MY BIGGEST MISTAKE IN THE PHILIPPINES. BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT YOU SIGN! 🇵🇭

[@mavithsumalpong603]

Good afternoon sir, why not move into a high rise condo in Cebu City?

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Hi, livng in Cebu isn't really an option in my current situation but to be honest even if it was living in a condo there is not something I would like to do.

[@petes1985]

I had a hard time listening to what you were actually saying, the background noises were flipping hilarious, I couldn’t stop laughing, made my day!😂 🤣

[@SpeakingofAsia]

😂😂

[@Sammy-v4o]

OMG, it's time to head to Thailand. That is way too much. That's terrible

[@phtravels23]

I just spent three weeks in the province, karaokes at full volume going till 3 am some nights , dogs barking continuously, rooster's from 2 am, motorbikes with no exhausts revving at all hours for no apparent reason. I'm a patient guy, to be honest you get used to it and it's not an issue unless you need quiet for online work or something.. I forgot to mention the stench of the pigsty smells

[@tradeladder146]

@@phtravels23 Masochistic tendencies no doubt. 😂

[@petesrules1508]

Two things, the caretaker is lying to you and the landlord is lying to you.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Is the correct answer 👍

[@IanMacintosh-u4o]

Good video. Im always turned off when someone tells me they are loaded and dont need the money. Usually its the opposite on both counts. I have known and still know some people who are seriously wealthy and they never talk about their wealth. In Australia u are regarded ( by most )as a wanker if u bignote yourself about money.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks mate, it's the same in the UK. People start banging on about how much money they've got your first thought is A hole 👍

[@IanMacintosh-u4o]

@SpeakingofAsia Welcome. Keep up the good work.

[@jimw7916]

This bloke making this vid has got "heaps of money" make no mistake about that. At least the Filo was honest about it.

[@jimprendergast1827]

Sound advice as always Simon Hope it resolves itself and things get back on even keel soon Very best wishes to you and Ellen Take care Jim ❤

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks Jim mate, safe journey. All the best to you and Nora ❤

[@ExpatCrap]

Welcome to the Philippines hehe

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks for the welcome 😂 👍

[@hermitcell8568]

It’s the road . its the noise Its the heat Its the dogs Its the roosters Its the contract s It’s the motorcycle 6 more months Cut your losses for your mental health and peace of mind I rented a place from hell in the Midlands of England Stoke whilst I was holidaying there anyway I signed a contract for a year and stay there only six months and cut my losses. I lost money and I’m not a wealthy person. It was the best decision I ever made and every time I look at photos of that place in area I feel blessed I got out there money loss write it off The old saying you learned by your mistakes, good luck my friend good luck bye-bye Apple pie

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Enjoy your apple pie mate. Be lucky 👍

[@Dan-q6v1v]

I agree! Your mental health is much too important than some money. Cut your losses and walk away, you will be beating yourself why you didn't do it sooner.

[@tradeladder146]

Philippines, to primitive for me, way to much hassle.

[@silverfox2957]

It is primitive no question about that.

[@Ted-f4o077]

That's why it is commonly known amongst long term expats as Jurassic Park

[@petesrules1508]

@@tradeladder146 I think it's the primitiveness that attracts the man from an Advanced Nation. When you think about it, it's like going back in time before lots of things weren't imagined or invented. My uncle said on my goodbye party, that "to leave Australia to go to live in the jungle takes a lot of balls or he's completely stupid"

[@petesrules1508]

@@Ted-f4o077 lol here they are called the Flintstones, you may have heard of the cartoon series.

[@Ted-f4o077]

@ yeah I had plenty of “Yabba Dabba Do Da Days” when I was there. Everywhere we went it just turned into a comedy act. Clown Town was another name my friend gave it

[@Eric-qm5xw]

Been in the same place for nearly three years now, but you pay for what you get. You’ll find being around other foreigners you’ll not get the bs with roosters ..dogs and karaoke etc.

[@Dan-q6v1v]

It is unreal!! It is almost like a comedy sketch with all the sounds purposely being played over and over!! 😅😅 I would want to run away from this place or use noise canceling headphones.

[@PeevyMctweevy]

Being around other foreigners, they will be eyeing your gf or wife up, beware..

[@ShaggyBrown-c2c]

I agree with you i hate noise to and that is one of the reasons why i apreciate your videos becouse you are making videos from inside your house.

