@@stevesilver7437 Yes, when traveling I would only drink bottled water. No reason to get sick on vacation. I’ve used our water guy for over a year and no problems. We changed several time to find a respectable company. It still is something I have a hard time trusting. Take care Safe travels
Dave, I like this one very much Cuz when it comes down to it it’s just life day-to-day and helping others avoid mistakes whether it keeps them from getting sick or spending too much money. Thank you for both of you and your videos. It helps lesson the mistakes people can make one coming over there.
Thanks for the tip on the eggs. Just moved to Calbayog. In a bag is exactly how we buy the eggs. I will always check them the way you suggested now. Water bottles good advice too💯👊🏾🇸🇽
@@theadaptivefitnesschannel4308 Well, we are neighbors now. Welcome to Calbayog. Hopefully some of these TH-cam Tips keeps individuals from getting sick. Take care and welcome.
Thanks for those tips. I live here in Arkansas (Native NY’r) and my son has chickens. He’s always bringing us eggs. Another thing my son told me was, if you don’t wash the eggs after the chicken lays them. They’ll be good on the counter top for a long time, but once you wash the film off the eggs, then you have to put them in the fridge to stay fresh. Thanks for your tip on putting the eggs in the water. I’m going to try it.
No problem, yes we leave our eggs on the counter. It sounds weird but no need for keeping eggs cold, silly western thing we all grew up with. Lol Thanks for your comment. Take care
Hi Dave, I would be very interested in you doing a video on transferring money. How you did it when you were in the States and had to transfer to Mau and also how you transfer to yourself now. I would also like to know if you use a bank in the PI to keep cash on hand. I am focused on learning those things now as I will make the move in a few years. Looking forward to your content on that. If you have a few channels that you could point me to on the subject that would be great. I like to watch several channels and use the ideas that will work best for me. Thanks for this video as well. Always interesting!
@@charliesult4171 You can, water out of the facets is non drinkable. You can probably do a brita water filter just to make it safer. Great idea, I’m going to order some. Thanks for the idea. lol Take care
@@charliesult4171 I won’t drink anything out of the faucet filter or not. Water filling stations have huge multi filters that take out all the bad stuff. Water lines here are laying on the ground/plastic and the sun beating on them. It’s the #1 thing that has made me sick several times-ice at restaurants got me a few times. Maybe a very high end whole house water filtration system and I would drink from the faucet.
Yes, there are other TH-cam channels, but I enjoy yours much more than most. Topic of food was great, as it is rarely discussed. Perhaps some points to add- 1. I eat on average 6 eggs a day, and egg freshness and how the chickens are fed as it makes a difference. Seems roadside vendors, the eggs are generally fresher. Just as in the water vendor, when you find one that has the best eggs, fish, and produce, stick with them and they will take care of you. 2.Also when it comes to fish, and any other meat, the nose knows! I smell everything, and if it smells off, it is likely bad. Also press your finger into the fish. If it springs back it is fresh. The fishmongers start auctioning fish at 0430, and most open markets open at 0500 to 0530. Get your shopping done at first open. 3. As for pork, two blocks away there is a little meat shop that opens at 0500. They throw a whole hog on the table and start carving it up, and just tell them what you want. I typically buy ground pork, which I want that meat from the shoulder. They cut it and weigh it before grinding for me. 4. I get my chicken at Save More and only buy it when it comes in that morning. Usually buy 4 kilos at a time and fire up the grill and cook enough for the week, and freeze the rest just in case I miss a shipment. 5.when I bring the produce home, everyone grabs a knife and cutting board and begins chopping, putting it in ziplock bags. That goes for the shredded carrots, cabbages, diced onions, slivered sweet peppers, and all the garlic is peeled and ready to go. I am currently back in the US on a work assignment, and watching your video made me a bit homesick. Keep those videos coming! Rick
Great content Dave, I'm a HVAC-R Mech here in Canada Heading to the Philly's as soon I sell my House. Question for yourself. Do Tradesman make out better in the Philly's ? . Thanks, Mark.
