Living in Cebu

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

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Filipino Roads / Rasa Marina / McRice Burger

There is heaps of road improvements happening around Cebu on the routes to be used by officials in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) to be held here in a couple of months This will be of benefit to the city after the ASEAN is over. Other beneficiaries will be Hotels, restaurants and varies entertainment venues. Read that official Tour Guides face instant dismissal if they are found taking officials to any establishments where ladies of ill repute may be found.

I have been here six months now and I am amazed at how fast the roads here deteriorate. It seems like every week there is a new pothole or piece of road crumbling away and ongoing repairs seems to be constant. I wonder about the quality of the road construction in the first place. Seems a little thin to me when the put down a new stretch of road.

There is another common road side practice I would like to have a gripe about. I see it all the time. Drive along the road and there a big rocks, logs or other large object obstructing the road. If you are new you wonder why but as you stay and observe you realise that they are placed there by people who stop to change a tire. When the people have changed their tire they just drive off leaving the obstruction. It’s that selfish attitude I talked about.

These obstacles must cause lots of damage as others hit them. When a Filipino driver sees such an obstruction they just drive around it. Today I was forced to stop for a large rock. Rather than wait for the ongoing traffic to pass and then go around it like a Filipino I got out and moved it. Strange looks from the locals seeing a foreigner doing this.

Flat tires are a common occurrence here. I was lucky enough to have my brother-in-law fix the first few but last week I was driving around and noticed my back tire going flat. Not a problem. Vulcanisers as they are called are all over the place. This a small operations set up on the side of the road to fix flat tires. Now here is another cheap service in the Philippines. My tire was repaired on the spot for 30 pesos. That is like 50 cents!!!

Restaurant Review – Rasa Marina in Mactan

Had a few bad reviews to start with and thought I had better write about one we actually like. At the Marina Mall on Mactan there are number of nice restaurants. Apparently a few of these have the same owner. In particular we like the Rasa Marina.

Malaysian is one of our favorite cuisines so to get our approval it has to be good. We have enjoyed a family dinner and a lunch there so far and will return. There is a good selection of dishes and the decor in nice. Prices are very moderate but would be considered expensive by Filipino standards. Not much else to say about it other then next time you are in Mactan and feel like Malaysian this is the place to go.

Mc Rice Burger

Hey got to tell you about the new hamburger from McDonalds that just appeared here this week. It’s called a rice burger. Similarly shaped rice cakes replace the bread buns. You can choose either beef or chicken.

Posted: Tuesday 19th September 2006, 9:35 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