https://phexpats.com/members/tom-becker/activity/ Activity feed for Tom Becker. Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:19:56 +0800 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 759759bb5ea3690754e459f25f529f48 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39242/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:19:56 +0800 Six months in and I finally have a proper barkada here. The community makes the difference.

]]> 1 08334dc8bfaf4f64bd1677e06b7611b0 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39237/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:19:59 +0800 Met a few people from this group in Palawan this week — great to put faces to names.

]]> 0 f9599c05cb229df989dd5aa7bcef7079 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39205/#acomment-39217 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:20:11 +0800 Same experience here.

In reply to - Sarah Chen posted an update Question for the Angeles crowd — which area has the most reliable internet? ]]> a13ff0c2350cb4990089c9d128824acf https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39214/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:20:11 +0800 Three months in Boracay now and really loving the pace of life here.

]]> 0 d6d9c2b5273a11a8e5c4db573c14cdde https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39141/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:20:04 +0800 Three months in Siargao now and really loving the pace of life here.

]]> 0 745bb54498540527db027aaf460b4cb7 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39134/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:20:03 +0800 Six months in and I finally have a proper barkada here. The community makes the difference.

]]> 1 c97f9aec6be2d596111cb6fe0bc7b565 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39120/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:19:57 +0800 Opened a local bank account in Palawan today — way smoother with my ACR card.

]]> 0 4b0ca5db63031f34ba01c711337ada39 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39100/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:20:21 +0800 Question for the Dumaguete crowd — which area has the most reliable internet?

]]> 0 af3116b07d6ba6c5b37b5631ccf272b0 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39044/#acomment-39049 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:20:14 +0800 Which part exactly? Curious.

In reply to - Emma Whitfield posted an update Visa run sorted for another couple of months. The process gets easier every time. ]]> 5807405479293f73383c414f89387a03 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39046/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:20:14 +0800 Found an amazing local carinderia in Dumaguete today. Under 150 pesos and so good.

]]> 0 406288694abe3e210343eb663132a317 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39021/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:20:02 +0800 Six months in and I finally have a proper barkada here. The community makes the difference.

]]> 1 66b4546668ff02b85051902a1f7a71f8 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/39019/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:20:02 +0800 Cost-of-living check: my monthly budget in Boracay is well under what I’d spend back home.

]]> 1 2ad9aa384a3d3ec4e9cdd132247488a4 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/38998/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:19:55 +0800 Health insurance question — what are expats in Cebu using for local coverage?

]]> 0 a7bba0afeaf0be2ebc15261cf499abd6 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/38945/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:19:55 +0800 Cost-of-living check: my monthly budget in Siargao is well under what I’d spend back home.

]]> 0 fa4658859d04261327105892d0eb27e2 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/38921/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:21:51 +0800 Three months in Baguio now and really loving the pace of life here.

]]> 0 e28c5595db7afffba21bd78524eef2f5 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/38858/#acomment-38859 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:40:46 +0800 Learned that the hard way my first week. Now I never travel up without a hoodie.

In reply to - Hannah Müller posted an update in the group Baguio Expats Newcomer PSA: bring a jacket. Everyone underestimates how cold Baguio gets after dark. ]]> 0dcf0e105892e904462f17c82b2e273d https://phexpats.com/activity/p/38856/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:40:46 +0800 Baguio coffee scene is no joke. Working out of a roastery on Session Road today and the flat white is perfect ☕

]]> 1 282a71fbcd5c3c814383ce50ccd9609c https://phexpats.com/activity/p/38820/#acomment-38821 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:08:28 +0800 Agreed on the airport. I fly out of Clark whenever I can just to skip NAIA.

In reply to - Dave Murray posted an update Clark/Angeles is criminally underrated for expats — international airport, solid hospitals, and a fraction of Manila’s traffic and rent. Worth a look if you haven’t considered it. ]]> 8012f2ed8705ebbd8c49eb14efc76c28 https://phexpats.com/activity/p/38805/#acomment-38806 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:08:27 +0800 Same lesson in Baguio — the line to your specific building matters more than which ISP. Converge vs PLDT is basically a coin flip.

In reply to - Sarah Chen posted an update PSA for fellow remote workers in Cebu: the fiber at my place in Mabolo kept dropping mid-call. Moved to a condo right in IT Park and it’s been flawless 200mbps. Neighborhood matters way […] ]]>