Our water guy picks up our marked containers in the morning and drops off our marked containers in the afternoon. I would not want to use another person's containers. We are city folks, never heard of that egg trick before but will definitely start using it.
Because we live next to the ocean, we get pick of the litter as it comes off the boat, except for the Turingan (large mackerel tuna) we like to BBQ, most of that comes from GenSan in Mindanao.
@@johnkeogh42 True, I always go to the same people-they give me normal rates. Took awhile to find honest venders. I’m loyal to them now on first name basis. And we always have a good conversation, they like my repeat business. I do agree with you, it gets frustrating for sure. Take care Thanks for your comment.
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Hey Dave, when you say deliveries from Amazon!! Is that couriered by DHL or Fed Ex etc or by regular parcel postage service via Philpost.
This last package was delivered by Ninja, it varies-several delivery companies. Once it leaves the states the tracking is difficult but it always finds its way. It’s confusing 🫤. Once it’s in the Philippines it’s hard to track. I’m not sure who delivers from the states to the Philippines. Amazon has it figured out, and I’m very happy with the service. Take care
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@maudave Thx Dave, Yeah, I sent some Multi Gift parcels for Xmas Gifts in early December and arrived within 5 day's in Custom's, Manila from m our Australia Post........now "being held by Custom's" 🤔 for past 5 weeks after no tracking for 4 weeks as e-mailed them last week, unbelievable....... apparently huge numbers go missing I Custom's, blogs from foreigners confirming the corruption and theft of packages 😲🙏 I'll pay the 4 time's express post cost now and send via private Courier......Thank goodness I insured each package. Cheers
I have been very fortunate with Amazon. The Philippine Lazada, Temu, and a few others trying to copy Amazon-lots of theft. And getting refunds from them is next to impossible. They give credit and then it’s hard to use it. Frustrating. Have a good day/night. Take care
Lol best advice is to find a city working Filipina and have a maid ..your Filipina will share the costs plus make ay breakfast before she goes to work and cook your food after a long day. That’s how the Filipina are ..the good ones raised to look after every need of the man and yes will do everything for you. That’s the reality of the Filipina..beautiful intelligent and Uber hardworking and family orientated…but always with a bit of Tampo thrown in though lol. Easily correctable. 😂
Thanks for the great video! Very informative! What do you do for your mail? Do you have a virtual home address? Did you tell notify the Social Security Administration that you are moving there? I will be relocating there in April. Already collecting my SS and pension but have not told them I am moving yet. Thanks again for all your great videos!
I’m prior military so we have a P.O. Box address here for bulk mail. Before I used ipostal1 in the U.S. then found out about the P.O. Box. IPostal1 worked very well. Take care
Wow, good information, I had no idea about the eggs. Thanks for the info.
@@jorgejunco4907
Appreciate it.
Take care
👍
Like your TH-cam site,been to Calbayog quite a few times my wife is from Tar an gran Samar
@@waynesargent2938
Appreciate it.
Take care
Dave I think you answered my question about water. I come over for a month at a time. I figured I should stick with the 10 liter sealed bottle.
@@stevesilver7437
Yes, when traveling I would only drink bottled water. No reason to get sick on vacation.
I’ve used our water guy for over a year and no problems. We changed several time to find a respectable company. It still is something I have a hard time trusting.
Take care
Safe travels
Dave, I like this one very much Cuz when it comes down to it it’s just life day-to-day and helping others avoid mistakes whether it keeps them from getting sick or spending too much money. Thank you for both of you and your videos. It helps lesson the mistakes people can make one coming over there.
Appreciate it
Take care
Thanks for the tip on the eggs. Just moved to Calbayog. In a bag is exactly how we buy the eggs. I will always check them the way you suggested now. Water bottles good advice too💯👊🏾🇸🇽
@@theadaptivefitnesschannel4308
Well, we are neighbors now. Welcome to Calbayog.
Hopefully some of these TH-cam Tips keeps individuals from getting sick.
Take care and welcome.
