to one you revuewed several years ago. I'm stuck in the USA waiting for tourist visas to be allowed.
I will put it on my list George. I really enjoyed your book. LOL.
Hi George!
How are you, that means you are my S E A, Neighbour （ ：
Rod came to film in my condo back in 2016/17 I think …Im an Aussie,
So you probably know Anton and Co ,
am I right?
Small world mate,
Actually is Richard here too FYI
In Cebu or Dumaguete City, are there good gyms for lifting weights!? 🏋️ 💪🏻
Gold's Gym and several others are here Christopher. Not sure about Dumaguete.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 Have you been to Baguio City or Tagaytay highlands? If so which location would you prefer to live at longterm/ 1 year?. And explain why!?
did you get the vaccines? I'm finishing up with it and need it for Int'l travel.
I have had the present virus and recovered after a week M N. Studies show this natural immunity stronger and lasts much longer than the vaxes. Millions or billions of people in the world and Philippines have this natural immunity. How long will it take for the "science deniers" to accept this fact?!
@@AmazingPhilippines1 As a retired New York City RN 30 years floating around different State Hospital Systems I totally agree.......But, we need it to Travel.....a forced decision on my part. I have a daughter and girl friend there........2 years now here in crappy florida.........I am emotionally gone and need to get over there !
if you have money Philippines can be heaven, but no money its the worst hell on earth, just remember that before moving there
Good point Alan.
I had a pork sadwich in Memphis TN and they put slaw on the sandwich
Interesting Jeff. It is difficult to find here.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 I think it is a Memphis style bbq thing.
Love you’re videos. I’m planning on joining my wife who is already in Cebu. A little worried about the ability to get medical care if I happen to get sick. Are the hospitals overwhelmed? Any thoughts about this would really be welcomed.
I think you can get the care you may need here as the cases are going down Nap.
I lived in cebu city for 4 years, i left 8 months ago because of covid. I had to use the emergency room at chong hua, all i had was severe pain for in butt and leg from nerves. They put me in a room with covid patients with no masks, i saw 3 people die in front of me. It was so scary, they started to do a bunch of unnecessary tests on me. I demaned to leave, all i needed was pain medicine. They charges me 100,000 pesos, total robbery. If u are a foreigner, they will try to rip you off as much as possible. So disgusting Chong Hua,,,,,,
@@genebressler758 Thank you Gene. I appreciate the info. Just googled the hospital and others have given a terrible reviews.
Good to know stuff Rod
Thanks Jim.
Watching you walk along the road due to missing or blocked sidewalk is still scary.
This economic disaster of a lockdown would have been an opportune time to repair much infrastructure.
i solved this problem by only having 3 kilos of clothes , that way i never get ripped off
Not a bad idea Alan.
I have watching your videos for a while and I am just wondering if you can answer this question before I decide to retire in the philippines. do you file US income tax return? if so please give me some if not all details. thanks
I have processed taxes for the US and Philippines Joe and didn't make enough money to pay any taxes in either falling well below the taxable limits. I use tax software for US taxes and a service here.
What problems are you having with xoom?
They started asking for lots of verification and proof I was who I was. Another service wanted copies of 2 ids and I did not want to share that much information.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 ok, I've been using them for a few years now, pleased with their service so far.
You probably have stroll around Cebu more than me and I lived most of my life there😂😂. some massage prlor there have a happy ending🤣🤣🤣
I enjoy walking and meeting the many interesting and friendly Filipinos Hannah. I also see much more walking than in a taxi. I have heard about the "special" massage also.
👍✅🤓✅👍
Thanks Mr Macau.
Any news when things will open up ?
Nothing for sure yet Gizmo.
I don't give out money in Philippines. Only if it's a very old lady or man.
I gave a little to an old poor lady yesterday Ismail, so I know what you mean. Thanks.
@@AmazingPhilippines1
Yeah. It's hard being at an old age in Philippines because they hire mostly young people so that's why i prefer to give to the elderly.
Are you even Allowing people to go to Philippines Anytime soon I hear their not Allowing people yet there Is that true
No word on a plan yet Lino.
Okay thanks for letting me know they had told me maybe by nexts year what do you think about that
I think I would rather deal with all the OBSTACLES on the sidewalks, or so-called sidewalks, then get hit by a CAR😵🙆🚑
Good point Chicano. Don't want to get hit by a car or truck but sometimes there is no sidewalk also.
y are u living in the city !? it is a mess , better go to the province !
I enjoy the convenience of the city.
Stay out of discussions about Philippine politics.
Yes, I don't need enemies Rodney.