1st Impressions Living In Cebu City, Philippines | 🇵🇭
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2024
- 0:00 Arriving To Airport In The Philippines
1:04 Nice Filipina Women On Airplane
2:20 First Thoughts Arriving To Cebu City Philippines
3:00 Seems More Latin American Than Asian
3:40 My Experience Getting A Sim Card In The Philippines
4:20 Two Older Women Went At Me In The Mall
4:44 Story Of How Kindness Goes A Long Way In The Philippines
5:59 Cost Of PrePaid Phone Plan In Philippines
6:20 Apartment Staff Extremely Helpful & Friendly
7:20 Filipino's Love Jokes
9:25 Positve, Open, Authentic People In Cebu City
10:26 The Vibe Is Very Wholesome Living In Cebu City Philippines
11:00 Cebu City Vibe Compared To Bangkok
12:57 Building a Network In The Philippines
13:09 Advice From Philippines Veterans
14:06 Food In The Philippines
15:13 I'm Struggling With This
16:29 Cost Of Living In Cebu City, Philippines
17:26 How I'm Feeling After Moving To Cebu City Philippines
18:20 I Think Cebu City Is Good For These People
Honest content from a solid individual...A rare find on youtube, thank you!
Appreciate that brother
Thank you everyone
something you will find very refreshing about the Philippines compared to other Asian countries is the English language is taught in schools
which means something very important. That is that the girls understand sarcasm. That’s Huge!!! Enjoy your adventure but don’t be surprised if you fall in love
In the Philippines
It definitely seems a lot easier to connect with people forsure and to even have humor is awesome haha
Mabait ka siguro at marunong kang makisama kaya comportable agad ang mga tao sa iyo at nakikipag biruan agad ng ganon na lang. Enjoy your stay in the Philppines and may it be memorable!
Thank you so much friend 🙏
You really show how much easier life can be when you are humble and kind to other people. I think I'm generally that way also, so I hope I have a good experience when I visit.
You should have a good time forsure 🙏🙏
Yup! I can relate to that bro, filipino smile is for real, Philippines is a happy free democracy in asia ✌️🇺🇸🧡🇵🇭🍻
100% bro cheers!!
Great video. I’ll be there in couple weeks. Good to see a positive authentic video that gives a good sense of what it’s like.
Thank you, Still loving the city!
I'm guessing you're Canadian, very considerate, honest without being condescending. For your protein, keep an eye on chicken franchises Mang Inasal, Andoks, Gerry's Grill. They serve grilled or rotisserie chicken not fried. Lots of roadside chicken rotisserie places but not in city centres.
I appreciate that, I got to try mang it's really good
Yeah man, as an American spending the last year in Lima, Peru, and then just recently moving to Cebu City 3 weeks ago, I DEFINITELY get Latin American vibes, so I totally agree on that. Cool to see another American living here as well. HMU sometime if you wanna connect, man!
just came across your other video and watching this now. i like how you explain or describe things as it's really authentic. subscribing!
Thank you bro, I just share my real opinion because it's hard to get real opinions these days as most things online have some type of alternative motive, to sell you something etc.
Thanks a lot for this video. I've been very curious about Cebu City lately.
I watched random streets on Google Streetview few days ago and they reminded me of Santa Marta, Colombia.
I appreciate the comment yeah thats a really good comparison
Was catching a connecting flight and was rushing but got asked to open my bags by security during the check. I opened them and said my flight's leaving soon and the girls immediately packed my stuff up rushing so i could make it on time.
Wow that's awesome
Must be a lot of fun, must have been quite an experience. Cebu is probably the safer travel bet when traveling by air. Great video and great job 👍
Yes absolutely, thank you for that 🙏
@@BushidoNomad walang anuman 🙏👍
if you want pre-made meals on a weekly basis, your concierge can probably hook you up with an auntie who can batch cook your proteins. It's likely one of their family members with access to a kitchen would do this for you for an affordable price
That's a good idea bro appreciate that
networking like what you mentioned :)! you'll end up finding different aunts for different weeks 😊@@BushidoNomad
You always make me laugh. Very good insight into things.
