Living in Cebu

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

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Don't come to Cebu in December 2006

Cebu city is to host the next ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Summit in December. I have been hear for four month now and know it will be a great time to be away from Cebu. The traffic is already bad. Perhaps the worst traffic system I have ever seen. Cebu is the City of no left turn, no u turn and often no right turn forcing traffic to go for long distances in the opposite direction to which it wants to. Thus keeping more cars on the road further congesting traffic.

This will not be an issue to the official ASEAN traffic and routes as they will simply totally block off local traffic leaving other areas of Cebu totally grid locked. It will hell for those that live here but the locals are used to being treated this way and will just make do. At least with advance notice I will have the option of leaving.

I read in the local papers that the Hotels have been ordered not to accept any bookings for that period to ensure there are enough hotel rooms available for the officials. There are expected to be an extra 15,000 foreign visitors here at that time. The demand on services will be stretched to the max.

Cebu is also one of the dirtiest cities in the Philippines. Everywhere you look rubbish is one the side of the roads and every vacant lot resembles a rubbish tip with small hills of rubbish. Sure its like this in many parts of the Philippines but Cebu would rate among the worst.

Then there is the pollution. Think that because Cebu is a smaller city there is less pollution than say manila? Remember the rubbish I just mentioned? They burn it here all the time. Then there is that traffic I was talking about and all those dirty busses, Taxis, Jeepneys and Trikes with exhaust emissions that would be off the scale.

They have testing stations but these are at the time of registration and I am told by a local that the system is corrupt. A hundred few pesos is sufficient for a clean reading. There is no actually on-the-road monitoring or enforcement.

I remember taking a show and washing my hair one evening last month and then going out for a ride in the City. Upon my return I ran my finger nails in my hair and scalp and was horrified by the black soot. This can not be healthy for the lungs either.

Posted: Sunday 13th August 2006, 5:58 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