Thanks for those tips. I live here in Arkansas (Native NY’r) and my son has chickens. He’s always bringing us eggs. Another thing my son told me was, if you don’t wash the eggs after the chicken lays them. They’ll be good on the counter top for a long time, but once you wash the film off the eggs, then you have to put them in the fridge to stay fresh. Thanks for your tip on putting the eggs in the water. I’m going to try it.
No problem, yes we leave our eggs on the counter. It sounds weird but no need for keeping eggs cold, silly western thing we all grew up with. Lol
Thanks for your comment.
Take care
Great video
Appreciate it
Take care
Great video for those that have just arrived with education. Nice to hear that we get things from Amazon to the Philippines.
Thank you
Take care
Once cracked open a rotten egg! I gagged so much for over an hour. I still laugh about it to this day 😅
@@stevesilver7437
It’s definitely nasty 🤮.
Oh, the smell. lol
Take care
I buy eggs at the grocery stores. They always taste old from the wet market. Pay a little bit more, but it's worth it.
@@BuzzMccabe-iu9ph
We had a few issues, but have a good vender now.
Take care
For money sending,Transfer Wise i believe is the cheapest for Canadians,not sure about US.
@@JohnHobbs-o3z
I actually just used wise yesterday and it gave me a great rate. 58.44 psp per U.S. dollar.
Wise is definitely good and very easy.
@@maudave Thats very good.
Hi Dave,
I would be very interested in you doing a video on transferring money. How you did it when you were in the States and had to transfer to Mau and also how you transfer to yourself now. I would also like to know if you use a bank in the PI to keep cash on hand. I am focused on learning those things now as I will make the move in a few years. Looking forward to your content on that. If you have a few channels that you could point me to on the subject that would be great. I like to watch several channels and use the ideas that will work best for me.
Thanks for this video as well. Always interesting!
@@tonymars1093
I’m working on a video about finance/transfer moneys.
Give me a week or 2 and it’ll be out.
Thank you for the comment.
Take care
@ That’s great Dave,
Looking forward to it. Thanks!
can you get water filters for yourself
@@charliesult4171
You can, water out of the facets is non drinkable.
You can probably do a brita water filter just to make it safer.
Great idea, I’m going to order some.
Thanks for the idea. lol
Take care
@@maudave not to long ago i believe i seen a video of a rental that had a water filter system making it able to use for drinking
@@charliesult4171
I won’t drink anything out of the faucet filter or not.
Water filling stations have huge multi filters that take out all the bad stuff. Water lines here are laying on the ground/plastic and the sun beating on them.
It’s the #1 thing that has made me sick several times-ice at restaurants got me a few times.
Maybe a very high end whole house water filtration system and I would drink from the faucet.
Yes, there are other TH-cam channels, but I enjoy yours much more than most.
Topic of food was great, as it is rarely discussed. Perhaps some points to add-
1. I eat on average 6 eggs a day, and egg freshness and how the chickens are fed as it makes a difference. Seems roadside vendors, the eggs are generally fresher. Just as in the water vendor, when you find one that has the best eggs, fish, and produce, stick with them and they will take care of you.
2.Also when it comes to fish, and any other meat, the nose knows! I smell everything, and if it smells off, it is likely bad. Also press your finger into the fish. If it springs back it is fresh. The fishmongers start auctioning fish at 0430, and most open markets open at 0500 to 0530. Get your shopping done at first open.
3. As for pork, two blocks away there is a little meat shop that opens at 0500. They throw a whole hog on the table and start carving it up, and just tell them what you want. I typically buy ground pork, which I want that meat from the shoulder. They cut it and weigh it before grinding for me.
4. I get my chicken at Save More and only buy it when it comes in that morning. Usually buy 4 kilos at a time and fire up the grill and cook enough for the week, and freeze the rest just in case I miss a shipment.
5.when I bring the produce home, everyone grabs a knife and cutting board and begins chopping, putting it in ziplock bags. That goes for the shredded carrots, cabbages, diced onions, slivered sweet peppers, and all the garlic is peeled and ready to go.
I am currently back in the US on a work assignment, and watching your video made me a bit homesick.
Keep those videos coming!
