Hi, there. The first week in Philippine passed. I am learning how to survive in Philippone now because the people and enviroment here is so different campared to Taiwan's.
At the first day, I eagered to go home right away because I couldn't adapt at all. Due to the following problems I met. First, the traffic here is a terrible disorder. When I was in the car, I found every driver drives very close and always overtakes other cars. That is very dangerous! There are special transportations in Philippine, jeepney and tricycle, which are also dangerous, too. There are so many jeepney because the American army left a lot here after World War Two. Every jeepney on the roads has different outlooks and I guess they are all decoreated by their drivers, some are really cool. If the jeepney is full, the other passengers will stand outside the jeepney hodding someting that make them steady, do you dare do so? I don't. Besides, the tricycle drivers really love to overtake and drive between cars. As a result, the heavy traffic pollutes the air terriblely. And the second one is the food. Foos here is sweeter and a little of vegetables. They prefer meat. We need vegetables to eat so that we can poo. And the last one is the security. I was impressed that every store has a body-guard standing outside with a gun. I heard that people here can carry a gun if they apply for one. All of us are warned do not walk alone to anywhere even in days and when going shpping, keep eyes on your bag and holding it behind you. Maybe too many warnings make us feel more nervous. I went to the 7-11 here, and there were kids asking for money at the door. The taxi drivers see you are a foreigner, they will increse the fee. I was told that this February a Taiwanese student was hit by the taxi driver here. How horrible.
But things are getting better now. I am getting used to it step by step. Wish me a good luck.
Aug 09th 2010 20:56
Philippine adventure
I am learning how to survive in the Philippines now because the people and enviroment here is so different compared to Taiwan's.
At the first day, I was eager to go home right away because I couldn't adapt at all.
First, the traffic here is terribly disorderly.
There are unique forms of transportation in the Philippines, jeepney and tricycle, which are also dangerous.
There are so many jeepneys because the American army left a lot here after World War Two.
Every jeepney on the roads has a different appearance and I guess they are all decorated by their drivers, some are really cool.
If the jeepney is full, the other passengers will stand outside the jeepney holding something (?) to make them steady, would you dare do so?
I wouldn't.
As a result, the heavy traffic pollutes the air terribly.
And the second reason is the food.
Food here is sweeter and there are few vegetables.
And the lastreason is (the) security.
All of us are warned not to walk alone anywhere during the day and when going shpping, and to keep one's eyes onone'sbag, holding it behind you.
If the taxi drivers see you are a foreigner, they will increse the fee.
Wish me good luck.
沒錯...it happens often.