Title: Standard of Living rising in the Phils... Post by: Stephen on January 25, 2005, 05:00:00 AM Notice this....A family of 5 lives in poverty if they earn less than
$92 per month. +++++++ Two million rise above poverty line in Philippines from 2000-2003
The latest figures showed that in 2003 some four million families or These figures "represent a decrease from the corresponding 2000 This means that the number of Filipino families living in poverty Under the official definition of poverty, a family of five members It did not give the definition of the poverty line for 2000, but the Regions that reported the highest proportion of poor families were Title: I Must Have Missed... Post by: Dave H on January 28, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Standard of Living rising in the Phils....., posted by Stephen on Jan 25, 2005
Hi Stephen, ...the higher standard of living. "Under the official definition of poverty, a family of five members should have an income of at least 5,111 pesos (92 dollars) a month in 2003 to be able to sustain their minimum basic needs, the board said." I'd sure like to see "National Statistical Coordination Board" live on P5,111 per month! If they lower the standard to P1000, virtually no one will be living in "poverty" in the Philippines. Dave H. Title: Re: I Must Have Missed... Post by: Jay on January 28, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to I Must Have Missed... , posted by Dave H on Jan 28, 2005
Hi Dave, Good point, I was thinking the same thing. LOL! :-) Hope all is well with you and yours. Criselda is in the Philippines with April and her husband. She'll be back Monday. I better clean this place over the weekend. LOL! Take Care, Title: Re: Re: I Must Have Missed... Post by: Dave H on January 30, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: I Must Have Missed... , posted by Jay on Jan 28, 2005
Hi Jay, We're doing pretty good. My little "part-time" job has gotten a little out of control with over-time every week. Good luck cleaning the house! I never seem to get it done in time. LOL Dave H. Title: Re: Re: Re: I Must Have Missed... Post by: Jay on January 31, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: Re: I Must Have Missed... , posted by Dave H on Jan 30, 2005
[This message has been edited by Jay] Hey Dave, I was just tracking C's flight and thinking, I better take out the trash, she's over Alaska. LOL! I havent gotten to cleaning yet, but I got 12 hours left. :-) Jay Title: Hey Jay... Post by: Stephen on January 28, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: I Must Have Missed... , posted by Jay on Jan 28, 2005
How are your cooking skills? Better get the house cleaned. Stephen & Tess Title: Re: Hey Jay... Post by: Jay on January 29, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Hey Jay..., posted by Stephen on Jan 28, 2005
[This message has been edited by Jay] Hi Stephen & Tess, How ya'll doing? My cooking skills? Well, I'm I'm no Windmill Boy, but I'm a pretty good cook. I just got off the phone with C, last call before she comes home.That's good because, I'm out of money for phone cards. LOL! Take Care Title: Re: Re: Hey Jay... Post by: Windmill Boy on January 29, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: Hey Jay..., posted by Jay on Jan 29, 2005
Ha ha ha Jay Flattery will get you everywhere. Actually I don't do too much gourmet cooking at home. I prefer to do baking. At work yesterday I made some Chocolate cookies with white chips and cashews, with a hint of cinnnamon -- from a previous job and I gave one to the Executive Chef, and he asked me for the recipe. He is one of the 60 - 75 legitimate Certified Master Chefs in the country and he won gold at last years international culinary Olympics in Germany. He is kind of a gruff and tough sort, so this was kind of a compliment for me that I done good ha ha ha. I am looking forward to going on the wild culinary roller coaster ride of authentic Chinese Cuisine, while I am in China in a couple of months. Last year the food absolutely blew me away. The quaily of the beef and Pork is unbelievable and I had a great time tasting all of the differnt versions of Hot and Sour soup in the differnt cities. While I am in Hong Kong for a few days I want to try the Jollybees that I have heard so much about. we found it just after eating lunch somewhere else last year. When we were in shanghai last year we had some Gnocchi's at the Four Seasons during their brunch. Even though she cannot pronounce the word and it is fun to hear her versions of it, Kat has already put this dish on the request line for the future about 10 times already. When Kathryn comes I will have the challenge of assessing her culinary skills as she claims that she does not cook too much. I have to give her a crash course in basic cooking and while she likes western cooking we have to find what she can handle and what doesn't agree with her. I might have to work at night so she will have to experiment. I dare say that she will be shocked with the chinese american food we have here.
