Philippines

Let's spend comfortable life in the Philippines!

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Why don't you try the life in the Philippines where has fresh tropical fruits, beautiful coconut trees, and cheerful people?

You can visit resorts on holidays
or enjoy shopping in huge shopping malls.

You might feel life in Japan is boring
once you live in the Philippines.

Unfortunately, Philippines' image is not so good among Japanese.

　　So, I thought of telling you the fact that
we can spend such happy and comfortable life in the Philippines
through this site.

 　　I'd like to introduce perpetual summer islands, Philippines based on my life who married to Filipino and living here in the Philippines.

　　I hope this site can somehow relieve the anxioty like
"I'm afraid if I'll be able to live in the Philippines safely."
or
"I'm not sure if I should bring my family there.".


It's not commonly known that Philippines is 3rd country in the world
where is many people speak English.
1st one is USA and 2nd one is UK, and 3rd one in the Philippines.
（Australia is thinly populated country.）

Many Japanese are not very good at English but the foreign language we are most familiar is English
which we have learned since junior high school (or elementary school?).

We can easily live in the Philippines
because most of sign boards here are written in English and most of Filipino can speak English.

Further, since various races are mixing, they warmly accept foreigners.

Philippines has terrible experience in the past that they were occued by Japan during World War II,
but I hardly ever met someone with a grudge against Japan,
and they have warm relationships with Japanese.


　　　　

Japan's image among Filipinos are generally good like
"Country with most-advanced technique"
and
"Beautiful country where kept clean everywhere".

However, I think most Japanese has not so good Philippines' image like
"Poor country", "Dirty country where is garbages all over",
and "Country where many of the crimes being committed".

However, many Japanese are spending comfortable life here in the Philippines like me.

Of course, the public safety is not so high compare to Japan,
but we rarely involed in crime if we just being careful about the bare minimum.

For example, don't go to the place where shops are selling cheap goods
and crowed with many people like China Town.
Pickers are always waiting for someone who looked rich.
Foreigners are easily become their target because of the ignorance.

Don't wear accessories, jewels, and gorgeous watch when you walk on the street.
That is not only foreigners but also Filipinos are carefuling about.

When I came back to the Philippines from Japan,
Filipino sitting next me looked rich wore gold blacelet and necklace.
However, he removed those accessories and
and put them in his bag when the airplane was landed in the NAIA (airport).

That way Filipinos and even Japanese can spend comfortable life
without being involed in any crime
if we just being careful about the bare minium.


　　 　

It's true that some places in the Philippines are dirty with lotst of garbages,
but it's also true that there are many places where is beautiful and well maintained.

Some people says "I like squalid place!", but if you like places giving cleanliness impressions,
then you can just go around within such clean area.

The area nearby the shopping malls I usually go for shopping is well maintained like tropical resort,
so I can comfortably go around.

And living environment is most important.
Since the residencial areas nearby main streets are not good environment for living because of the exhaust emission,
so I recommend the residencial areas where is little far from main street
because the air is very fresh and there are many trees.
And you cannot hear any car's noise from there.

Further, you must confirm about the security of the residencial area.
I don't recommend the subdivision where everyone can enter
or too large subdivision because its security might be poor.

The subdivision I am residing is small and tight security,
and since it's little far from main street, I don't hear any car's noise but only music of little birds.

Further, since there are many trees in this subdivision, I see lots of fireflies in every October.
(Note : Larvas of fireflies in the Philippines grow up underground and don't need pellucid creek.)

　 I enjoying life here in the Philippines with my sweet husband and two children
while turning over housework to housemaids.

　　I don't employ but some of other families who are little rich employ house drivers.
However, it's not so special thing here in the Philippines.

　　Most of middle-class families employ at least one housemaid.

　　I heard that Japanese housewifes who have been living here
got used to the housework-free living with driver
got in trouble when they returned to Japan
because they hardly handle their housework effectually.

　　You too can spend such comfortable life here in the Philippines
which you'll never experience in Japan.

　For example, if you want to visit beach resort on holiday,
there are some beautiful beaches you can go within a few hours by a car from Metro Manila,
and if you fly one hour and half by a plane there are many amazing beaches everywhere
with white sand, cobalt blue water, corals, and colorful tropical fish.

You can visit such spots just a short drive away from Cebu.

　You can enjoy playing golf or relax in spa
or enjoy shopping in huge shopping malls!

　　I hope I can tell you through this site that
many Japanese like me are spending such comfortable life
here in the Philippines.

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Official nameRepublic of the philippines
CapitalMetro Manila
Population About 88million
LanguageOfficial language − English and Tagalog which is the language around metro Manila (it's like Spanish)
Many other languages are spoken in each region
and the numbers oflanguages spoken in the Philippines are 172!
CurrencyPhilippines peso（PHP）

　It's world's second largest island chain country consists of 7,107 big and small islands.
Manila which is the capital of the country is located in Luzon Island.
　
Different languages are spoken in each region, but official language is Tagalog
and since it's spoken on TV and radio, most of nation can speak Tagalog.

Philippines is only one Christendom in Asia.
More than 80% of the nation are catholics and they are known as deeply religious nation in the world.