Newbie question

[Roadhawg]

Got a big box of Alka Seltzer from Sam's club

[graham59]

If you use multivitamins, cod liver oil capsules, etc,  then buy some at your local supermarket, and bring with you. Dearer here, and possibly of dubious quality.   Use sweeteners in your Coffee ? Same again.... bring some with you. Expensive here.  

Remember to pack some headache pills too... for your journey.  An electrical 'travel adaptor'  (though the Phils, I believe uses the US style 2-pin plug).

A power bank for your phone.

A roll of small plastic food bags. 

Only tiny things to pack, but handy to have.  

Edited January 16, 2019 by graham59

[graham59]

If you have 'tupperware' containers . Pack stuff in them and take them with you. It will save buying more when you get to the Phils, as they're needed to keep the ants and bugs out of everything.

Take any electrical/computer leads and connectors with you.  Mostly cheap Chinese crap on offer in the Phils.

[Jollygoodfellow]

5 hours ago, Mike J said:

Minimum 6 months left prior to expiration of passport beyond expected period of stay?

No longer required but best to have plenty of pages left. 

[Arizona Kid]

7 hours ago, Roadhawg said:

Alrighty...... With the help of the good people on this forum I think I'm ready.

I have my plane ticket to Cebu City

I have my burn ticket

I have a furnished place to stay in Mactan

Balikbayan Boxes loading and about ready to take to shipper

Got a new phone since my Verizon one won't work

Notified my bank about international card usage.

Golf clubs ready to go

anything I'm forgetting?  I'm sure there is

 

 

 

I can tell you are excited. I felt the same way when I moved here in 2002. It's kind of an unknown thing, even though I had visited here many times. I can tell you this..It's the best decision I ever made. No regrets. You will thrive if you adjust to the way Filipinos live instead of expecting them to adjust to you.

Keep posting after you arrive please.

[Guy F.]

Didn't read the whole thread. Just want to make sure you've been warned about the air pollution and traffic in Cebu. I couldn't tolerate it. You've spent at least a few weeks there previously, I hope.

Edited January 16, 2019 by Guy F.

[Roadhawg]

12 hours ago, Guy F. said:

Didn't read the whole thread. Just want to make sure you've been warned about the air pollution and traffic in Cebu. I couldn't tolerate it. You've spent at least a few weeks there previously, I hope.

Spent a few weeks in Manila will get masks

[hk blues]

One other thing to check - some email services will require a security code when you access for the 1st time outside your country so best to check this before you go.  I had a problem when I arrived here as I wasn't aware of that.  Make sure you use a device which doesn't need this verification to set up the verification or you will end up in a loop that you cannot escape from!

[bastonjock]

Plenty of condoms , the locals are not as well endowed as us foreigners ?, the condoms are too small

 

[Clermont]

Another thing, make sure your money server knows you will be using a PI location when transferring or accessing money. New security systems came into effect while I was over there, I got caught but was easily fixed.