mattwilkie

@mattwilkie (278)

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How many people on Mylot live in Minglanilla?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 8 Jun 10

How many people on Mylot either live in or come from Minglanilla on Cebu island?

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Watching TV How Beneficial To all OFW

HULYO @julyteen (13252) • Davao, Philippines 7 Jun 10

I am not TV lovers when I was in the Philippines but after I arrived here in Saudi Arabia, TV is my medication to take out my homesick. TFC is known to all Filipinos who are working in different countries. Here we pay unfixed...

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mattwilkie Technically I do the same as an OFW as I live with my wife in Cebu but often go back to the UK to work. My link generally to the Philippines is Filipinos I find in the UK as most of my work is provincial its hard to find people but as soon as they know your...

8 Jun 10

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Best Newspaper

juggerogre @juggerogre (1653) • Philippines 7 Jun 10

Hey there fellow Filipino MyLotters What do you think is the best newspaper in our country? It could be a tabloid or a broadsheet. Your choice. For me I think the best is The Inquirer. I really don't have a...

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mattwilkie Not a fan of tabloids and the newspapers generally don't cover the stories well enough. I do read on the foreigners murdered sometimes do you notice the same type of article is written over and over again? Love triangle, murdered by staff or wife? I have...

8 Jun 10

Philippine Food, A Healthy Lifestyle

Nickfyoung @Nickfyoung (323) • Australia 7 Jun 10

When I lived in the Philippines with my wife and her family for 3 months, I noticed after that time that my system was very healthy. You can tell how healthy you are when you visit the CR. While I was there I lived as my wife and...

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mattwilkie An important factor on street food though is making sure its cooked properly as there is a risk of Tapeworms in both Beef and Pork. Not a high risk but still a risk..

8 Jun 10

Philippine Food, A Healthy Lifestyle

Nickfyoung @Nickfyoung (323) • Australia 7 Jun 10

When I lived in the Philippines with my wife and her family for 3 months, I noticed after that time that my system was very healthy. You can tell how healthy you are when you visit the CR. While I was there I lived as my wife and...

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mattwilkie Balut for those not knowing here is a link of what it looks like :- http://manigerz34.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/ I believe it originally came from China and is it healthy well I think its more of an acquired taste than anything else.

8 Jun 10

Philippine Food, A Healthy Lifestyle

Nickfyoung @Nickfyoung (323) • Australia 7 Jun 10

When I lived in the Philippines with my wife and her family for 3 months, I noticed after that time that my system was very healthy. You can tell how healthy you are when you visit the CR. While I was there I lived as my wife and...

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mattwilkie Lets not forget that in the provinces that electricity is cheaper, rents are cheaper and no doubt risk of robbery is less. I live in Minglanilla, Cebu and find I live a life a lot cheaper than most people in the City of Cebu. People paying P20,000 rent...

8 Jun 10

Philippine Food, A Healthy Lifestyle

Nickfyoung @Nickfyoung (323) • Australia 7 Jun 10

When I lived in the Philippines with my wife and her family for 3 months, I noticed after that time that my system was very healthy. You can tell how healthy you are when you visit the CR. While I was there I lived as my wife and...

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mattwilkie Hi Nick, I live out in the Philippines and I can give you both sides of the story positive and bad. Firstly the food is good here and can be literally as fresh as picking from the tree (as we often do for coconuts and bananas). Fish comes in daily and we...

8 Jun 10

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Taal Volcano, A Permanent Danger Zone

knicnax @knicnax (2232) • Philippines 7 Jun 10

I didn't notice that there were 2 threads for the Philippines, anyway, I found out that Taal is recently active. PhilVolcs delared it as a permanent danger zone. You can read the philvolcs article here:...

permanent danger zone

volcanic activity

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mattwilkie Problem is volcano's historically have always been a permanent danger zone. They are unpredictable and with the current movement in world plates its very likely more things are likely to happen like Iceland.

8 Jun 10

Can I buy a SIM card in the States and use it in my phone?

CrimsonRain @CrimsonRain (336) • United States 8 Jun 10

I'm leaving for the States next month. If I buy a SIM card there, will it work on the phone I'm using here in the Philippines?

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mattwilkie From discussions with friends who come from the U.S. who bring old cellphones I would say yes you shouldn't have a problem. I bring phones in from the UK and have never had any problems except unlocking (as they were locked to networks in the UK).

8 Jun 10

Do you think its ok for a 19 year old girl to date a 70 year old guy?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 18 May 09

Im not going to give my personal answer on this i just want to know what other people think.. ill add my answer once we have a few replies.. :)

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mattwilkie But the problem is a lot of these relationships are blinded. I know of at least 10 cases where the wife or girlfriend has directly or indirectly caused the death of a partner. At some point a lot of these relationships go badly wrong.

26 May 09

Do you think long distance internet relationships work?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 23 May 09

Do you have a partner in another country? Have you met after meeting someone online, did things work out?

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mattwilkie I think your right a lot of it is communication. Without it a relationship can easily be lost.

26 May 09

Interratial dating

classicelfryoko @classicelfryoko (109) • United States 14 May 09

What do you guys think about it? Do you know people who are in a interratial relationship or have biratial children? I ask this because I am a biratial child myself. I am half black, and half filipina and a tiny bit of Irish...

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mattwilkie I think the internet is changing a lot of peoples views as people can literally talk to people from all over the planet at the same time. But i do think its a lot about the person themselves. I do have an issue with the "Ghetto" types.. its doesnt matter on...

23 May 09

On a date, do guys need to finish the food on their plate first?

modstar @modstar (9605) • Philippines 22 Mar 09

Hehe, this question just came in after i had a date yesterday. So the question, On a date, do guys need to finish the food on their plate first? To the guys, does it bother you if she's done eating ahead of you? To the ladies,...

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mattwilkie The thing with a date is its enjoying it together.. big thing me and my wife April love is discussing food.. the flavours and ingredients that you can pick out of a dish. We normally order a platter and then x 2 meals. So there is always extra food that we end...

23 May 09

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How do you feel about internet scammers?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 23 May 09

With the internet came the introduction and new cottage industry the dating scammer I was just wondering what people think of this... is it a crime? is it ok if they can get away with it? Is it ok if guys are stupid enough to send...

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Do you think long distance internet relationships work?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 23 May 09

Do you have a partner in another country? Have you met after meeting someone online, did things work out?

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mattwilkie I met my now wife online and we are in year 2 of our marriage.. i spend a lot of time working in the UK but we are generally able to keep in touch 24/7. Not an easy thing to do with the distance but i couldnt have a better wife..

23 May 09

Is the reason the UK is in such a state down to femanist views?

mattwilkie @mattwilkie (278) 11 Feb 09

Im a strong believer that femanism has done most of the damage to the UK starting from the 60s to the point now where the country is pretty much in self-destruct mode. Whats your views?

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mattwilkie I think there has to be a balance somewhere along the line but problem is the people with the narrow views shout the loudest. I cant see anything wrong with someone who wants to be a housewife the problem thats created now is for a stable life style in the UK...

23 May 09