Cebu! Living in The Philippines

Numerous Earthquakes in The Philippines

Rusty Ferguson — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:57:23 +0000

Earthquakes in the Philippines are common. Most of them go unnoticed by humans, only a machine can pick them up. There are probably hundreds of earthquakes in the Philippines each year. I searched for the number of quakes in the Philippines per year but didn’t find that number. I did quite a bit of search...

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Cost Of Living In The Philippines 2012

Rusty Ferguson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:39:33 +0000

Many potential expats want to know what the cost of living in the Philippines is. I don’t think the cost of living in the Philippines for 2012 will rise a lot. The most likely area to see cost rising are the same as the rest of the world. Energy cost have gone up a great...

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Move To The Philippines

Rusty Ferguson — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:14:59 +0000

I made my move to the Philippines almost four years ago. I was completely unprepared; I knew almost nothing about the Philippines. What I found out isn’t quite what I expected but it has been better than that. I’m not as rich as I was lead to believe I would be. However, I have multiplied...

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Pickpocket Karma?

Rusty Ferguson — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:32:00 +0000

As many know, a pickpocket struck and relieved me of my phone and wallet while attending Sinulog 2012 in Cebu City this month. If this has or ever happens to you, it didn’t feel great. I was hopping mad and wanted revenge. This may go a little different than you expected. I have a little side story...

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Pick Pocket Security in The Philippines

Rusty Ferguson — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:20:30 +0000

Pick pocket security in the Philippines is a topic that comes up quite a bit. It recently struck home as I had my pockets relieved of a wallet and my cell phone was stolen too while at Sinulog. Probably by two different pick pockets as each was in a different pocket. Or perhaps they just...

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Philippines Shopping Experiences

Rusty Ferguson — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:45:43 +0000

Philippines shopping style can be frustrating for me. There are few things that annoy me. It isn’t the end of the world or anything but a bit daunting. Some of the common issues I run into are frequent out of stock issues, hard to find someone that can help me with a product, sometimes instead of...

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Pick Pockets At Sinulog

Rusty Ferguson — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:41:12 +0000

I ran into my first picket pocket in Cebu during Sinulog today. I really blame myself as I was stupid. I was asking for it. I let my guard down once and that is all it took. I had my wallet and cell phone stolen today. The amazing part to me is they were in...

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The Taxi Line In the Philippines

Rusty Ferguson — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:04:52 +0000

There are too many lines in the Philippines. “Please fall inline here,” a sign I see far too often. It is my perception that it is an Asian thing. It is part of the impression I have that community is supreme over the individual in the Philippines and throughout many parts of Asia. People my...

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Going To A Filipino Wedding

Rusty Ferguson — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:52:15 +0000

In December I went to a Filipino wedding. I was excited to see what would be familiar to me and what would be different. The wedding I went to was much more like a Western wedding than I expected. It may have been more American like than I know because I’ve never been to a wedding this...

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US Dollar to Philippine Peso Exchange Rate Shows Slow Improvement

Rusty Ferguson — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:24:29 +0000

It has been almost a month since I wrote about the US dollar to Philippine peso rate of exchange. At that time I predicted the dollar would fall in the short term due to a much larger improvement in jobs data out of the USA. That was an easy call and the dollar did fall against...

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