Walang ganyan sa States
Since living here, I notice a lot of stuff now that I would never have thought of before.
Bob and I were having dinner with a friend the other night at a nice place here in Davao. The place was in a nice subdivision. On the way to the restaurant I was thinking I like this place but I would not like it to be our next door neighbor. My goodness I would have hated fighting through a traffic when the restaurant has lots of customers that night. I would not like it when they would have customers during late at night swimming, and they might be a bit louder than they should because they are a little drunk. It is fence really high that you could not peak inside, but still the sounds from the restaurant you can hear it when your next door or few houses away.
We had this experience before, like 3 years ago. We lived in a very high end subdivision here in Davao. Our house that we were renting was just across the club house and the tennis court. Every time there was like a wedding, birthday or any party at the club house we could hear it at our house. It’s also hard fighting through the traffic lots of cars park outside our house. When they had the music played its too loud. When somebody played tennis we could hear the ball hitting the racket and with the cheers, its really loud. Can’t complain because that is just part of it living there. Let me tell you we are not happy with it at first.
Just like right now not too far from our place there’s one quiet a popular restaurant. I saw lots of time they offer lunch and dinner buffet. I think that’s what they are famous for is serving buffet, of course they are loaded with people. I don’t really like to go that route when they had lots of customer because its hard to pass there and some customers will park at the main road. This restaurant is also next door to a nice houses here in Davao. I guess they just don’t mind it. I really think that people here are used to this kind of set up.
Oh well Bob and I always had this saying, especially if it fascinates us we just say right away “WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES”. Or, “WALANG GANYAN SA STATES” ( Theirs none like this in the States). Honestly Bob and I are already used to living here that I think it doesn’t bother us now. I think living here was difficult at first. Now we just laugh it off. That is one thing we love about the Philippines lots of stuff fascinates us and lots of it makes us laugh now. It sounds weird but really living now here for 8 years we can tolerate almost anything I think. I hope so though. I guess try to have an open mind before moving here and have a lot of patience.
Mabuhay!
Yup yup yup - same here, Feyma. I shake my head each time. My parents’ house used to be a quiet dead end street. Now they opened it up and guess what! Noise and traffic. On top of it, it became so commercialized and I can even hear videoke machines and see big billboards from the bedroom window. I think “residential zoning” doesn’t exist here at all. If it does, then it must mean restaurants, bars and videoke stands are considered residential extensions.
yea i stayed in a little apartment in bon-bon by a restaurant and a vidoeke bar i got use to it and Ii like the Philippine songs at night ..sound so nice , my wife would sing with them ..yes that loud …Phil R.
Feyma,
We live on Bacaca road and have to listen to the cars, motorcycles, ambulances and stuff all the time, I just have gotten used to turning up the tv so I do not miss everything. My only fear is when I hear motorcycles and/or trucks racing down the street at night with all the blind curves. I am suprised there is not more major accidents here.
Hi Ellen - Its true its noise and traffic now. Like on our place now it used to be quiet but now just down the street had videoke and on the other side coffee place on the other. Hey you had a nice place in Samal though, its peaceful there. Can’t wait to move there.
I don’t think they had residential zoning here. I think you can put up anything you want in your house here. Some even had boarders, scary though what if something happened to one of the boarders and the owner don’t have insurance? Anyway thats another thing to blog about. Just an observation anyway.
Talagang walang ganyan sa West.
Hi Phil r - Yes at the end just get used to it. At least your wife will sing to you then.
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Hi Bruce - Yes that area where you live is really the main that connect from the diversion going to the city. I know what you mean by the noise in that area. Yeah the motorcycle driver sometimes are really crazy in driving. Oh yeah and they like to race with the private vehicles too. I’m glad with the new law now here that you have to have good helmet to drive the motorcycle.
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hi, what restaurant did you go to? thanks.
Very fascinating place, it would seem.
And you left out getting use to the roosters. I wonder if you can escape that, even in a high end neighborhood?
Hi Rusty- The roosters are everywhere! We used to live in a really high end neighborhood, and there were even roosters there!
Hi badmintonguru - Sorry I will not mention the resto because if I do, I should mention all of them. And theirs a lot here though.
Hi New Free Media - ha ha ha. It is!
Hi Rusty - “ROOSTERS”. Thats one thing here in the Philippines you have to get used to. Its annoying, but its all over the place. We learn and tend to accept it now.
Hi Bob - Thank hon