[@Dan-q6v1v]

Just listening to this video with all the NOISE is driving me CRAZY!! I live in the country in the US and it is dead still. In fact it is sometimes too quiet that it is spooky, as you feel you are the only person on the planet. Just ridiculous!! Why do they like noise ?? I love to be quiet and be able to read a nice novel. I love my peace and quiet. Unreal.

[@acaciomadeira5147]

Your place is so noisy, dogs, chickens, and cows that would drive me nuts like worse than living on a farm

[@shingetsu10]

I don't disagree but I'd advise not live in The Philippines then mate if it gets to you too much unless it's downtown Cebu or BGC as noises you just described are the soundtrack of the nation.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

I'm guessing you're not a farmer? 😂

[@acaciomadeira5147]

Grew up on a farm was never as loud as that ​@@SpeakingofAsia

[@Livinginthephils65]

​​​@@acaciomadeira5147 Yes, come to think of it, living on a farm in the Western world is peaceful. It's because, it's very dense and populated close to where he lives and closely like cayed neighbors having roosters at home.

[@spider-kw3kp]

Noise.... WOW... Not as noisy when the ads kick in because I gotta turn the volume up, can't hear you. Turned off many a time because of it

[@joshuaheap4549]

Always a good perspective we are close to age. I'm 51 I'm buying my wife a lot in Siquijor. If I would have made better moves I would be there now. Thanks for the content.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks mate. Here's to happy days in Siquijor 👍🍺

[@trevorharvey105]

Lesson here is think about the weather. Rainy season is always a problem with roads. Smart people in Subic live inside the base. Even though it is more expensive it has western infrastructure which means no rain, electricity or water problems.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Sounds ideal 👍

[@woobeforethesun]

Don't worry. I just shaved, so you don't have to! The biggest issue with finding the right place here, is often the lack of consideration from other people, but never forget that a bad landlord can easily make your life hell.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Much appreciated mate, you've saved me a job 🧔‍♀😂😂

[@KevinVenturePhilippines]

Sorry, I don't have 40 minutes at the moment, is the point to get a lawyer to look over every contract? That is what I have heard you have to do.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

That wasn't my point but it's probably a good idea 👍

[@britgerus1956Glenn]

Hi Simon, Outside venue was fine…. Great video and certainly helpful info. Indeed without people we would have a perfect world … lol… Glad again that you are feeling better and that things have settled down, plus the remaining time of the rental contract will fly by…. Have a great week Cheers Glenn

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks Glenn, appreciated as always my friend 👍

[@geraldbaker42]

some say always do month to month

[@britgerus1956Glenn]

If you can

[@phtravels23]

It's rare for them to do month to month,they want to lock you in, lucky to get 6 months

[@pdoyle9854]

I'd the same problem at the end of a condo rental contract. Had to pay everything from pre broken cupboard to shit stain in the toilet. Or else Court. I asked my Gypsy mate to cast a bad luck curse

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Mmmm a Gypsy curse, good idea 👍

[@OfficiaIYoutubeAccount]

Beard looks good. Trim the neckbeard and will look great

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks 😁

[@samiam8114]

I don't know why anyone would choose to live in that area with all the complains about brown outs and other infrastructure issues. Those are all deal breakers to me.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

The simple answer is, we didn't know about the problems here

[@timtarr9364]

Welcome to the Philippines if you've been here a while it's this way no matter where you're at get used to it I have

[@samiam8114]

@@timtarr9364 It's not like that everywhere. The 1st world bubbles of BGC, Makati, Cebu IT Park, and around Cebu Ayala are just fine. There are other areas that are pretty good as well and not as expensive, such as Angeles City. I would imagine living within various smaller cities is ok too, such as Davao, IloIlo. In areas with frequent power problems you can look for places that have generators.

[@samiam8114]

@@SpeakingofAsia How could you not know? Did you just put your finger on a map, google long term accommodation, and sign a lease by email without trying to live there short term first? I am talking about the general area, not this particular landlord which sounds like a bit of a nut case.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

@@samiam8114 I don't know why I'm even bothering to reply to you if you're going to be one of those. If you watch the channel you would know for the first 4 months we were OK without problems.

