Basic Expat Training Manual — The Philippines Experience
Posted In: Philippine TravelClick HERE to Check It Out Now – The Philippine Expat Basic Training Manual
Stop dreaming and start living in the Philippines now. If you’ve been thinking of living in the Philippines this book will help you stop thinking about it and start living the dream.
It give an honest and balanced assessment of why you would love living in the Philippines and why it may not be right for others.
Written by an American constantly living in a small town on the edge of the jungle since early 2008 and has no plans of leaving.
Learn how long you can stay, what kind of a visa to get and how easy it is to live in the Philippines.
This manual is over 200 pages and covers everything you need to know to start living in the Philippines. It will help you avoid some of the costly mistakes that the author made too.
Learn how the cost of living in the Philippines can expand your opportunities.
Learn how to ship your belongings and if you should ship your belongings.
Learn about how to avoid being scammed.
Learn insights about Filipinas and their culture.
Learn about marriage and divorce in the Philippines.
Learn about adjustment you’ll need to make.
Learn everything essential to moving to the Philippines.
You’ll get an honest and balanced view of the Philippines that goes beyond the hype.
April 13, 2011 No Comments
Filipino Tapestry: Tagalog Language through Culture (English and Philippine Languages Edition)
Posted In: Philippines LanguageAn official language of the Philippines, Filipino is based on Tagalog, with elements of Spanish, English, and Chinese mixed in. The result is a rich, expressive language spoken in the Philippines and throughout the far-reaching Filipino diaspora.
Filipino Tapestry offers an innovative approach to learning language by emphasizing the critical intersection of language and culture. It provides activities and exercises that immerse beginning and intermediate students of Filipino in a variety of authentic situations to simulate an in-country experience. Starting with chapters on such topics as family, friends, and home, it then expands the student’s world in chapters prompting conversation about food, shopping, parties, and pastimes. Its later chapters push learners to discuss city and country life, cultural traditions, religion, history, and politics.
Features include:
• background chapters on phonology, sentence construction, and common expressions
• photos and cultural notes about chapter themes
• grammar, reading, listening, and speaking exercises
• glossaries of words and additional expressions
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May 18, 2012 No Comments
A Virgin in the Philippines
Posted In: Kindle Books‘Three years ago I’d never have given a thought to visiting the Philippines. It wouldn’t have appeared in even my top hundred places to visit. Come to that, I’d never thought of re-marrying.’
So begins Johnnie Johnson’s travelogue, more a diary than a guide book, describing his marriage to a Filipina (by the way, he assures us that they met through neither a dating agency nor ebay!) and his visits to the country. ‘Lest there should be any doubt,’ the author tells us, ‘I am the virgin in question though only in a figurative sense. In fact I’m an 80++ years-of-age Englishman though I don’t feel a day over 75!’
The book, illustrated by local artist Leonardo Malgapo, is an account of the greenest green of the rice fields; of nightmarish criss-crossing traffic, managed it would seem by some master choreographer; of traditional family reunions; of the author and his 65-year-old nephew-by-marriage being refused a Subic Bay hotel room on moral grounds; of advertising hoardings the size of tennis courts; of the eventual sale, after much peasant dealing, of one of his wife’s rice fields; of his election as Life President of the Husbands’ Escape Committee; of life in a country town; of his being inveigled into having a tooth extracted; of visits to the family mausoleum; of locking himself for hours in a mosquito-infested garage; and of the most charming and pleasant people you’d ever meet and that’s just for starters.
Johnnie Johnson loves the Philippines, the place and the people, and it shows though his writing.
‘Three years ago I’d never have given a thought to visiting the Philippines. It wouldn’t have appeared in even my top hundred places to visit. Come to that, I’d never thought of re-marrying.’
So begins Johnnie Johnson’s travelogue, more a diary than a guide book, describing his marriage to a Filipina (by the way, he assures us that they met through neither a dating agency nor ebay!) and his visits to the country. ‘Lest there should be any doubt,’ the author tells us, ‘I am the virgin in question though only in a figurative sense. In fact I’m an 80++ years-of-age Englishman though I don’t feel a day over 75!’
The book, illustrated by local artist Leonardo Malgapo, is an account of the greenest green of the rice fields; of nightmarish criss-crossing traffic, managed it would seem by some master choreographer; of traditional family reunions; of the author and his 65-year-old nephew-by-marriage being refused a Subic Bay hotel room on moral grounds; of advertising hoardings the size of tennis courts; of the eventual sale, after much peasant dealing, of one of his wife’s rice fields; of his election as Life President of the Husbands’ Escape Committee; of life in a country town; of his being inveigled into having a tooth extracted; of visits to the family mausoleum; of locking himself for hours in a mosquito-infested garage; and of the most charming and pleasant people you’d ever meet and that’s just for starters.
Johnnie Johnson loves the Philippines, the place and the people, and it shows though his writing.
May 17, 2012 No Comments
Throw Her in the Sea
Posted In: Philippines CultureThrow Her in the Sea! Those are the words of Ronay’s father the day she is born in the Philippines. He had wanted a son. From that beginning, Ronay is adopted by her grandparents and lives on to survive a prolonged drought, a disruptive earthquake, typhoons, locust swarms, and rat infestations. Yet her greatest challenge is surviving a marriage of abuse. When her husband takes his own life, Ronay is accused of murder.
This is a true story of a courageous woman who learns to survive several trials and finally triumphs.
