Another American Living in the Philippines
Posted by admin | Under Uncategorized Thursday Aug 21, 2008When I started this blog I wasn’t sure of what direction I was going in. To let thousands if not millions of strangers to view personal details of my life was not all that attractive to me. I was shooting more for sharing what I learned in the process of preparing for my move from the US to the Phillipines. I think I am accomplishing that but recently I have been learning so much more about the Philippines than I have been teaching. I think it comes with studying the various sites concerning Americans living in the Philippines. I don’t intend to make this a site where I just recommend websites and blogs for my readers to go to but I have just been finding so many great ones I have to share them with you. I fully intend in the future to tell more of my story if it interests you but today I am going to recommend another site that really needs mentioning. And to the web master of this site Ken: Thank You! I have been on your site all morning and I am now hours behind in my writing! LOL!
As you all know from reading my previous posts I am retired US military, spent a few years in the Philippines, fell in love with a filipina and the country, moved back to the states, and now am moving back to the Philippines. My story is not so uncommon that I can’t find numerous blogs/websites of people in the same situation. Recently I have come upon a website run by Ken Rice and his wife Prelia. The name of the site is Welcome to Ken and Prelia’s Virtual World and right now Ken and Prelia are living the life which I will be living soon. They spend about half of the year in the Philippines and half the year in the States. And you probably know thats what I plan on doing for a few years until I get older and then I’ll be staying in the Philippines year round.
Ken’s site is a little unique in that it is more graphic than text based. Of course there are the About Us pages and their story but what jumps out at you is the many photos and videos from the present and the past. I found links to old photos and videos of Angeles City to videos of the Mall of Asia, one of my favorite places to visit. There is also a link to a Philippine run travel agency Mabunga Travel International which I plan on utilizing real soon. So please visit Ken and Prelia’s site and let them and me know what you think. Their site is Ken and Prelia’s Virtual World.
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I enjoy reading your blogs. Like Ken and Perla, my wife and I spend our retirement six months here in California and six months in Boac, Marinduque. We have the best of the two worlds. Our friends and contemporaries are envious of our lifestyle. Good Day…
Hi David
Thanks for visiting my blog and i went and looked at your site. Marinduque Island looks like a beautiful place. I especially liked the conference center and maybe in the future i can host a conference there. As far as people being envious of our lifestyle I’ve noticed so much jealousy that I don’t mention so much to people here in the states about what I do anymore.
You are welcome to visit us in Marinduque. My busy season is Easter week due to the Moriones Festival. Any time of the year is slow, but June is a fairly busy with wedding receptions. Recently, the province hosted a tourist conference and was held at Chateau. Please visit http://www.marinduque.gov.ph under blog see STTC conference. Actual pictures of more than 300 attendees, sites of Marinduque-very peaceful and scenic. Have and a good day! Cheers!
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Hey David… I am going to live in the Philippines for 6 months (January-June 2009). My plan is to work at an orphanage for 12 weeks. I was born in Quezon City in 1981. And have lived in California for 20 years. Do you have any advise or things I should take into consideration before moving to Manila for 6 months? I will be living with my Uncle’s family in Las Pinas. I would greatly appreciate an information/ advise you can give me. Kindly… M
Hey David, I have only now discovered you site. I am also just one more American who lives in the Philippines. I just started up a little blog detailing some of my own personal experiences here. If you get bored check it out and I will be stopping by yours to see what your up to. Ingat..
Hi Louden
I’ll check out your site and add you to my blogroll and try to do a link to you.