[@Manila-sb3sn]

Don’t mind the noise, just enjoy your life. Watching from West.Philippines is a noisy country 😀.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks mate, be lucky 👍

[@1ADP]

Thanks for the advice,dam right about the clearance thing,one way around it is exit every 6 months for a few days I guess,the more I hear and you have made many good points plus my own experiences there,the Philippines has to many negatives now and I have spent years accumulatively there.Forgive me but I think there’s only one thing keeping you there and that’s your in a happy relationship,good luck hope everything works out.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks mate, much appreciated. You could well be right with your observation😉 Be lucky 👍

[@SecretAccount-xe9qx]

Simon has enough money, I think he should get SRRV as that would waive the clearance requirement. (Basically, it is for non-criminals so the background check and the deposit amount to a form of clearance, imo.)

[@1ADP]

⁠@@SecretAccount-xe9qx you might be right but still all the other issues he has talked about

[@nicolaspenney2614]

Where's the farm yard? In the kitchen?..

[@SpeakingofAsia]

😂😂

[@Baloybeach]

Do a fly by night. There are many beautiful places in the Philippines. Take a trip to Luzon. First off you have to decide what is important to you.

[@notwkrail]

Paradise os always over the next horizon

[@rvajna]

If you don't like noise then don't go to the Philippines.

[@petesrules1508]

You can say that again, it's not a place to find peace.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

True that 😂😂

[@revelationmd]

I’m with you mate - I’d have just stayed too. For the sake of making the most of what’s left of the contract, it’s not worth the hassle and court appearances etc. Bit of a pain for your girlfriend if she needs a reliable connection though.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Like you say, it's a bit of a pain but we'll get through it. Be lucky mate 👍

[@Ted-f4o077]

It is all part of the learning curve, the most unfair rental contracts I have ever read. Even warranties on purchases are worth Jack Sh1t. I bought an expensive router in Asus store at SM, the AC adapter packed up within 2 months and they didn't have a spare one (even secondhand). The store manager said we will send it to Asus Manila for them to fix or replace and you will get it back in 3 months! FFS what is the point of a warranty there

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Yeah, I've noticed the warranties here aren't great. I brought an expensive vlogging camera when I first got here and reasonably expected a 1 to 2 year warrenty given the price and all they gave me was 3 months 😮

[@Ted-f4o077]

@ I was in need of a new MacBook Pro for the last year that I was living there but was not happy about spending a few grand (£) and there are no real Apple Stores there to give good back up with the customer service and warranty. I was going to wait till I arrived back in UK but I did get a damn good deal on the way home in Hong Kong. The Max version of the MacBook Pro was £800 cheaper than UK and included the Apple 3 Year international backed warranty. Had to do the deal with that saving!

[@KelvinWilson53]

Yi thought i had problems here in Cebu . . Council scraped tge road outside the house and managed to short out our sevice cable, sparky charged 5,000 ps plus ekectric bill of 16,000. Thats 11,000 above qverage bill. Welcome to the wild west and dodge city with dodgy companies. At leaat yiu cheered me up knowing theres another expat in the shite, feel better knowing im not the only one.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Trust me mate, you're not alone 😂 I hope things improve for you 👍

[@Ted-f4o077]

Dodge City is way safer and has better grub😀

[@SpeakingofAsia]

@@Ted-f4o077 😂

[@paulk8444]

You should get your own Lawyer and then also talk to the local Barangay, as Allot of these local landlords are TERRIBLE as I am a Landlord in USA for over 20 years and even with contracts they just don't know how to operate a Business and never admit ANY mistakes.. My other best advice is to Record Everything as i had my landlord try to Overcharge me on Electric bill and then fail to give me receipts so I Always document it and have a witness Literally watch the transaction. Keep complete records and also realize you can put charges against them too

[@tradeladder146]

@@paulk8444 Who wants to live like that,as if there isn't enough Crap to have to deal with, living in the Philippines.

[@RobertBone-k4k]

Is that a cow, and explosives, and roosters, AND car horns? And dogs, motor bikes... WTF?! God bless ya!

[@SpeakingofAsia]

All of the above 😂😂

[@RobertBone-k4k]

@SpeakingofAsia I would love to have a beer or 6 with you! Bless ya, from Tennessee USA

[@Eric-qm5xw]

What were ya thinking fella …ya need infrastructure whether it’s a Starbucks or a few bars to a decent hospital.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

@@RobertBone-k4k Sounds good mate 🍻👍

[@SpeakingofAsia]

@@Eric-qm5xw Mate, I'm not sure where people think I live but there are bars within a km of where we live. I'm literally 10 minutes on the scooter from the heart of Dumaguete City

[@fnqwaz5816]

Mate deadset are you taking the piss? Playing farm music or something? 😂😂😂😂 Holy shit that's a laugh man..earplugs a must

