Malaybalay, Philippines. Housing tour, food, and so much more. 🇵🇭
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- Lets take a look at the food here in Malaybalay City. Also I will show you my apartment, indigenous dancing, and marching bands. The Kaamulan festival is going strong and the people are uber friendly.
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The kind of content I want to see from PH sloggers. More festivals, girls and housing advice.Good job.
Thanks. I have a pretty good catalog so far. Admittedly, my first few vids are a little rough. 🤣
Agreed. I've subscribed and will definitely be following along.
New subscriber here. Just saw you on Regular guys vlogg. My wife lives near Midsayap. I spent the last 6 months there before coming home. We had planned on driving over to Bukinon and Maylabalay just never did. Much cooler there. And they have Strawberries!! We have a small channel for local family memories
Welcome! Do you and your family farm out there at all?
Ty. I've been watching Regular Guy and a few other expat channels. The more I watch the more impatient I am to arrive. Looking like July now.
I believe the saying is "all good things come to those that wait." PI is worth the wait. It's where I have spent most of my time since I became nomadic.
@@expatlifestyle2000 I've been planning, saving, learning for a yr now. The end is near
I did 6 years of obsessive research but I'm a little odd. 🤣
@@expatlifestyle2000 🤣 I didn't have that much time. Slum lord bought the trailer crt I'm in and immediately jacked the rent up and announced annual raises till its where he wants it to be. So I'd have been homeless on my SS in a few months from now. I'm literally being forced to do something great for myself. When I told my friend in Maramag about it he said come on down. That was last June.
Victory is only ever obtained through adversity. Congrats on the stress now for the benefit later. 👍
Hi Nate,
I also came to your channel after seeing your meet up with Scotty. Just subbed and am looking forward to watching more of your content. 👍
Thanks for subbing
Oh My Lord! The food looks very appetizing and the dance and traditional festival clothing was all elegantly demonstrated. Thank you Nate for another wonderful video classic providing another opportunity to educate your subscribers of another culture and nation. We do appreciate your efforts. Respectfully
Thank you so much. I've been having the time of my life here.
Hey there! Scotty-Boy sent me! :)
Scotty is the man! Welcome to the channel. Enjoy the back catalog of vids. 😀
Very convenient and affordable place to stay.👍 New Sub- Scotty sent me😁
Welcome to my channel.
Hi Nathan. Just watched you on Scotty's channel. Have subscribed to see more of PH and the Babaroonies. You must know the hottie at 2:45 as she called you by name. Keep up the great work!!
Thanks. I have quite the backlog of videos too. Hopefully you like them.
Just subscribed. Saw you with Scotty boy. Funny thing, was just looking into Malay & couldn't find any info. Suddenly, next day, there you and Scotty are! Awesome. Wanna see more.
Welcome. I'll keep pumping out the videos for you.
Hey you went back to my fave beverage booth too haha
That really is the best beverage deal. I guess the folks there are from Malaysia.
I think you hit the jackpot re the type of food available. Have been to Thailand and from what I've seen the food in the Phils doesn't appear to compare regarding quality, variety and availability. Every small town in Thailand seems to have great food but not from what I've seen in the Phils videos I've seen. If I were wanting to live long term in the Phils, it would definitely be in a place like this where the food choices and availability looks fantastic. That chunk of tuna looked amazing. Malaybalay looks to have a lot going for it, not to mention the cooler weather as well. Not sure I could stay in a small place like that for a month but it is definitely a way to save money. Saw you on Regular Guy's channel. New subscriber..
Thanks and welcome. It feels like a small town here but they have a population of over 200,000 from what I read. I love Thai food. Every time I'm there I pack on the weight.
I really enjoyed that video and your calm demeanor. I am sure you are well received by locals wherever you travel.
Locals are always treating me so nicely. They usually mention how they like my slow talking too. Thanks for sharing your kind words with me.
Hello, Saw you on the Regular Guy channel, so checking you out here. Good content. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you and welcome.
The traditional dancing and clothing was awesome to see keep up the good work bro 🙌🏼
Thank you 🙌
Hello Nate, Its great to see that You had a chance to visit with the Famous Scotty Boy while You are in Malaybalay! He's a real Hoot to hang out with for sure. Nice to see You enjoying Malaybalay and the Festival. Looking forward to your next video.👍
I was super happy he let me talk him into staying here longer than he initially expected. He is a cool guy to pal around with. I'm looking forward to showing off malaybalays' glory.
Nice
Thanks
Just watched Regular Guy's colab with you.
He should have stayed a little longer and enjoyed the festival...... A rolling stone gathers no moss I guess...
Nate your videos are getting better and better. 👍
I convinced him to stay longer than I think he wanted. It was cool to kick it with him for a few days. Thank you for the compliment.
