Less
Than Sinful and Self destructive Ways to Play, But
Ways You Can Play and Even Become More Healthy
Less Than Sinful and Self destructive Ways to Play,
But Ways You Can Play and Even Become More Healthy:
A round of golf can be played for as low a $2. First run
English movies are a dollar. Cable TV with 40 channels
is $6 US per month. Pool is king since Efren Reyes has
become a national hero. Basketball is on every corner
and there are two leagues that never cease. There is so
much more, ballroom, martial arts, singing at the drop
of the hat, lessons in everything most things $2 US.
Some one is always unemployed and ready to play with
you. Play Station games, DVD's CD's and game disk like
PlayStation can be found at Philippine prices, and are
great if they work. Need a partner? Filipinos generally
may not be rich in money but they have time. If you have
no time you have nothing, even if you own Fort Knox.
Cheap Quality Labor:
A welder is lucky to make $3 per day and begs for your
work does not require an appointment, same for a
mechanic, bricklayer, electrician, plumber, and
locksmith. You no longer have to say sir to a mechanic
and beg for service. People want your business here.
Craftsmen want to work for foreigners who may pay them
more appreciate them more and be kinder to them than
they ever imagined. A Handyman does not get $30 for a
job, but closer to 30 cents. Some of the greedy kings
just than them and give them some rice.
My two live in web helpers and a maid each cost about
$45 per month and of course their food. Of course having
helpers really makes me feel like a king and take all
the chores out of my life. They are helpers, but more
like daughters to me and friends. My Filipina wife
enjoys the freedom from housework and errands as much as
I do. And she is free to study in her pharmacy course at
college here and do other thing more productive than mop
the floor. She grew up doing her share of that and will
never forget who she is or where she came from. Her
tuition is $230 per semester. It does not wreck the
household kingly coffers.
Places to Live:
I really pay only $266.50 at today's peso rate. But my
low cost may be because I have been here for three
years. $380 is a more accurate market price today I
guess. That is what others tell me. four bath houses with a nice yard, two telephones in a
great neighborhood. The maids keep it up with the help
of the handyman who stays next door to us in the day
time. The house is in the university area of Cebu City,
the Paris of the Philippines, I like to say the heart of
the Philippines, where the mountains meet the sea. It is
the land of scuba diving and beaches, rain forest
wandering, night clubbing and bar, hopping. And for a
continuing education for you retirees there are colleges
and schools everywhere, and tutors or the Internet for
self study. And the Philippines are in the heart of
Asia. So travel to neighboring exotic countries from the
international airports is a breeze.
Internet Connections:
The Philippines major telephone company has DSL at $50
per month, maybe more expensive than the States. But
with the low cost of other things you should be able to
afford it. Dial up, 33K is about 18 cents per hour, not
as convenient as DSL but a lot cheaper.
Medical:
There are excellent hospitals nearby. So if I do have a
problem I just get a helper to call one of them and a
taxi to take me to the hospital. Office visits to a
specialist are USD 6.00. I paid for chemotherapy
treatment for a Filipino friend once. She had throat
cancer and went to a government hospital. The six month
successful treatment including the blood cost $800. If
you get cancer, you may be able to afford effective
treatment and not meet the deductible on your health
insurance policy! My dentist has put caps on my teeth
for $60 per cap and sings to me when she works. A face
lift, the works, eyes up and down included, is about
$3,000 including three or four day stay in a quality
hospital. And the many tests required are included in
that cost. They are test you must have prior to
qualifying for this elective though no dangerous
procedure, if done right.
Getting around in a Philippine City or town:
Public transportation is great in Cebu City, a city of
about 500,000 hospitable souls. It is not the only great
one to live in. Baguio, Davao, Iloilo, Bacolod, Baguio,
Manila for those who prefer the metropolis is exciting
and affordable too. And there are many small places
where you $1,000 per month will make you the richest
king in town. See "Places to Live"
on the website and "Cost of
Living" too. Manila, Davao, Cebu, Baguio and other
have taxis, some smaller places have only jeepneys,
tykes and private cars. Trikes are cheap but not as
cheap as jeepneys.
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