Rick
Great pointers,
Appreciate it, it’s a learning curve for sure.
Take care
Great content Dave, I'm a HVAC-R Mech here in Canada Heading to the Philly's as soon I sell my House. Question for yourself. Do Tradesman make out better in the Philly's ? . Thanks, Mark.
Nope,
Thank you for these useful tips…Do you test the eggs using the water test even before you actually purchase the eggs?
No, hard to carry a pan of water on a scooter. If I end up with more than 1 egg bad I just take them back for an exchange.
Take care
Drinking water I use Wilkins, because living water almost killed me 🙄
@@fmdday
It’s definitely scary-I’ve been sick several times and most linked to water.
Glad your ok-
Take care
Amen brother...
Our water guy picks up our marked containers in the morning and drops off our marked containers in the afternoon. I would not want to use another person's containers. We are city folks, never heard of that egg trick before but will definitely start using it.
That’s good to hear, using precautions on what goes in our bodies is a plus. Clean water is very important.
Thanks for your comment
Take care
Fish , look at the gills they should be bright red and the fish shouldn’t smell fishy
@@fmdday
Yes, you’ll definitely learn quickly when you pay money for a bad fish.
Thanks
Take care
@ I got the fisherman trained they stop at my place on their way to the market and my helper buys a bunch and puts it in the freezer.
@@fmdday
That’s the best way for sure.
I’ll be looking into something similar.
Because we live next to the ocean, we get pick of the litter as it comes off the boat, except for the Turingan (large mackerel tuna) we like to BBQ, most of that comes from GenSan in Mindanao.
@
Very nice, fresher the better.
Take care
I stopped going to open markets. They raise their prices when I'm with my lady cuz I'm suppose to be rich.
@@johnkeogh42
True,
I always go to the same people-they give me normal rates. Took awhile to find honest venders. I’m loyal to them now on first name basis.
And we always have a good conversation, they like my repeat business.
I do agree with you, it gets frustrating for sure.
Take care
Thanks for your comment.
Hey Dave, when you say deliveries from Amazon!! Is that couriered by DHL or Fed Ex etc or by regular parcel postage service via Philpost.
This last package was delivered by Ninja, it varies-several delivery companies. Once it leaves the states the tracking is difficult but it always finds its way. It’s confusing 🫤. Once it’s in the Philippines it’s hard to track.
I’m not sure who delivers from the states to the Philippines.
Amazon has it figured out, and I’m very happy with the service.
Take care
@maudave Thx Dave,
Yeah, I sent some Multi Gift parcels for Xmas Gifts in early December and arrived within 5 day's in Custom's, Manila from m our Australia Post........now "being held by Custom's" 🤔 for past 5 weeks after no tracking for 4 weeks as e-mailed them last week, unbelievable....... apparently huge numbers go missing I Custom's, blogs from foreigners confirming the corruption and theft of packages 😲🙏
I'll pay the 4 time's express post cost now and send via private Courier......Thank goodness I insured each package.
Cheers
I have been very fortunate with Amazon. The Philippine Lazada, Temu, and a few others trying to copy Amazon-lots of theft. And getting refunds from them is next to impossible. They give credit and then it’s hard to use it.
Frustrating.
Have a good day/night.
Take care
Lol best advice is to find a city working Filipina and have a maid ..your Filipina will share the costs plus make ay breakfast before she goes to work and cook your food after a long day. That’s how the Filipina are ..the good ones raised to look after every need of the man and yes will do everything for you. That’s the reality of the Filipina..beautiful intelligent and Uber hardworking and family orientated…but always with a bit of Tampo thrown in though lol. Easily correctable. 😂
Thanks for the great video! Very informative! What do you do for your mail? Do you have a virtual home address? Did you tell notify the Social Security Administration that you are moving there? I will be relocating there in April. Already collecting my SS and pension but have not told them I am moving yet. Thanks again for all your great videos!
I’m prior military so we have a P.O. Box address here for bulk mail.
Before I used ipostal1 in the U.S. then found out about the P.O. Box.
IPostal1 worked very well.
Take care