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Forum: Philippines
Jan 3rd 2023, 5:38 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

You can now see pictures of people with onions as jewelry which is not surprising as you can now buy a barrel of oil for less than 7.5kg onions.
Forum: Philippines
Dec 21st 2022, 11:51 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

In the local town supermarket where we do some of our monthly shop I do the household shopping ( washing powder/liquid, toilet rolls, bleach etc ) and my wife does the tinned and food cupboard bits,...
Forum: Philippines
Aug 22nd 2022, 5:04 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

I thought I had seen most things during my life, but then I moved to the Philippines. Last night we had a power outage and after about an hour there was a noise on the track behind the house that...
Forum: Philippines
Aug 2nd 2022, 7:57 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

Headline from a newspaper

Bill making birth, death, marriage certificates valid for life lapses into law

Death certificate is not going to be valid for very long then.
Forum: Philippines
Jun 1st 2022, 5:27 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

Took a jeepney to town this morning, first in a couple of years and sat in the front which I very rarely do. About half way it stopped to pick up a woman who came up to the front and said I had to...
Forum: Philippines
Apr 5th 2022, 5:36 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

Standard procedure here, every improvement makes things worse.
Forum: Philippines
Apr 1st 2022, 5:19 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

I had that happen to me before the pandemic and I left the coffee shop about as confused as you.
Forum: Philippines
Mar 19th 2022, 1:52 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

The other day while walking the dog he decided to wee into a large tuft of grass unfortunately hiding there were a bunch of a few day old chicks, mother hen not pleased about her offspring being peed...
Forum: Philippines
Feb 13th 2022, 12:51 pm
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

My wife tells me there is an etiquette here that when you shower you wash your body from top to bottom, i.e. start with the face and finishing with the feet and she keeps on about it as I just wash...
Forum: Philippines
Jan 11th 2022, 12:15 pm
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

43 years later they are still together but his wife did say that he does have an occasional day or two on the sofa.
Forum: Philippines
Jan 9th 2022, 9:54 pm
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

Not the only error he made. After moving into a new house in a posh area and spending the day clearing out the garden, his wife stepped out of the shower and asked him "What do you think the...
Forum: Philippines
Jan 9th 2022, 11:06 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

Many years ago in the UK I was working away from home on a project. One Friday evening went for a couple of beers with one of my workmates, he then drove home, following morning he came into the...
Forum: Philippines
Jan 9th 2022, 12:42 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

Had a few outages both internet and power but not much. Her-in-doors has said I am not to wind up the natives over the festive period, but that is over now.
Forum: Philippines
Nov 29th 2021, 7:05 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

Not really an inducement, as the seniors, who this was mainly aimed at, all had their injections months ago. I think it was to kick start the local economy after a bad year and the politician who...
Forum: Philippines
Nov 26th 2021, 11:37 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

In our Barangay they have been giving P3,000 to those who have been fully vaccinated, wife got hers so I asked the barangay captain where mine was, he said I was too rich, I did explain that I was...
Forum: Philippines
Aug 23rd 2021, 1:35 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

During this pandemic my wife & I have been supporting a few families in a jungle village a few km from the house as many lost their jobs. Wife visits every couple of weeks with bags of food and stays...
Forum: Philippines
Aug 19th 2021, 12:46 pm
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

We seem to have acquired a gentleman farmer in the area. Someone has bought quite a few rice fields in the area, planted the rice and now to frighten the birds away have erected quite a few scare...
Forum: Philippines
Jun 19th 2021, 4:31 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

The other day I went to buy a new battery for my bluetooth speaker. I arrived at the shop with the old battery and asked if they had one of those, I don't know why but Filipinos always seem to answer...
Forum: Philippines
Jun 14th 2021, 2:55 pm
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

As resident foreigner I am now included in the Philippine vaccination system, I went down and registered at the local health center for my vaccination today, they will call when/if they get any...
Forum: Philippines
May 8th 2021, 12:54 pm
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

It is good to know the old ones still work here. A while ago driving to town we were stopped by the police who pointed out my wife was not wearing a seat belt and before he could say anything I...
Forum: Philippines
Apr 19th 2021, 9:47 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

Just had to put this one in

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Forum: Philippines
Apr 19th 2021, 9:44 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

My wife believes nearly everything on Facebook. The other day there was a recipe for a face rejuvenating potion. She got all the ingredients, slapped it on her face and left it there for longer that...
Forum: Philippines
Mar 19th 2021, 1:55 pm
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

Her-in-doors is off to visit relatives the other side of the island for a few days next week. While in the market this morning she said she had to buy some prawns to take with her because they are...
Forum: Philippines
Mar 17th 2021, 1:50 am
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

While walking my dog the other day, I bumped into one of my wife's cousins who was talking to a guy on a motorbike who was obviously showing him the benefits of eating local plant leaves he had just...
Forum: Philippines
Feb 12th 2021, 1:23 pm
Replies: 235
Views: 63,468
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Humorous Episodes

A while ago we got a Red Cross box from my brother in the UK. In it amongst other things was a bottle of TCP that I put in my medicine cabinet. Wife accused me of hiding the good stuff and demanded...
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