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Thank you for the information on the Philippines but from what I have been reading around the internet Manila seems like hell on earth.

I'm currently looking at some of the other islands for a less smoggy and much cheaper place to live.

I also cant imagine to live in Manila. Somebody can recommend another city with a casino where I can play livepoker?

this is texas holdem right? Because all these casinos say on their homepage that they are offering stud poker.

I think that is a table game played against the house.

My question about live poker is what languages they permit at the table.

A couple of interesting links I came across regarding the Philippines: www.livingincebu.com and www.livinginthephillipines.com

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn
Catfish4u

nice link, tried for 5 mins at finding pertinent info on internet connections in cebu, can anyone give me the coles notes?

i'm curious about the cost of rent and what kind of place you get for your money. can you give me an idea of what to expect starting w/a decent place and moving up to a nice place. i wouldn't need, but a 1 bedroom and even a studio apartment would be fine i think...thanks

what was first?

Depends where you want to live. Manila is retarded expensive. Anywhere else from what I have seen is very cheap.

Check out the Living in Cebu website for some good threads on cost of living.

There are a few rental websites around the internet but they are full of owners trying to gouge naive westerners with inflated prices.

I'm moving out there in about a year- or a year and a half. I want to save up a years living expenses before I go. I'm a life-nit like that. I'll probably end up in Cebu.

I'm flying into Cebu City in a few days and will probably stay there about a month. Any suggestion of cheaper longer term accommodation with Wifi would be very appreciated. Also do they have live poker there at the casino?
Any 2p2:ers living there at the moment?

Denmark, phillipines were 78.

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?...05_july29_2006

I'm pretty sure this study has nothing to do with actual happiness.

Edit: When I was in Manila during the APPT, the Airport Casino ran a 100/200 game (about $2/4) maximum, and even that only a few nights per week if the right players were there. The regulars I spoke to said it was very rare to see a higher limit game than that.

Anybody else got any info about monthly rentals?

Those living in cebu guys were spending about 100 a month on a room, but they didn't seem very balla. What can 500 a month get you in manila or cebu?

Also, do you feel safe as a westerner going out around the city? Are there many thugs? Also, arent al qaeda type groups fairly big in the philippines?

as long as you don't venture in remote areas, you'll be fine. I think the abu Saryif (spell?) usually operate in the southern Island of Mindanao