Sunday, March 21, 2010

I live in the Philippines. Is there any bookstore here where I can buy Japanese mangas

I live in the Philippines. Is there any bookstore here where I can buy Japanese mangas?
You see, I am a certified otaku and it agitates me that I could not find any bookstore here that sells mangas. I tried National Bookstore and Powerbooks, but they don't have any. Also, I would like to ask if you know any website where I can buy mangas online? Preferably translated in English and is shipping here in the Philippines... Thank you!
Comics & Animation - 2 Answers
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there is a bookstore named Fully Booked, i always gone to them for my graphic novels and i've seen that they have many mangas available in their shelf...
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for online store with English edition Manga you can try Chuang Yi, its Singapore based. http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/new2/index.php or try Viz Media, from USA http://www.viz.com/ + emo






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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Why is there no country in Xbox Live that is Philippines

Why is there no country in Xbox Live that is Philippines?
My friend is dying for an Xbox Live Gold membership. He wants to use the credit card but he can't really find the Philippines in the 'country' section. Please help me in how to solve this problem. :)
Xbox - 1 Answers
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have u tried buying it from the console?




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Sunday, March 7, 2010

How much would it cost to live in the Philippines

How much would it cost to live in the Philippines?
I am a white male. I want to move to the Philippines to be amongst the Filipino women, little boys, and little girls. How much would it cost to move there?
Other - Cultures & Groups - 2 Answers
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its gonna be hard to learn new language and everything but i know your just trolling ;)
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Im going to give you an estimate... Excluding your plane ticket, this would be your expense in there if you live in Metro Manila...Metro manila includes, Manila City, Quezon City, Makati City, etc...but those cities are I think the best to live in... 1. Are you gonna buy a condo unit a house or rent an appartment? I suggest that you just take an appartment first when you get there and its your choice if you want to purchase a house and lot... when you rent an appartment...a 2 bedroom apt will cost you 9000-15000 Pesos. in dollars its $200-$333 per month...take note that a 2bedroom apt which cost $333 a month is probably a beautiful apt...most of the apt there has 2 floors, 1st floor was for dining, kitchen and living room, bathroom, 2nd floor would be only for the 2 bedrooms, so rooms there are big enough... Transpo, dont worry bout it, its cheap...you could take the train, for 15 Pesos its like 0.33cents in dollars...or jeep which is about 7.50 Pesos, its 0.16c in dollars... Food, its cheap, just put it this way, here in NY, you take one meal at chinese food, its $5.75 in Philippines, lets say 1 meal in McDonalds is 100 Pesos, its like near $2.22... Breakdown: Rent = $300 Food = $250/mo-$300/mo this is, if you would not cook your food, if you cook your food, you could save more and maybe it could go down to $150-$200/mo.... Therefore, if you have a budget of like $600/mo, you can live there well like a middle class and will eat what you want... Take note $600/mo is only for your Apt RENT and FOOD to spare...this does not includes other expenses...like going to bars, to resorts, buying your clothing, hygene stuffs... If you got $1000/mo to spend, oh man, I think you could be called by some to be rich...But be careful man, EVERY places here on EARTH had bad guys and good guys...I just want you to realize that every where you go, it could be dangerous or safe...thats why always watch your back and PRAY...





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Monday, March 1, 2010

How much money should I save up to live in the Philippines

How much money should I save up to live in the Philippines?
I'm going to be sent to Philippines for college. I'm saving money so that I can have money for my personal wants. My parents will be sending money for school and things I need. How much money should I save up?
Philippines - 5 Answers
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it depends what college and course good colleges like Ateneo and La Salle cost roughly 4000USD a year Get into University of the Philippines, and you can pay 500USD a year a good, personal condo unit in a prime location costs about 500USD monthly food is cheap here, dont worry about it
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It depends on how you want to live and where you want to live and study. If you're going for a private school, condo type housing, will need a car and live off of fast food restaurant in Manila. You're looking at 30 to 50 thousand pesos a month + another 25-45k per semester for school tuition.
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HONESTLY,THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR PARENTS. WHY SEND YOU TO THE PHILIPPINES TO STUDY WHEN EDUCATION IS FAR BETTER HERE IN AMERICA.
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as i understand the question, your parents will pay for tuition, room and board, and you want to know how much spending money you will need. hard to answer, depends on a lot of things, especially are you a boy or girl? if ur a guy, do you plan to have girlfriend? or girlfriends? plan to live a college playboy party lifestyle? or do you like to travel a lot? as a typical student, with room and board already paid for, i expect you could have a great time on a budget of a few hundred dollars a month. IMHO, you should save up as much as possible, if you are in the us, uk, etc., get a job, work overtime, etc.. because there is no opportunity to make money in the philippines, so don't even bother trying.
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since your parents would be spending for your school tuition and other school-related expenses, i would assume that it includes rent money and food allowance. it would be best if your boarding house is near the school, preferably walking distance so you would have no problems regarding transportation costs. for a typical college student, PhP4000/weekend (around $100) is more than enough for a night out. in the philippines, teeners seldom go out alone. often, a night out is spent with friends. so, the cost of partying is often split. once, my friends and i went to a beach resort in another province for 3days and 2 nights and it only cost us around PhP3000/each (around $75) for the entire vacation! also, for college students in the philippines, once a week partying is the max. but then again, it depends on what course you are taking up. in college, i took up political science as pre-law and i never really got around the partying. i was always up all night, high on energy drinks because of the tons of papers to write and books to read... but you will enjoy every minute of it! there are a lot of things to do in manila, often with so little cost. you don't have to go to the bars to have fun!





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