Oct
29
English, Tagalog Audio: Lesson 1
Filed Under Adjustments, Audio Lessons, Dialects, Mike, Tagalog | 589 Comments
This post includes the first words of Tagalog my brain is currently learning, special thanks to Alma for helping with this project. She is the better of the two voices on the audio clips. Those I have spoken to often have heard me say “Computers suck” or “technology sucks!”, this is said because at times they cause many headaches. Creating this post was no exception. …
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Oct
29
Learn Tagalog with me
Filed Under Adjustments, Dialects, Friends, Getting Started, Mike, Tagalog | 135 Comments
This is will be an ongoing series of learning to speak a Philippine dialect named Tagalog. The Philippines have many dialects across the country. Deciding one to learn (try to learn) has been a difficult decision. Is Tagalog the best choice for me? Time will tell but I do have an advantage by selecting this dialect due to my friend Alma, she is helping me a great deal. … Read more
Oct
27
My house in the Philippines?
Filed Under Adjustments, Getting Started, Houses, Mike, Renting | 165 Comments
In an earlier post I mentioned some houses seem to be getting costly, this
likely is true but is far from the rule in the Philippines. In fact I have been
told 3 times, twice by email some of the more costly listings I have found are
geared at foreigners that don’t do their homework. Ever since my school days
ended I have always been good at doing my homework thankfully. … Read more
Oct
27
Top 10 reasons for moving to the Philippines
Filed Under Mike, Top 10 | 122 Comments
10 – Adventure, there certainly are other places in the world to visit or move for such adventures but one of the great advantages of a single language person such as myself is that the Philippines is the world’s 5th largest English speaking country. This alone will make the adventure more enjoyable.
9 – Quick flights to other amazing cities I wish to visit such as Hong Kong. Living in America is seems that Hong Kong is a world away, because it is but living in the Philippines traveling to Hong Kong and other regions in Asia will be nothing more then a short nap.
8 – American women (kidding, kind of)
7 – Women of the Philippines (not kidding) … Read more
Oct
27
Life
Filed Under Apartments, Getting Started, Houses, Mike, Renting | 193 Comments
Been very busy this week trying to prepare one needed step, my visit to the Philippines. The goal still is for my first visit to happen in January, at this point I have no idea if that time line is possible. … Read more