Thank you brother 🙏🙏🙏
Great info Bruh...I am trying to move from Bangkok to Hua Hin...but might try Cebu down the road if it keeps getting good reports from you.
I'll keep you updated brother
Welcome to the Philippines. Enjoy your stay. New subscriber.
Thank you I appreciate it 🙏🙏🙏
With my Sim Card i went to a little booth at Ayala Mall and it was pay as you go. She set me up and registered the Sim for me. 650 pesos and only took a few minutes. Spent most of my time on Siargao Island taking surf lessons. Retired so different goals and budget. Nice vlog. Cebu is cool. Would spend more time there next time. 🎉
Great Video🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕
Hope you have a great time in Philippine my friend.
Buddha Bless!!!🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕
Bless you friend thank you 🙏🙏🙏 missing thailand haha
@@BushidoNomad LOL haha😆
Love your content lately bro, regarding the cellular - did you not wanna try an e sim with something like airalo to get going or would the service be that much better with a physical sim?
Hey bro thanks for the suggestion! Honestly I didn't know E Sims were avaliable I'll have to look into that
Welcome to the Philippines. When Spain first arrived to the Philippines, the warriors they came with are mostly former Mayans and Aztecs newly converted to Christianity. They brought them by the thousands until they were able to settle their battles in the Visayan islands which centered around Cebu. Yup, those Cebuanos have that Aztec/Mayan lineage. Good luck on your travels.
Thank you so much for that history very interesting as I've lived in Mexico to
We live in Cebu for 5 yrs now with my American husband and my daughters
Great move without a doubt
Thanks im thinking about moving to Cebu in March
welcome in the philippines bro.
Thank you bro!!!
Enjoy ❤
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
New subs here ..Mabuhay!
Thank you amigo 🙏
Wassup! Nomad living between Cebu and Kyiv for the last 5 years. Glad that you came through here 😁
The friendliness and warmth of the city is what's kept me coming back
Plan is to move to Thailand next. Wanting to try the villa life next!
He brother yeah thats exactly what brought me here, thailand is top notch to can't go wrong there
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I find different cultures and backgrounds fascinating, I get in and out of the city quite often, if you pause and look hard can you see Hispanic qualities in the looks of some of the people? When you get a chance travel to Maya at the too of the island, you could imagine you are in Maya country in Mexico. Read the history of the Acapulco to Manila galleons, some people in Mexico were talked into going to the Philippines and some Filipinos decided to stay in Mexico, there is a monument to the first ships in the harbor of Barra de Navidad Jalisco Mexico. Keep up the info, from the average Norteamericano.
Appreciate that I'm the exact same way. Looking forward to learning more about the history here
Hi! You can find a Store fr your protein needs in Ayala center Cebu. There's also one in sm city Cebu I believe.. and there's a store along in A.s fortuna.. 😊
Thank you so much I'll check it out 🙏🙏
Good day, Sir.
If you're looking to shop for higher quality food, you can visit Landers or S&R.
Anyway, I hope you'll have a memorable experience in Cebu.
Thank you so much for the help sir I appreciate it 🙏
Saw the name of the channel in instantly hit the sub. As a man that spoke to me.
Appreciate that brother
Experience in the.Philippines...Good or Bad...It's more Fun...realy adventure...
Hahaha 100%%
As far as price, bangkok has roughly a 33% premium on most other cities in thailand like pattaya and chiang mai.. and really the whole region if you include malaysia, PH etc. with probably phuket as the exception. Thats one big reason people avoid those two areas if COL matters.
BKK is huge and has accommodation and amenities for all budgets. You can live very well in BKK on smaller budget.
Welcome to
The Philippines
Thank you 🙏
I have clarifications on the issue of getting SIM card for your phone. Actually, it is very easy to get a SIM card for your phone if you are a tourist to the Philippines and it's no different from the countries that you mentioned you visited before coming to the Philippines. It is the local Filipino citizens who are required to present legal documents if they buy a new SIM card for their phones not the tourists. However, if you are an expat and is planning to stay in the country for up to 6 months or longer, then you need the permanent SIM card not the tourist SIM card.