[@MOGMAN]

Ya sound like your new to the Philippines. Before renting u moniter the area and property always. U always never sign a contract in the province unless its short term 3 months. I just find rentals on the main road with month to month rentals. But the rental is a rental propertie. So then u can stay 1 month or 10 yrs. Electric and water cut off everywhere in the Philippines. Even cebu and manila areas. Get solor or a generator. Get big tubs for bathrooms and kitchen and keep them filled with water.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

All good advice, thanks 👍

[@MOGMAN]

@@SpeakingofAsia it very much sucks this happned bud. So so sorry

[@2023ph]

a good solicitor will wipe the floor with him and recover costs too, i would speak to a few solicitors the courts are pretty fair and providing you got proof via rent receipts and emails etc he wont have a leg to stand on.

[@billawton]

This is pure comedy gold mate

[@timtarr9364]

I still don't mind being here you get used to the karaoke the chickens the dogs the motorbikes with no mufflers everybody burning every night but in a long run I love it here just mind your business don't piss anybody off and you'll be just fine

[@dosbaggos5575]

Geez, I thought some of the others vloggers had noise 😵‍💫. I used to tell people looking for somewhere to move to back at night/ weekend, Then decide.

[@Baloybeach]

Your mental health means more than a few quid. Get the f out of Duma.

[@KevinVenturePhilippines]

Oh he's in Duma? WHY?? (Didn't have time to watch the entire vid). But that is last on my list to go.

[@2342fghjl]

The land of deceit and scams

[@ÓNualláin]

Good chat

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks mate 👍

[@jasond.2091]

My sincere advice is to never do a deal or get into any kind of business arrangement with anyone who is a foreigner or lives outside the PH.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Could be very good advice 👍

[@markhindmarsh9360]

Your the classic what we called in New Zealand a whinging Pom. I heard you once going on about the rip off power companies. I living in the provincial Mindanao, We lucky with brown outs,but power poles are covered by trees that grow like crazy along the mountain roads. They very low compared to back home the other morning a big truck pulled some of the neighbors lines down.This on the main mountain access road. They doing their best at supply,they come out quickly to do repairs even in bad weather. We have rented many places never once with a lease.Why not do the same

[@tradeladder146]

@@markhindmarsh9360 kiwis never Whinge of course. 😂😂

[@SpeakingofAsia]

@@tradeladder146 😂😂

[@neilrichardson3986]

You've right put me off moving to the philippines now

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Wasn't my intention mate but maybe I've done you a favour in the long run🤔. In all honesty if I could do it again I don't think I would come here 😂

[@jonross8925]

Where ever you go, just rent Air BNB for a short term first,. Like 2 weeks or a month in the area that you want to live in. Then do your research and ask around about the noises, dogs karaoke and flooding in area during raining season. Everybody is getting old and don't have time for any hardship occurs while renting a place. If this dude does his homework, then there would be no KZbin about this problem right?

[@SpeakingofAsia]

How do you know we didn't do all of that and more? I'm guessing you're new to the channel but we lived here for 5 months before the problems started, so how would the 2 weeks or a month have made any difference? For your info we did stay in the area first, ask around etc

[@jonross8925]

@@SpeakingofAsia .,., Then if all of this happens after you rent this place, maybe you deserve it. So tough it out, then move out when the contract is finish. Or if you can't take it anymore, then just walk away from it. Because there's nothing you can do right?

[@jimw7916]

you are the ONLY bloke I know that actually looks younger with a beard!

[@user-bg2ig5xc3e]

He does 😅

[@user-bg2ig5xc3e]

good looking with the beard 🧔‍♂️

[@SpeakingofAsia]

😂😂

[@nwils6944]

@@SpeakingofAsia I thought you were homeless for a minute when I saw the beard/video??!!

[@SpeakingofAsia]

@@nwils6944 😂😂

[@Tommyspotlessprowash]

The noise 😂😂 Damn it loud

[@petersomers7846]

U get what u pay 4 .

[@JohnBabcock-qy1cs]

Why is this landlord not coming out to speak in person?

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Doesn't live in the Philippines

[@silverfox2957]

I think most guy's make mistakes in the Philippines its just that kind of country. When im in the country for a long vacation i move about i don't like people watching me all the time some people might like the attention but not me.

