Living In The Philippines
Temperatures in the Philippines
Frankly, I’m amused. After living in the Philippines for the last three years, I am now cold at a temprature of 72F or 22C. I find this so amusing because I use to keep the air condition (air con for those of us that live in the Philippines) at 69F or 2oC.
Now, I have in no way been fully assimilated. I will never be Filipino no matter how long I live in the Philippines. When it is 25C (77F) at night I will see many Filipino bundled up in their lightweight jackets. Especially, if there is a stiff breeze.
You see, I still live with air con and most Filipino do not. I’ve grown more use to the higher temperatures but I’m not as use to it as most of those that are born here.
Picture Credit To Underground International.
However, if I hadn’t tried to get use to warmer temps that people living in the Philippines must endure, I would be paying a lot more in electricity. Also, my porous home makes it very hard to cool my bedroom below 25C during the day. Though sometimes I do try. I keep the air con at 24 to 26C but usually at 25C. It depends on how I’m feeling. I have always had period of feeling flush, even since a child. I am extremely hot natured.
If Your Living In The Philippines Anticipate Brownouts
The reason I turned it down is because it is Sunday and we have too many all day brownouts in Bogo City on Sunday’s. I figured that if I have to go most of the day without air con, I would keep it cooler longer by lowering the temperature as much as I could now.
They often turn the lights off at 8am on Sundays and right this moment it is 7:59 AM. So I’m also hitting the save button ever minute or two. I wish I could get the time back that I’ve lost to hitting the save button in fear of the dreaded Philippine brownout.
Getting Use To Living In The Philippines
When I first started living in the Philippines, I sometimes made comments about how different things are here. So many things were, well foreign to me. Jessie would often say “Get use to it.” I don’t hear that from her as often as I use too. In fact, sometimes I find ways to say that too her. Often it has to do with her being cold at 25C. Now that I have been here for a while, things don’t seem strange at all.
I suggest that if you decide to move to the Philippines that you also decide that you will give it some time to grow on you. For me, I love living in the Philippines.
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hi there Rusty!
i am a 29 year old web and social media consultant. seriously thinking of starting a web business and becoming an expat myself!
i have followed your adventures for quite a few months – and have been a fan of Joe Bogo’s blog for nearly 2 years. I will be visiting Manila next week visiting a friend of mine there. I have seriously fallen in love withe the philippine culture, woman and the sense of life there. there is a good chance i will be visiting Cebu during my stay. i cannot wait for my trip there.
hope to read more of your adventures and of your experiences there. your posts and all of your content here is a pleasure to read. consider yourself earned a new fan and community member too!
best regards,
Kr_Watson
Hi Kristopher, welcome! Glad you made a comment!
It was an Internet marketer that first suggested the move to me. I thought he was nuts but I was still working for the IRS at the time and couldn’t think of quiting my job. I had the chance to retire early though. I jumped all over that! The great thing about having a web business is that it can follow you any place. The sooner you start, the better! You don’t have to spend a lot of time on it but the more the better. I have a website to help Beginners Make Money On The Internet.
Hopefully being a social media consultant you already clicked like on my Facebook Fanpage.
Keep me updated on your trip to Manila!
I noticed you signed up as a member of the site too. Very cool. Some people seem too have trouble logging in and I don’t know why. If you do, let me know. The easiest way is to login with Facebook. I will add a widget to make that easier too.
hi there Rusty !
thanks for your warm welcome and your encouraging words. I did not have a problem logging in, per se – however, creating my account initially seems to be a bit of a backwards process. there’s something going on with confirming the account that contradicts the process of first creating the user account. cannot remember exactly, but something confused me. I don’t know if you care for me to reproduce to see if i can regenerate the issue or not, but it now seems just fine.
i’ll be visiting someone special to me next week. i will be leaving on Wednesday, March 30th from here and will arrive in Manila late in the evening of the 31st. i will be in Manila with her for 2 weeks. we’ll be going to Boracay together for a few days, coming back to manila and then towards the latter half of my stay, will be spending a day or two in Pasig. i have heard so much about Cebu, and will try to visit there for a day or two as well. i’m so excited to finally visit this beautiful country. i am extremely excited.
thanks for the points of reference and those words of wisdom! i can definately see why you seem so happy and content with life where you are. I am currently working on a web based project and you are quite right; such a business does not mean i need to tied down to a specific location. so these things are all the contemplations running around in my head and i’m not quite so sure what to decide on. my vacation there next week will definately influence any final decision.
did i say i’m excited ?
i see you on fb. i shall add you, if i may ?
thanks !
I have not been to Boracay but would love to go.
Well when you signed up you also subscribed to my email list. That might have confused you. It is perfectly okay to login but it isn’t necessary. The site works the same either way. But now, you’ll get email updates when I release a new article. If you ever decide you don’t want those, there is a link at the bottom of each email to cancel it.
I enjoyed talking to you on FB! Hopefully, our paths will cross someday in the Philippines!
ah, i see what i would have done. good of you to include that functionality. i look forward to reading every one of yours; i’m impressed that you’ve written so many. please keep it up. i hope you dont find yourself in any misfortune!
thanks for your time on fb. great conversation!
Hey Rusty…you ok…hope your out playing and not sick
Roger B?
I’m great. If you’re Roger B, have not seen you on FB lately???