Living in Cebu

In early 2006 I will be moving to Cebu, Philippines with the entire family.

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Rainy Season - Dinning Out - Service Charge

It’s finally raining heavy here tonight. It’s meant to be rainy season and we have not seen much. We have had the odd shower but not much more. No doubt the roads will be flooded now and the open sewers overflowing. Nice thought…

There is to be a Fiesta in the village we live in. Preparations are underway. The area for the fiesta is dirt so it will be nice an muddy for them tomorrow. Asked the wife what impact the rain will have. She said none really – they will continue on with it regardless.

Funny because the International School where I send my children will cancel classes if it rains a little. Its not like they are teaching in the open either.

Went out for dinner tonight to a Malaysian restaurant. We are a family of six and everyone had more than their fill. The bill was 2,600 which is very cheap compared to back home.

It included a 10 percent service charge. I explained to the wife that we did not need to tip as they had a very healthy tip in the bill already. My wife engaged the waiter in conversation and he explained that apparently they only see about 2.5% of that service charge. The owners take the rest out to pay for breakages and other maintenance.

I wonder what would happen if I broke a plate or glass. In some places here in the Philippines the owner will add the cost to the bill.

There are no real consumer laws or labor laws here so business owners do what they want.

Posted: Friday 28th July 2006, 10:34 AM

Learn To Speck Cebuano

If you are planning no living in Cebu then its a good idea to learn the language and I have found a great teacher here in Cebu. He can also assist you online and is available to translate any documents.

If you plan to live in Cebu then why not learn to speak the language and earn to Speak Cebuano - Translation service also available