[@ExpatCrap]

Your being bullied he cant put a hold departure on you for rent or break of contract go see the boss at immigration in Dumaguete its free and he will tell you same. I been in your position just move if you like it nothing will happen and you be free to come and go from the country, I hope this helps you.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks mate, that's very reassuring to hear. Much appreciated 👍

[@samiam8114]

Threaten him with defamation. That is a thing in the PI and can cause lots of problems for him.

[@joseallan1092]

Nabua -balatan road landslide Google.we have had no electricity for 2 weeks no WiFi .no supplies . The road has gone down a ravine .I had to move to hotel in legazpi . Fish and Tater. See ya Later

[@SpeakingofAsia]

That's terrible mate, onwards and upwards. Things can only get better my friend 👍

[@kyleesteban467]

​​@@SpeakingofAsia Hey, it could be worse. You could have other people's problems. 🔻 🙏 Be grateful for Your own problems.

[@britinoz4305]

Sorry everything is turning to shit for you, it isn't a reflection on everyone there. Most leases there put all liability on the renter ... Anything to do with money, you cannot trust them. Maybe some road/dirt tires will help with your travels? Southern Mindanao doesn't get any real typhoon damage apart from some of the rains, something to consider. And have a shave, lookin a bit fuzzy wuzzy there ... Lol

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks mate, much appreciated 👍 Good advice, especially the shaving 😂😂

[@ShaggyBrown-c2c]

You look very good without beard or mustard. You look 10 years older with it.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

@@ShaggyBrown-c2c Don't worry, I won't be keeping it for too much longer 👍

[@JohnBabcock-qy1cs]

I've seen 5,000 peso a month places in better areas. You will pick a better place next time and think its really paradise compared to this one. 😂

[@The-Black-Robin]

Lol the noise adds to the vibe. You find it annoying because you live there. Watching from West, it sounds authentic

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Honestly, the noise doesn't really bother me but I always get comments "couldn't watch cause of the roosters etc" 😂😂 but I'm glad you like it 👍 Did you delete your last comment or was that KZbin?

[@infiltr80r]

Sounds "authentic" for 3 days, after that it's just misery.

[@ShaggyBrown-c2c]

The Phillipine thruth and The phillipine facts olso have good channels. Your channel is exellent too

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Much appreciated, thanks 👍

[@ShaggyBrown-c2c]

@ You are welcome👍. Thank you very much for beeing honest. I don't like bloggers who decorate the thruth or who are fake. I always unsubscribe from channels like that

[@shanemontgomery2416]

​@@SpeakingofAsiais the landlord a phillipino living overseas

[@SpeakingofAsia]

@@shanemontgomery2416 No mate, he's not. He's a Westerner

[@jonross8925]

Yapping in an English accent for too long will turn off my interest in any topics.

[@1ADP]

Show respect or do one

[@jonross8925]

@@1ADP .,., It's the truth,.,. You could call it "constructive criticism".

[@1ADP]

@ wrong again it’s passing insult on his ascent

[@jonross8925]

@@1ADP .,., You might be right, ( I still have a bias about when an Indian accent guy calls me on a phone,., knowing there's an attempt scam coming at me). The fact was that I couldn't watch someone just talking the whole duration complaining about a place that he rented and then regretted. And I was wondering if he would do his research prior to renting in the area, would he still rent it or find another place.

[@JohnBabcock-qy1cs]

I thought i heard a cow 🐄 😂

[@SpeakingofAsia]

You did 😁

[@nwils6944]

Sounds miserable. Drop the shoulder. You obviously have some cash, just get somewhere nice in the first place.

[@carolinewick9496]

Why didn't you seek legal advice?

[@SpeakingofAsia]

We only had a small window to do so and I was simply too sick.

[@christaylor7049]

Noise and Philippines the, normal much better then UK or gun crazy USA

[@Asadeso]

Wow what happened to you... Shave, maybe? 😉

[@SpeakingofAsia]

😂😂

[@john-yt1fm]

When you get someone that says they will get their lawyer just ask for the name and address 9times out of 10 you will not get name Just have a name of a lawyer for you to be able to state you will find the person attitude will change

[@Bluesky86468]

Get back inside you’ve scared the roosters n coo’s with that beard 🙈🤣

[@SpeakingofAsia]

😂😂

[@Ellie_Reid]

Just forget about the noise. I don't think anyone cares about it. It brings character to the video.

[@SpeakingofAsia]

Thanks for the feedback, appreciated 👍

[@tradeladder146]

@@Ellie_Reid 😂😂