Thanks Nathan. This type of video always captures my attention. How would you compare the cost of living of Malaybalay to Siem Reap, Cambodia? Obviously, there are a lot more western food options in Siem Reap, but I would imagine frugal living costs could be similar in these two cities.
They are pretty comparable but I would say Malaybalay is a tad cheaper.
Also my interactions with the people here has been unlike anywhere else I've been. In just a few weeks I'm on a first name basis with about 30 people and have said hello and chatted with over 100.
Nate,your ace n your videos congrats.😊
Thanks, kind of you to say. I'm trying to improve a little with every video and keep changing with some styles.
Wow! If anyone else is wondering, wiki says this is the kaamulan festival, celebrating the indigenous (pre-austronesian) manobo and bukidnon people. The dance is theirs.
There was alot of indigenous people events here. I have one other video with it out but will be post some other stuff from the festival soon too. It was great!
Good deal, and great location!
I think so.
New subscriber here from your Scottie Boy interview. Was wondering if you could put out a video on how you handle your phone situation and how you get your two factor authentication codes when checking you bank accounts in USA. Do you keep a US phone service or do you use a dual sim card phone to have US sim and PH sim? What US phone service and what phone do you use...if any? And maybe what healthcare is available for major medical event in Malaybalay? Sorry for all the questions but am a newbie that wants to travel to the PH and think I would enjoy the cooler weather in Malaybalay since I am from Kansas. Thanks in advance!!--Gary
No problem. Check out my back catalog in the mean time. My channel is meant exactly for what your researching.
@@expatlifestyle2000 Awesome!! Thanks for the quick reply. I'm sure other wanna-be expats are also trying to figure all this out.
We have all been there bud. The whole process can be very intimidating. Luckily it's a path already traveled by others and we are here to help.
@@expatlifestyle2000 Thanks!
New subscriber from Regular Guy vlog. I decided to go to Malaybalay after Scotty's first vlog from there. Next month if all goes well, just before turning 71. I would want a small kitchen in my long-term appartment but first might come to your Apartelle if there is a free room and your vlogs did not raise the rent sky-high. Hope you are up for a chat and have your brain picked, drinks on me. Martin from Australia.
Welcome to the channel, Martin. I will warn you the room here is very simple and not as clean as you may be used to. I would be happy to meet up. Just stay in touch here in the video comments.
Your new subscriber here in Saudi Arabia. I'm from the Northwestern Mindanao, Philippines.
Thanks for subbing and welcome. I will have many videos about malaybalay soon.
I finally made it to the northwest part of the island. Cool places and ultra-friendly people.
New subscriber here from Regular Guy
Welcome and thank you for watching.
I see you met up with Snotty Boy. Lol
Scotty boy came into town for a few days. We had a great time relaxing and shooting the breeze.
Mindanao has kind of drawn me in as well and I am sure I'd like Malaybalay. But, i keep thinking I'd be better off somewhere in the Cebu Providence which gives easy access to many of places with the awesome airport and a quick 2 hour ferry ride to Bohol for example. CDO's airport is kind of a hassle. I guess I'll make another trip down. Butuan City I remember as being beautiful as well, but housing prices have really climbed there. I'm told many foreign investors.
Its definitely an option. I enjoyed cebu outside the city. It's good rural life with a huge population here in malaybalay. I'm a fan for now.
@@expatlifestyle2000 Maybe I'll come and check it out in a couple weeks. Thx po
Nate, as a diabetic I have to stay away from rice as much as possible. Do the filipinos do side dishes besides rice? Thanks.
I think I'm going to enjoy this.
If it's a more upscale place they will offer mashed potatoes. They put suger in everything though....
I think that dessert would be too sweet for me, but I'm sure it's very good.
Very true. It was super sweet and good.
Just one of those sticks would have been enough to be honest. 5 is more than one person should eat.
@@expatlifestyle2000 hahaha. Yeah, that's kind of what I thought looking at it. One is enough power person. So there's lots to share.
What about the internet ? Are there coffee shops with wifi for the digital nomad types or free wifi @ McDonalds like in the US ? -- Toilet paper (?) and can you flush it ? -- -- -- NICE place for the money. Maybe a longer term could be had even a bit cheaper & you could make it even more comfortable ? -- Are there many expats from the US around there ? -- Thanks so much for all the info !!!
That was the same price as a yearly lease too. It's not up to most standards but for $150 and the location it's good enough for me. No internet in the room but there are places around that one can get a drink or food and use wifi. No flushing tp anywhere in PI. Come check out the livestream tonight and I'll answer your questions. See u there.
Would you consider Malay Balay a safe, cool place to settle down long-term? That's what I'm interested in, on a budget and it looks like the budget part matches well. Also wondering how long it takes to get there from Davao City, if I wanted to go explore and get away from the quiet small town life for a little bit. Now and then
I'm a huge fan of it here. So far during the day it's warm but not overwhelming and in the early morning it's a little chilly. Their motto is cool place warm people.
