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What Every Expatriate Needs In The Kitchen
Thousands of expatriates leave the U. S. Every year to relocate to another country. While some will choose to bring all their household goods with them, most will leave the old stuff behind and begin anew. Many foreigners are currently relocating to the Philippine Islands. Here’s the reason.
Many American men who move to the Philippine Islands do it for the attractive cost of living savings. A retirement or disability (or Social Security) check that’s barely enough to cover the rent payment in California can allow you to live to a high standard in Cebu. A two-bedroom, two bath, furnished house in Cebu City can cost as little as the equivalent of $150 U. S., while that same place in Sacramento would go for more than a thousand. We’ve talking about a nice, decent rental property.
You could purchase that same house for a sale price of about thirty thousand dollars if, in fact foreigners were allowed to own real property in the Phils, which they’re not. Your Filipino wife can own it, but it will never actually be yours. It’s against the law.
Because of this, renting a house is a good way to go, especially a furnished one. Unfortunately, ‘furnished’ doesn’t mean ‘totally’ and there are always some things lacking that need to be purchased. In the Philippines, where rice is consumed at nearly every meal, a tiger rice cooker is an essential. They make the very best rice and nearly everybody has one.
A countertop microwave is something that, even if you brought one with you, it’s probably 110 and you need one that’s 220. You COULD get a converter, but not a really great idea for a microwave and almost as expensive as buying a new oven.
With all the tropical fruit available in the islands, a must-have for any kitchen is a nice hand blender for fruity smoothies and shakes. There are some nice ones out there… Easy to use and simple to maintain. They’re also very handy to have for other mixing chores in the kitchen.
Most appliances bought in the U. S. Won’t work where the voltage is 220 (unless a voltage converter is used). The exception is electronic devices like computers, cell phones and MP3 players. Most of these will either automatically adjust to the voltage or there will be a switch on the unit for toggling between 110 and 220. Consider this when you’re packing your stuff for the big move!
[HD] Santol (Tropical Fruit From Guimaras Island, Philippines)