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Internet Connection Via Globe

By Rusty on October 6, 2008

My internet connection since coming the the Philippines has been weak at best.  The Smart Internet we had in Talisay wasn’t too bad. The Globe Internet we have had in Bogo City has been horrible since day one until yesterday.

Yesterday we finally got a tech out here and after I killed his modem while he was here, he replaced it and now we’re getting what we’ve been paying for.  I killed it by starting all of my IM programs at the same time.  Our 2Mb per second line is a lot faster than the early DSL I had in the USA.  Now it is no match for the Business Class Road Runner I had for years and it is not that much cheaper.  About $42 a month at the current exchange rate of 47P to 1 USD.

But this is fine, it is half the cost of my 1.5+ line I left behind in the states and I didn’t have any smoking hot Filipina girls loving me in the states.  So I’ll take the trade off.

Now I would like to return to the states for a bit.  Would be hard to be away from Jessie for an entire month though.  That’s for certain.  Geesh, I have to take care of myself again.  Jessie does everything for me.  Its a good life here indeed. Especially if your physically lazy like me.

I went for a walk today, total of about 1.5 files.  A little more around 20 minutes aerobic time.  I’m still not well but I’m better.  Now it feels like hay fever and not the dreaded lupus monster kicking my butt to the curb.  I actually feel pretty good.

We went down to the seaside BBQ tonight, was nice as always.  We need to find another place to go though.  Too much fun in one location will make it boring.  I want to go visit one of the many karaoke bars around town but they generally don’t have air conditioning and Jessie and I have no desire to make complete fools out of ourselves.  I don’t think they have enough San Miguel in the entire country to get me to do that on a microphone no less!

Thought it was way past time for a more lighthearted posts about the day to day live of an American expat living in the Philippines.  We are likely to hire a new YAYA (Live in Nanny) tomorrow.  We met her down at the Seaside BBQ of course. ;)  I’ll be working on my pictures for September soon.  I’m jealous of all the people writing about Fall settling in at  Memphis.  oh well, I’ll guess I’ll get over it.  Such a hard life here, girl watching and hanging out on the web.

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Rusty

I’m 100% Southern and consider that to be a good thing. I’m sorry for the people that don’t understand.

I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi where I went to Jim Hill High School and Millsaps College. I worked several jobs while going to college but most often could be found behind the counter at good old “Speed-E Food.” One of the most fun jobs I ever had, because of the people that lived in South Jackson.

After college, I went to work for the IRS as a Revenue Agent. I loved it and I was good at it but my health fell apart. I had to take a position of as a Functional Automation Coordinator, which was fancy Government speak for Computer Analyst.

I finally came to my senses. Decided working wasn’t a good idea for me and applied for disability. It was granted. As soon as I was shed of my responsibilities in the states, I flew to the Philippines to find out what was out there.

What I found here has been awesome, its not perfect here but I have much more of a life here than I could have in the USA. It is just too costly to live in the US for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love the USA. I miss it too. I wonder what it will feel like when I get back.

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