I definitely took the long route 😅
@15:15 Appreciate this topic. Thailand was actually tough for me in this regard, too much oil and sugar, not enough protein. I might try out Philippines for a while, so thanks for the comparison and heads-up.
711 protien sources are keeping me alive here 😅
I add chia seeds to my smoothies and yogurt to add an additional 10 grmas each. Plus, they add fiber, vitamins, and minerals, too.
Thanks for that good idea!
I think rotesseri chicken is a big thing in Philippines. and forsure if you can have some more fat in your diet to eat lechon. your in the Mecca for that. love Thailand and Philippines. and for sure its a difference with Bangkok and Manila and Cebu city. good observations I resonate with most of it but would say filipinos are very emotional to the point they can be taken advantage off and think thai people are kind by nature but have bit more boundaries. very interesting vids looking also to relocate to Thailand or Philippines and this is very helpful.
I'll have to find a big rotisserie chicken spot that was a go to for me in Colombia as well
There's a store called Healthy Options on the top level of Ayala. Seems it would have protein powder.
Thank you I appreciate that 🙏🙏
Goto nightmarkets there can you get your proteins. Lechon grilled pork. Must try. Or fried chicken
Appreciate that bro!
@@BushidoNomad Buy a rice cooker and steam salmon and chicken in it?
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Thank youuuu
Tonbw yoi cn find some food around like imported stuff inthw big grocery
A friend of mine used her two bedroom timeshare 3 of them and 15 relatives invited using the backdoor. She really used her time to the max, that was way 2005. Lol.
Hahah sounds like a good time
correct, more authentic and personable over there, other parts of asia it's like non-personable and all business .....
P.S., ... think they like boxing there a lot 🥊 since pacquiao heard is a legend over there
Great people forsure, yeah I'd imagine he boosted up boxing here quite a bit
for protein you really have to cook yourself. Find a meatshop (even better if run by an expat) where they sell quality meat, fish, chicken and prepare your food at home. There is really no way around this in the philippines. If you fancy tuna in can go for the brand Gold Seas tuna in olive oil (not the cheap vegetable oil). Be aware when you eat out, food will be cooked with cheap unhealthy vegetable (same in thailand). The best way to stay healthy and lean is to prepare your own food. And price of chicken filet in PH is way higher than in Thailand. cheers
Very helpful info brother I appreciate it cheers!
You can ask the concierge or stuff at the apartment and they can hook you up or can provide you information about the food, they will deliver it to you depending on the app@@BushidoNomad
Bro. If you know all the pilipino is so kind and warm heart and happy people and all keep smiling and thye can help you and that what foreigners they love Philippines 🇵🇭 so live because how they treat you like a king and all invited you to eat that house to join you the pilipino and that how so fun and laugh most of the time and happy life simple the pilipino culture and hoping you can go in Bohol is so cheap everything as well or some places in Philippines 🇵🇭
Incredible people 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Beautiful place, beware those flipas can be ruthless
Envy us Filipinos ??? Sorry ...The World love Us . Threatened you....Looosaahhh
Ha ha ha
Fikiponos Aleays Winnnnnn !!!
Cry cry cry you keeps watching Us FIPINOS !!! 😂😂😂
I will be there in 5 weeks been coming there since 08
Enjoy your trip im enjoying it so far
I usually ask for more protein rich add-ons in a meal.
For example 4 eggs instead of 2 in a dish.
Good idea appreciate that brother
Love from JKT❤❤
There is 1 Filipino food that is really high in protein and is always available, and that's "balut".
Thank you I appreciate that I'll check it out 😊😊
It’s a set up lol
@@BushidoNomad Haha, you'll definitely get the protein...you might want to use that experience for content haha
I am sure if you asked around, you can get a housekeeper/cook for very little. She could prep for you and have your place clean for very little. Not to mention you'd have a local resource for information. You'll find google doesn't hold the answers that a lifelong Filipino has. I'd check with your Airbnb host, they could probably refer you to their housekeepers. Lastly, for protein powders and supplements to get started until you find other alternatives:
GNC
3rd Level, Ayala Center Cebu
Arch. Reyes Avenue and Bohol Ave., Cebu Business Park,
Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
This is very helpful thank you so much 🙏
@@BushidoNomad I’m very familiar with things there. I’d also recommend checking out “Sugbo Mercado” in IT park. It is open Thursday-Sunday and you can find lots of grilled options and enjoy the culture. I’d recommend getting there before 6pm-7pm as it can get busy and limited seating.
left colombia for good or just exploring other places and will go back to Colombia?