Stay tuned to the channel for when I go to davao and I'll make sure to mention the time for you.
@@expatlifestyle2000 excellent, thank you. Subscribed
Stay tuned for a safety update. I want to do some more research on that. So far it's very safe inside the city.
@@expatlifestyle2000 excellent, will do. Also, are there a lot of beggars there? More than usual I mean
What no bum gun, that's hard to live with cause you know once you spray you'll never stray ! haha Nice deal you get for the whole month, and great location.
Agreed. The bucket and scoop is at least better than my savage ways of the past.
That’s dessicated coconut and crushed graham crackers (not brown sugar) 😊
O I thought you said it was brown suger. 🤣
That Looks really Good!😋
@DirectCurrent4u it was. The glutinous rice was super filling though. I felt like me gut stuck out a foot after eating 3 of them.
@@expatlifestyle2000 🤣lol
@@expatlifestyle2000 Now I'm craving!
Hey Nate, Can you estimate what percentage of daily temperatures there are in the 90's their in Malaybalay. I am currently stuck in Floriduh air conditioning... Looking to move to the Philippines away from the Jerry Springer Shit Show that America has become... I am going to need all the advice I can get. I like the flat topograhs and altitude of Malaybalay. And the addid bonus of fue xpats, not jammed together like Dumagetty and Valincia... At 76 I need to know if I can tolerate the climate there. Advise me... Thanks, Rob
Here is a link. Google climate and malaybalay and it will give you all the information you need.
www.google.com/search?q=climate+malaybalay+philippines&oq=climate+malaybalay+philippines+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORifBTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigAdIBCDc3NzBqMGo0qAIBsAIB&client=ms-android-samsung-rvo1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
Ans of course keep watching the videos. 😀 good luck man.
One of the things about the PH is almost EVERY drink contain Aspartame - especially all the sodas. Filipinos have been convinced its better than sugar (rolling eyes here).
I was able to find one size of Coke that had normal sugar but virtually every other drink is full of artificial sweeterners. Cancer beats diabetes I guess LOL
OMG yes!!!! I realized that when I first got here. I was reading the backs of all the drink mixes and instead of the common artificial sweeteners in the USA its Aspertame. Astute observation with Diabetes being such a huge issue here in the Philippines. They love the sweet taste though....even the bread tastes like its loaded with suger.
Nice video! Subscribed. Do they let you cook in those monthly rentals or are you forced to eat out every day?
I eat out every day by choice. Thanks for subing and the kind words.
@@expatlifestyle2000 Sweet. I was just asking because I love to cook at home and I wondered if they let you cook there, some places don't let you cook where you rent. And did you show a weekly price? Because at $15 at night that would be over $400/mo right?
I don't think I can cool here but I never asked. No weekly rates just daily and monthly.
@@expatlifestyle2000 OK, you said it is $15 a night, so in a month, $15 X 30 days = $450
But you showed a price of $150, so that has to be per month and not per night or week, so you are saying $450 - $300 = $150, so they take off $300 if you pay by the month!
So $150 / 30 = $5.
Only $5 a night if paid monthly, that is amazing!!
@KevinVenturePhilippines it really is. Granted before I moved in I cleaned it, it's not luxurious at all, and the fridge broke about a week into my stay so I use the fridge in the lobby. BUT ITs less than $150!!!! Haha
If finding a mate depended on my dance abilities I would wind up dying a bachelor
Haha, we all do what we can with what he have got.
Sugar and cheese… just doesn’t sit right with me. Ah what the heck - I’d give it a go!
I thought the same thing. Somehow it works...
Do you carry your valuables everywhere?
This question reads like a set up. 😆 😂
You should’ve ran out there Nate she was hot and knows how to dance 💃 😆 haha
I actually sat next to her a few hours later and chatted a bit. 😉 🤣
hi hello we plan to moved here in bukidnon weve been watching your videos.,do you have any recommendation for apartment for rent?.,thanks and god bless
Can you describe the level of comfort you require and possible move in date?
I put out a few hotel and rental videos but I'll make sure to do some more.
How much does the studio monthly cost? Thx
It depends. The place I featured is kind of dirty and not very luxurious but cheap as chips. There are even cheaper places if you furnish it yourself ect... If you want something better it can vary. I can do more vids in the future showing off places...
@@expatlifestyle2000 l would be appreciated if u give me a price tag
Cause currently l m living in Davao City I don't like it much..l was thinking about living to Malaybalay
I gave the price and showed the place I was staying at in the video...
That's WHY we don't SUPPORT all these TH-camrs... cause when u ask em a they NEVER give u straightforward answers... this dude l asked about the rentals he gives rounding answers... that's why l just UNSUBSCRIBED him....all of em tells u unrealistic reality for their TH-cam Ads..... that's all they want to make some TH-cam money....