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Talk about things other than video games. What are your other hobbies? What's your favorite TV show? Are you into sports. Any recommended restaurants? Do you travel?
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Nag attend ako ng party ng boss ng asawa ko dito sa may Atherton, California yesterday. Grabe parang sa tv show ng the Rich & Famous. Mga bahay magkakalayo, hectares by hectares. Iyong bahay ng boss niya may ranch pa para sa goat, actually kahit kabayo puwede niya ilagay. From the entrance of the gate bricks na iyong flooring. Sa luwang ng lupain kahit mahigit 100+ cars puwedeng mag park. Nag pa kain siya from lunch until dinner buffet style ... sempre Filipino food at may ice cream at halo-halo pa. Siya ang Filipino nakilala ko naging successful sa America dahil sa tiyaga. Namigay pa ng pera sa mga bata, iyong anak ko binigyan niya mismo ng $300, pati mother ko $200 din. Kina kausap niya lahat ng dumating. Bait sobra, kuha pa daw kami ng halo halo ulit bago umuwi. Daming bisita, nasa 300+ siguro. Kung mahilig ka uminom ng wine & liquors, may open bar din. Halos puro Filipino employees ang inimbita niya at syempre management. Walang ibang lahi, siguro may nakita akong isang puti.
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Depende sa bansa, ang unang kalaban mo, legal documents. Hanggang kailan ka pwede tumira. Kung OFW at contractual, hindi sigurado kung hanggang kailan pero pwede na yun kaysa turista lang ang visa.

Kung mabigyan ng resident visa, malaking tulong na yun.
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Patay na itong topic na ito ah hehe anyway may updates ba sa new zealand or canada kung ano mga in demand jobs? Plano ko din is japan kung TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION tlga choice
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baka makatulong. sa new zealand ito.

http://skillshortages.immigration.govt. ... e-list.pdf
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Twing nakikita ko sa balita kung gaano na ang trapik sa Pinas, napapapasalaat na lang ako na kahit papano eh dito sa US eh hindi umaabot sa ganoon...
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Nung Black Friday nag expect ako ng matinding traffic sa Los Angeles, California. Last year kasi nakakita ako ng balita na puno yung freeway sa Downtown. Parang EDSA na gapang ang mga sasakyan dahil sa dami.

Parang wala namang balitang ganun this year.
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Reliable na public transpo talaga ang pasalamat ko dito. Kahit nasa probinsyang town kami ng UK, light years pa rin ang layo sa quality at service ng trains at buses dito kumpara sa atin.
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yung Manhattan, New York parang Metro Manila dahil matrapik at maraming tao. ang malaking lamang ng Manhattan, subway system. yung subway merong istasyon sa bus station. 1 building lang.

yung equivalent sa atin, yung Pasay-Taft ng LRT-MRT at bus stations. pero organized.
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Speaking of trains...nakakamis ang trains sa Japan. Sana maging ganun rin trains dito sa Pinas.
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These 10 Cities Are the Most Expensive to Live In Around the World

https://ph.news.yahoo.com/10-cities-mos ... 56986.html

Akala ko kasama ang Singapore.
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Hehe i swear most times i feel the new jersey should be on that list....
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Anong part ng New Jersey yung mahal ang rent? Ang alam ko lang na pwede yung Atlantic City. Pero di ko alam kung may residential dun. hahaha
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Usually mahal yung parts na malapit sa new york...pero kahit saan na malapit sa rutgers university or malapot sa mga train station medyo mamahalin din. Pero ang talagang nagpapamahal eh yung tax namin dito...isa ata ang nj sa mga us states na may matataas na tax.
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Yung property tax? Mukhang sa property tax daw pala bumawi sa New Jersey a. Wala raw palang tax ang damit.

Sa California mataas ang sales tax.

Sa Florida, wala naman daw. hehehe
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Yeah, malaki talaga ang property tax dito...tapos di pa nakatulong nung pinasa nila yung sa gas tax recently. Sales tax isn't bad, 7 percent on most things other than clothes and food pero generally i think the cost of living is much higher than in other states.
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I'm considering to work abroad. bukod sa mas malaki yung sweldo eh makakapamasyal ka pa during weekends or day off. :sweat:
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Speaking of tax, natuwa ako sa tax calculation dito. Meron silang marginal relief. Ang laking bagay na may extra £ na take home.
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SirZap wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:53 pm I'm considering to work abroad. bukod sa mas malaki yung sweldo eh makakapamasyal ka pa during weekends or day off. :sweat:
Akala ko nga natuloy ka na e :D
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Daniel wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:47 pm
SirZap wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:53 pm I'm considering to work abroad. bukod sa mas malaki yung sweldo eh makakapamasyal ka pa during weekends or day off. :sweat:
Akala ko nga natuloy ka na e :D
Saudi :sweat: mas challenging manirahan duon. konti pasyalan, walang sinehan, walang night life, tapos pag ramadan huwag kumain sa labas kasi mao-offend yung mga muslim dun.

on the other hand, maglaro lang ako ng games every rest day tiyak matatapos ko back logs ko.
yung sweldo katumbas nung nasa Stream ako.

sa pasyalan, kung papayagan ako makakapunta ako sa Israel maapit na. Dubai, or Qatar kasi nandun yung ibang kaibigan ko. :2thumbs:
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SirZap wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:56 pm
Saudi :sweat: mas challenging manirahan duon. konti pasyalan, walang sinehan, walang night life, tapos pag ramadan huwag kumain sa labas kasi mao-offend yung mga muslim dun.

on the other hand, maglaro lang ako ng games every rest day tiyak matatapos ko back logs ko.
yung sweldo katumbas nung nasa Stream ako.

sa pasyalan, kung papayagan ako makakapunta ako sa Israel maapit na. Dubai, or Qatar kasi nandun yung ibang kaibigan ko. :2thumbs:
huwag daw kalimutan ang bigote at balbas :mrgreen:

ironically, yung isa sa pinakakilalang fan ng dead or alive games taga-saudi. e di ba hindi pwede magpakita ng skin ang babae doon?
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