Hey bro! I'll definitely be back forsure at some point I still have a motorcycle there and one in Mexico to. But for now I feel like I had a great run down there and it's time to experience other regions in the world
@@BushidoNomad true man. Enjoy asia then go to eastern europe.
From memory food in Cebu was horrible especially if you're trying to eat high protein diet. I told one of the chick's I knew that cebu food was horrible and she didn't want to talk to me after that! I ended up just eating in a Thai restaurant everyday which was the only way I could get something semi close to edible. In the end I couldn't wait to get out of the place, and the main reason was the low food quality.
If you know what to eat where, the local food here is very good. My experience.
The people in the Philippines in general are so nice and I've been here for a couple yrs and going back to the US to vote then on inauguration day I'm coming back home. The American I grew up in is dead or dying and the world sees that the current administration there is making the world a dangerous place. I want to gain my citizenship here so I can be a Filipino citizen. This place will make you forget about what's going on in the rest of the world unless you follow news reports. I only pay attention to news that talks about life here and if it will affect me and my immigration status. We travel to Boracay twice a yr and now we are going to scratch that trip and go to Palawan Island before I leave for the US. If you are smart with your money here you can live a very good life here. I always let my Filipina control the money when we shop cause they will charge you double if you're a foreigner. She books all our trips and it's fun to watch her snap on them when they try to charge us double for our trip and hotel. She got our 2 week stay for 800 usd with round trip flights
There is a shop in IT city that sells all the protein stuff. i see David Bond buying it. Its called Whey King Unit 6-A, Cross Road Mall, Gov. M. Cuenco Ave, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines
Thanks man I'll check it out 🙏
@@BushidoNomad Glad to be off help. When i get to Cebu in a few months maybe you can also give me some tips Best Regs ..
Have Sim cards in the Airport 😊
Thank you 🙏🙏
I missed it in cebu airport maybe because of late arrival time 😅
I have been living in Thailand for 6 months & now considering a discovery trip to Cebu, are about to share main differences, your preference
It's good to know your options in the region forsure
Save your time and money. Stay in Thailand. The Philippines is a scam.
Im leaving Thailand too..
Moving to Makati Philipines ❤
Where did you convert your Thai Bhat to the Philippine peso? Did you converted in Thailand or did you converted in the Philippines?
Hey brother i just kept it because I'll be back to thailand forsure
Hey man found your channel because YT suggested that columbia video you recently made. Unfortunately that was the nail in the coffin, columbia is just not for me, I'll probably stick with asian countries. Lived in thailand for 1.5 years some time ago and loved it. extremely relaxed and never had any issues at all. Philippines is on my list as well, will check it out possibly this year. But why did you choose cebu for long term stay btw. ? Some friends of mine told me that it is a bit of s sh*thole and there are much nicer places in the country. Never been there myself though, so I can't confirm. Will be interesting to see your opinion on that and other stuff after you have lived there for a while. Anyway, glad I found your channel, looking forward to your awesome content! Cheers & Thanks!
Hey bro I appreciate that, mainly chose Cebu City for the warm and friendly people rather than for the city itself
I got a sim card at the manila airport. It was very easy, they didn’t even ask for an ID. Took 2 minutes.
Oh nice just like thailand, I only connected in manila
Welcome To The Philippines bro Be Wise when you are Spending your Money Here And Be Ware Of Pick pockets and Scammers Here bro always Ask the Locals in terms of Transportation and Food on what is the Cheapest or the best one
Thank you bro I appreciate that 🙏
Eggs brotha, eggs. Also, very good chicken in the Philippines. But yes, totally limited compared to Thailand.
