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Oct32018 by The KanoNo Comments

GuimXP Tours Best Tour Provider in Guimaras

While waiting for my wife to get ready for a trip to her manicurist, I decided I wanted to accompany her to town. Because I had already woken up from a long nap, I was well rested. She was headed to downtown San Miguel, Jordan in Guimaras. Since I wanted to visit my new friend Allen at GuimXP Tours, I hitched a ride. (more…)

Jun262018 by The KanoNo Comments

Rechargeable Fans & Light Bulbs Battle Brownouts

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Guimelco, our local “service” provider for electricity secured a 100 million loan last year to completely refurbish the aging electrical grid in Guimaras. The project was to be completed by the start of the annual 2018 Manggahan Festival which ended last May 22nd, 2018. However, we’ve already experienced 20 power outages this June. Thankfully, our rechargeable fans and light bulbs battle the continuing brownouts in our home province of Guimaras. (more…)

Jun12018 by The KanoNo Comments

New Gaisano Mall Iloilo City’s Ho-Hum Experience

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I’m cognizant of the fact that I’m negative at times. I’m not the official cheerleader for the Philippines Tourism Department. It’s my goal to present my personal perspective as an American expat living in the Philippines in an objective manner. I’ll give credit where credit is due. When something stinks, like the wastewater pipelines buried in Boracay beaches, I’ll address those issues, also. Therefore, I present the following post: “New Gaisano Mall Iloilo City’s Ho-Hum Experience.” (more…)

May302018 by The KanoNo Comments

Sandwich Rocks Manggahan 2018

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It was the 25th Silver Anniversary Celebration of the sweetest mangoes in the world. The annual festival, held in the island province of Guimaras, came to a close last Tuesday, May 22nd. My lovely asawa and I moved to Guimaras almost nine years ago. We’ve attended the Manggahan Jubilee since 2010. (more…)

May202018 by The KanoNo Comments

Lively Latin Dancers, Manggahan Festival Guimaras

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I couldn't dance my way out of a rice sack riddled with holes. "Lively Latin Dancers, Manggahan Festival Guimaras" is a post that solely exists because of The Sainted Patient Wife. My better half loves to dance. She's especially fond of Latin dances, the Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, and Paso Doble. Those routines and more were on display last Thursday evening at the 2018 Manggahan Festival in Guimaras. (more…)

May182018 by The KanoNo Comments

Manggahan Festival 2018 going to the Dogs

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OK, it’s not the most original title, but Guimaras’ “Manggahan Festival 2018 going to the Dogs” best describes yesterday’s premier late afternoon event. It’s the eighth celebration of the sweetest mangoes in the world that The Sainted Patient Wife and I have attended. This is the first pooch program we’ve gone to. (more…)

May142018 by The KanoNo Comments

Manggahan Festival 2018 Street Dancers Sizzle

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Celebrating the Silver Glory of the Manggahan Festival in Guimaras were “The Kano” and “The Sainted Patient Wife.” “Manggahan Festival 2018 Street Dancers Sizzle” was a delightful treasure to behold. While my wife is the resident disco dancer in our family, I do not have any rhythm whatsoever. I’m a white guy. White guys can’t jump and white guys can’t dance. (more…)

May122018 by The KanoNo Comments

Manggahan 2018 Sizzles! Street Dance Competition

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It's the 25th Silver Anniversary of the Manggahan Festival in Guimaras, the island province we call home. Manggahan is the annual celebration of the mango. Guimaras Mangoes are the sweetest in the world and known for its sweet-sour taste. Frankly, if any province in the Philippines, claims to have sweeter tasting mangoes, they have been consuming way too many bottles of Red Horse Beer. "Manggahan 2018 Sizzles! Street Dance Competition" is the first in a series of posts that deal with my adventures in this year's Mango Land celebration. (more…)

Dec122017 by The KanoNo Comments

Philippines Beauty Pageant Obsession

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Philippines Beauty Pageant Obsession. I’ve already suffered through months of news coverage regarding Miss Philippines Rachel Peters. Ms. Peters is a Filipino-British model who finished in the Top Ten of the recent Miss Universe Pageant. Much to my chagrin, the CNN news report was touting the visit of the new Miss Universe Demi Leigh Nel-Peters to the Philippines. (more…)

Sep32017 by The KanoNo Comments

10 Best Reasons to Never Visit Guimaras, Philippines

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I've lived in the Philippines with my Filipina wife for over eight years now. We've spent six of those years on a tiny island province called Guimaras in Western Visayas. Here's my "10 Best Reasons to Never Visit Guimaras, Philippines." 1. Sunsets uglier than dog crap on the bottom of your cheap-ass vinyl slippers you got from the local ukay-ukay store. 2. Projectile-vomiting views like this found on the Iloilo Strait between Guimaras and Iloilo City, the "most-shabulized" city in the Philippines. (Hey, I didn't call Iloilo City that, President Duterte put that tag on them.) 3. Irritating locals at Raymen Beach who even flash a smile at Crusty Old Expats. 4. Sheeesh! Even foreigners with a face like a dog's rear-end can get pretty girls on the beach to pose for them. 5. ...

Mar272017 by The KanoNo Comments

Expat Healthcare in the Philippines: Are YOU Prepared?

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A serious topic for today's post: "Expat Healthcare in the Philippines: Are YOU Prepared?" Do you think that if you move to the Philippines and become ill that the Philippine government will help you out? You're not in Kansas anymore, Pilgrim. YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ANY CONTINGENCY BEFORE MOVING TO THE PHILIPPINES. There's no safety net for foreigners in "paradise". (more…)