This might not be the typical expat blog, written by a German expat, living in the Philippines since 1999. It's different. In English and in German. Check it out! Enjoy reading!
Dies mag' nun wirklich nicht der typische Auswandererblog eines Deutschen auf den Philippinen sein. Er soll etwas anders sein. In Englisch und in Deutsch! Viel Spass beim Lesen!
You plan to move to the Philippines? Wollen Sie auf den Philippinen leben?
There are REALLY TONS of websites telling us how, why, maybe why not and when you'll be able to move to the Philippines. I only love to tell and explain some things "between the lines". Enjoy reading, be informed, have fun and be entertained too!
Ja, es gibt tonnenweise Webseiten, die Ihnen sagen wie, warum, vielleicht warum nicht und wann Sie am besten auf die Philippinen auswandern könnten. Ich möchte Ihnen in Zukunft "zwischen den Zeilen" einige zusätzlichen Dinge berichten und erzählen. Viel Spass beim Lesen und Gute Unterhaltung!
Visitors of germanexpatinthephilippines/Besucher dieser Webseite.Ich liebe meine Flaggensammlung!
Die deutsche Filmwelt trauert: Ingrid Steeger ist tot. Noch vor wenigen Stunden meldete sich die Schauspielerin selbst aus dem Krankenhaus – nun hat sie ihre Augen für immer geschlossen.
Noch am 21. Dezember 2023 berichtete "Bild": Ingrid Steeger gehe es gesundheitlich sehr schlecht. Zwar konnte sich die Schauspielerin noch telefonisch bei der Boulevardzeitung melden und bestätigen, dass sie aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen werden sollte. Wie schlecht es um sie aber wirklich stand, wird jetzt deutlich: Familie, Freund:innen und Fans müssen Abschied von Steeger nehmen.
Ingrid Steeger ist tot
Ingrid Steeger ist am 22. Dezember im Alter von 76 Jahren verstorben. Das bestätigte ihr guter Freund Rolf Löbig, 80, gegenüber "Bild". "Das Pflegeheim hat mir den Tod von Ingrid bestätigt. Es bricht mir das Herz." Steeger verstarb im Krankenhaus in Bad Hersfeld.
Im Sommer 2019 stand Ingrid Steeger zum letzten Mal auf der Theaterbühne. Bei den Bad Hersfelder Festspielen in Hessen gab sie die Rolle der Fräulein Montag. 2020 erlitt sie einen Herzstillstand. Die letzten drei Jahre ihres Lebens verdankt Steeger ihrem Freund Guido Straßburg, der sie damals wiederbelebte.
Even with all the difficulties Filipinos encounter every day, majority of them—92 percent—remain optimistic, saying they will face the new year with hope, a Pulse Asia survey showed.
“This is the prevailing sentiment in every geographic area and socio-economic grouping (84 percent to 95 percent and 90 percent to 92 percent, respectively),” Pulse Asia said in its report released on Friday, Dec. 22.
The survey, which was fielded through face-to-face interviews with 1,200 respondents, was conducted nationwide from Dec. 3 to 7.
“Only 1 percent will face 2024 without hope, while 7 percent are ambivalent on the matter. These figures do not differ significantly from those recorded by Pulse Asia Research in November 2022,” it said.
Christmas expectation
The survey also found that 41 percent of Filipinos expect this year’s holiday celebrations to be just as prosperous as last year.
“This sentiment is echoed by sizeable pluralities to small majorities in Metro Manila (62 percent), the rest of Luzon (48 percent), Class D (41 percent), and Class E (34 percent),” Pulse Asia said.
“In the Visayas and Class ABC, nearly the same percentages expect this year’s holiday celebration to be either more prosperous or as prosperous as the one they experienced in December 2022 (30 percent to 42 percent versus 34 percent to 47 percent),” it added.
Meanwhile, in Mindanao, there is a four-way split, with 31 percent expecting a more prosperous celebration this year, 30 percent expecting the opposite, 20 percent expecting their celebration to be as prosperous as last year, and another 20 percent expecting the same as last year, which was not prosperous.
“The percentages of those expecting their upcoming holiday celebration to be either the same as last year that was not prosperous or less prosperous than a year ago increase during this period [November 2022 to December 2023] (+6 and +7 percentage points, respectively),” Pulse Asia said.
“Similarly, the percentage of Mindanawons saying this year’s holiday celebration will be the same as last year that was not prosperous goes up (+16 percentage points) while the percentage of those expecting a less prosperous celebration this year rise in the Visayas (+16 percentage points), Mindanao (+28 percentage points), and Class E (+19 percentage points),” it added.
However, it pointed out that there is a decline in the percentage of Filipino adults who anticipate this year’s holiday celebrations to be more prosperous than the one they had a year ago (-13 percentage points).
“The same movement takes places in Metro Manila (-14 percentage points), the Visayas (-24 percentage points), Mindanao (-15 percentage points), Class D (-12 percentage points), and Class E (-19 percentage points),” Pulse Asia said.
“Aside from these changes, the only other significant change between November 2022 and December 2023 is the drop in the percentage of Mindanawons expecting their holiday celebration this year to be as prosperous as last year (-28 percentage points),” it said.
Here is my self-developed recipe for a Black Forest Cake, simplified:
Take glasses for portions. Crumble a bit of a brownie into each glass. Sprinkle with kirsch schnapps and press slightly. Add a layer of cherry sauce. Then whip cream with a little sugar and a generous shot of kirsch schnaps. Put the cream on top. Sprinkle with grated dark chocolate.