Appreciate that brother yeah been finding some good rotisserie chicken
If you don't see a fast food in America, its most likely in the Philippines. I'm from Canada and i know we don't have Nathans Famous Franks (if your from New York you know it) and they have it in Bgc. Same with Shake Shack. There is also New Orleans style seafood restaurant i just forgot the name i know they serve it in a bucket. Not long ago, they had a test run of Inn-and-Out burgers for and it sold out in minutes. And Tim Hortons is now there also. If your from Canada, you can get your comfort food. Korean Food is very popular there in the Philippines and also Japanese ramen. Mindanao region known to have great pizza's joint's not chains either. When it comes to lodging, it is more expensive when you compare it to Thailand. My guess is that there is alot of Condo's that are owned by MegaWorld. Government corruption is prevalent there and that is holding it back being competitive to likes of Singapore or Thailand.
That's wild I also seen a few tim hortants in thailand but they seem to be always empty, where as in canada I'd never see an empty tim hortants. That New Orleans style food sounds really good to
how come your sim card is to expensive? when i was there i think i spend 10$ a month.
I opted for the most expensive plan mainly because my phone is my lifeline
You may have subscribed to a postpaid mobile phone coverage and not prepaid like what you had in thailand. Postpaid is a monthly paid mobile subscription service. Dont get offended joking filipinos because they love to joke too. So just listen and learn how they joke. Cebu is a city in another region in the philippines 🇵🇭 it is the premier city in the Visayas region. Depending on tour lifestyle i reckon you can live at well enough 1k usd or less a month in cebu. There is another good place near cebu province to live, ie Dumaguete City and Iloilo City. These are in different provinces near Cebu. You can find heaps of international cuisines in the Philippines aside from the local foodstuffs. Because you will always look for other type of cuisines other than local food once in awhile. Heaps of protein meat like grilled chicken and pork and even grilled fish…Try Andoks, Baliwag and Mang Inasal they sell grilled meats. Philipines has the best bbq, just explore local areas around cebu city… heaps of night markets there too. Try Sugbo Night Market and i think another one in Carbon Night food market. Hope to see more vids from u there mate.
Thank you so much bro fornthe info. yeah mang insal has been my favorite food here so far 🙏🙏
Prices ?.,..
Rent 650 USD
Bro I like your vibes, but if you have the choice you are crazy to go from Thai to PI..... Thailand is more appealing in every aspect . My Filipina girlfriends love life here in Thailand. But you know this already . Best of luck , thanks for the content .
Haha I hear you bro, yeah just wanted to experience both before setting down roots since needed to leave and reenter thailand anyways
Get bro to 200grams of protein and 2000 subscribers!
LOOOOOL thank you bro
No doubt bro..I know the gym vids will be coming soon...@@BushidoNomad
It’s easier if you get the SIM card in the airport
You should not compare the cost of living of central Bangkok to a small provincial city of Cebu.
I agree completely it's unfair that's why I stated that although it still is a factor I consider when looking at areas to live, likely the next place I'll be living is bangkok outside of the central area
Tuna
Thank you bro can't believe I forgot about old faithful lmao
@@BushidoNomad I eat it here in the Philippines since I don't like the food here. I am from Las Vegas I am used to the buffet. in Cebu there is a buffet for 600 pesos at "Seaside SM" mall called Yak-Mix you can get your protein there cheap. But I live in Lyte. They have meats that you can cook at your table and Sushi. It's all you can eat. Check it out.
If you don't want to be involved in bs I'd advise you to stay to yourself and whatever you do don't ever argue with the food vendors or the neighbors cause as a foreigner you will lose even if you're in the right you are still wrong. The laws here are to help the Philippine people not foreigners. You should really look for the larger grocery stores here to find the American food you're used to having. Myself I just eat the typical food here. Your body will get used to it. Never drink the tap water here either. Always order the water with the bid blue container or bottled water. Even brushing your teeth with the tap water can give you diarrhea.
Do you feel unsafe there because I heard there are questionable places in Manila.
Feels really safe, strong heavily armed police presence as well in areas of interest
Enjoy stop making observation. What for?
My passion is to learn about cultures and different places all over the world brother
Polite.
Thank you 🙏
You got an Instagram?