May 16, 2012 No Comments
The Pepet Law In Philippine Languages ……
Posted In: Philippines LanguageThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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May 13, 2012 No Comments
Lumpia, Pancit and More! How To Create Fabulous Filipino Dishes
Posted In: Philippine Cookbooks and FoodLumpia is a Filipino dish that almost everyone has heard of and loves. Many other Filipino dishes are delicious and relatively easy to fix with ingredients that can be found either at the local grocery store or the local Filipino store. There are rice dishes, pancit, pakbet and much more!
Mr. Salazar takes us through some of the more popular regional favorites of the Philippines, choosing recipes that are both delicious and easy for anyone to cook. He gives us not only the flavor of the food, but of the Filipino history and culture as well.Lumpia is a Filipino dish that almost everyone has heard of and loves. Many other Filipino dishes are delicious and relatively easy to fix with ingredients that can be found either at the local grocery store or the local Filipino store. There are rice dishes, pancit, pakbet and much more!
Mr. Salazar takes us through some of the more popular regional favorites of the Philippines, choosing recipes that are both delicious and easy for anyone to cook. He gives us not only the flavor of the food, but of the Filipino history and culture as well.
May 12, 2012 No Comments
Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 1
Posted In: Kindle BooksA courtesan who secretly controls flame; A baby that eats soil; A professor tasked with proving the masculinity of a national hero; A quest to create a kite that reaches the stars. Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 1 is the first of several anthologies that showcases the rich variety of Philippine literature: between these covers you will find magic realism next to science fiction, traditional fantasy beside slipstream, and imaginary worlds rubbing shoulders with alternate Philippine history –demonstrating that the literature of the fantastic is alive and well in the Philippines.
Stories from this series have been included in the Honorable Mentions list from The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror edited by Ellen Datlow and Kelly Link & Gavin Grant.
“[I] have been impressed with the quality of the fiction and the scope of it — quiet, personal stories of the fantastic, real science fiction, tales based on traditional Philippine folklore and mythology, structurally experimental pieces, and humorous commentaries on life in the 21st century.” – World Fantasy Award-winning author Jeffrey Ford
Contributors include:
Cyan Abad-Jugo
Tyron Caliente
Andrew Drilon
Francezca C. Kwe
Nikki Alfar
Joseph Nacino
Angelo R. Lacuesta
Dean Francis Alfar
Jay Steven Anyong Uy
Pauline Orendain
Gabriela Lee
Ian Rosales Casocot
Vincent Michael Simbulan
J. Pocholo Martin Goitia
Khavn
Sean Uy
K. Mandigma
Douglas L. Candano
May 8, 2012 No Comments
Unequal Alliance: The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Philippines (Studies in International Political Economy) (No. 19)
Posted In: Philippine BusinessMay 6, 2012 No Comments
A Photographic Guide to Birds of the Philippines. Tim Fisher and Nigel Hicks (Photographic Guides)
Posted In: Philippine GuidesThis pocket-sized, easy-to-use bird identification guide – fully revised and complete with new species listings – is a must for any birdwatcher visiting the Philippines. From the central plains of Luzon to the forests of Mindanao and the marshes of Candaba, this book will show you where to go and which birds to look for. With easy-to-read thumbnail colour tabs referencing each family of bird, authoritative and informative text and stunning full-colour photograph of each species, this is an essential companion for visiting birdwatchers. This new edition is fully updated with all the latest names and recently recognised species. A total of 214 species is illustrated, including such stunning endemics as Philippine Eagle and Steere’s Pitta.
May 2, 2012 No Comments
The Star-Entangled Banner: One Hundred Years of America in the Philippines
Posted In: Philippines HistoryDuring a ceremony held in 1996 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of formal Philippine independence, the U.S. flag was being lowered while the Philippine flag was being raised, and the two became entangled. In The Star-Entangled Banner, Sharon Delmendo demonstrates that this incident is indicative of the longstanding problematic relationship between the two countries. When faced with a national crisis or a compelling need to reestablish its autonomy, each nation paradoxically turns to its history with the other to define its place in the world.
Each chapter of the book examines a separate issue in this linked history: the influence of Buffalo Bill’s show on the proto-nationalism of Jose? Rizal, who is often described as the “First Filipino”; the portrayal of the Philippines in an early colonial era American children’s book; Back to Bataan, a World War II movie starring John Wayne; a contemporary novel by F. Sionil Jose?; and the U.S. military’s retention of the Balangiga Bells, which were taken as war booty during the Philippine-American War. Ultimately, Delmendo demonstrates how the effects of U.S. imperialism in the Philippines continue to resonate in U.S. foreign policy in the post Cold War era and the war on terrorism.
May 1, 2012 No Comments
8 Best-Version Asian Dishes Series: Philippines (Best-Version Recipe Books)
Posted In: Kindle BooksTrial and error have resulted in Best-version recipes of the following dishes:
- Best Nilaga
- Best Guisadong Repolyo
- Best Tinolang Manok
- Best Tod Man Pla
- Best Pho-Pbia
- Best Kung Sai
- Best Pad Thai
- Best Khao Niew Mumuang
These 8 recipes in this E-book take the guess work out of your cooking. Now, there is no need to go through thick recipe books anymore to select a dish you are not sure about. All of these dishes are Best-Versions of extremely tasteful traditional Philippine dishes.
I have prepared all of these 8 recipes and they are part of my regular cooking repertoire. Especially the Philippine version of Spring Rolls. These dishes are some of my favourite Indonesian dishes, although it was difficult to choose which ones I wanted to include in this book.
Be on the lookout for other Best-Version Recipe Books, coming soon to your Kindle.
April 30, 2012 No Comments