Windy Title: Re: Re: Re: Hey Jay... Post by: Jay on January 30, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: Re: Hey Jay..., posted by Windmill Boy on Jan 29, 2005
[This message has been edited by Jay] Hi Windy, LOL! I thought you might appreciate that. :-) I know your more of a pastry Chef/Baker, but you were the first person that came to mind when thinking of someone who can do amazing things in a kitchen. :-) That's pretty good about the gruff Master chef wanting your recipe. You SHOULD be proud. When I lived in Hong Kong as a kid, we used to run around the Central Market, making mischief and getting chased by the stallkeepers. Seeing (and smelling) all the different animals hanging slaughtered in the open, or the jars filled with Octupi (Octopuses), eels etc., turned me off from Chinese food. However that was until my Dad took us to a resturaunt that served Shanghai East food. That was some good stuff and my favorite style of Chinese cooking. Then a few years later when my father remaried I had a Chinese stepmom from Taiwan. Her food was d@mn good as well. Don't know what style of cooking it was. Maybe Mandarin? However, I can't stand the Chinese food here in the States made for American palletts, and rarely eat it. I doubt Kat will like it much either. :-) I taught my wife to cook a few things here. The hardest part was getting her to follow the recipe. LOL! She wanted to do it her way. She still does it her way, but tells me she follows the recipe to the lettter. :-) It actualy all tastes better HER way. LOL! I was going to send an e-mail congratulating you and Kat on getting the visa, but I'll just say it right here. Congatulations man, you've definitly earned it. Glad to see after all these years reading your stuff on the board that your dreams are comming true. Very happy for you both. Keep Keeping the Faith, Title: I'm with you, Jay... Post by: Jeff S on January 30, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: Re: Re: Hey Jay..., posted by Jay on Jan 30, 2005
The Americanized Chinese food is really bad. Of course that also goes for Americanized Japanese food, too. Fortunately, here in Southern California there are enough real Chinese to get the authentic item. Probably your Taiwanese stepmother was Cantonese - most of the people who fled with Shang Kai Sheck in 1947 as Mao Tse Tung took over the mainland were Cantonese. There were plenty of other Northern Chinese in the mix as well, though not too many sounthern Chinese. Taiwan also has native Taiwanese too. Real cantonese food is great, though it also is the basis for most of the Americanized Chinese food, since the Chinese railroad workers who were imported to America in the 1800s were from Canton. It's a bit tough to find in its authentic style outside of places like Monterrey Park CA. - Jeff Title: Monterey Park Post by: Ray on January 31, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to I'm with you, Jay..., posted by Jeff S on Jan 30, 2005
Hi Jeff, I grew up in Monterey Park, but back then the only Chinese family in town was my friend and classmate from school. Of course now it’s mostly Chinese/Vietnamese, and I guess most of the San Gabriel Valley is that way now. We just came back from there. We ate dinner at a nice Chinese restaurant in neighboring Alhambra and I must say the food was not very Americanized at all. It was great! Actually, I think my wife and I were the only non-Chinese in the restaurant until a large Iraqi family dropped in, probably on their way back from Irvine to vote. After our visit to China Town in downtown LA last year, I think we’ll stick to the Monterey Park/Alhambra area for Chinese food where the parking regulations are more civil. Ray Title: Re: Monterey Park Post by: Jeff S on January 31, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Monterey Park, posted by Ray on Jan 31, 2005
Found a new Dim Sum restaraunt in the OC Airport area that is excellent - way better than those in Little Saigon, and the Monterrey Pary ones too. It's there to serve the burgeoning Chinese population, mostly wealthy, congregating in the Irvine area. Let me know when you're coming through. I'll bet Stephen and Tess will be up for it too. - Jeff Title: Re: I'm with you, Jay... Post by: Jay on January 30, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to I'm with you, Jay..., posted by Jeff S on Jan 30, 2005
[This message has been edited by Jay] Hi Jeff, "Probably your Taiwanese stepmother was Cantonese - most of the people who fled with Shang Kai Sheck in 1947 as Mao Tse Tung took over the mainland were Cantonese. There were plenty of other Northern Chinese in the mix as well, though not too many sounthern Chinese. Taiwan also has native Taiwanese too. Well, actualy I forget where my stepmom's family came from in China. All I remember is that it was northern China. She spoke Mandarin, and couldn't understand Cantonese. If I remember correctly, she said she was Mandarin. Don't think that's an ethnic group, though. However, I KNOW it wasn't Canton, and that she's NOT Cantonese. Jeez Jeff, donchya think I would know a bit about my own stepmom? :-) I mean we lived in the same house till I went in the service at 17. She kinda helped to raise me. Anyhoo, Canton is a SOUTHERN city in China, now called Guangzhou, and I believe that's the province too. It's close to Hong Kong. Maybe Windy would know. The people in Hong Kong are mainly Cantonese. They speak Cantonese. So do I. At least I can coun't to 100 and say the most horrible things about someones mother, amongst other curses. :-) I can also bamboo brush paint numbers in Cantonese. Learned that in school. I learned the counting from our Houseboy, Yung, when I was 8. Learned the bad words on the streets of Hong Kong. My stepmom, Chen, a.k.a. Georgia, lives in Houston with my two Chinese brothers. Her family actualy came before Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist's. I haven't spoken to her in about a year, but next time I do, I'll ask what style her cooking was. Take Care, Title: Re: Re: I'm with you, Jay... Post by: Jeff S on January 31, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: I'm with you, Jay..., posted by Jay on Jan 30, 2005
You're right, Mandarin isn't a place or ethnic group - more a social stratus. It's interesting how different the different Chinese dialects are from each other. My father in-law speaks fluent Shanghai dialect but can't make out any Mandarin or Cantonese. I've seen movies on the local international channel in Chinese with Chinese subtitles. I assume it's because the movie was made in a dialect other than Mandarin. - Jeff Title: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hey Jay... Post by: Windmill Boy on January 30, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: Re: Re: Hey Jay..., posted by Jay on Jan 30, 2005
Thanks a lot Jay yes things are going in the right direction. Windy Title: Re: Standard of Living rising in the Phils... Post by: Keith NC on January 26, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Standard of Living rising in the Phils....., posted by Stephen on Jan 25, 2005
Hi Stephen, Good news to know that poverty is decreasing in the Philippines. I can see why Mindanao had the most poverty. When I was in Davao City or across the sound in Babak, alot of Muslims in that area didn't have jobs and weren't very educated. Just my observation though. Keith Title: Re: Re: Standard of Living rising in the Phils... Post by: Stephen on January 26, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: Standard of Living rising in the Phi..., posted by Keith NC on Jan 26, 2005
Tess found it and pointed it out to me. She quickly added, "Wonder what those folks who send hundreds of dollars a month to the PHils will think about this." Yep. I send Tess' folks $30 per month, and we think that's enough. Stephen Title: Opppps Post by: Stephen on January 27, 2005, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: Re: Standard of Living rising in the..., posted by Stephen on Jan 26, 2005
I mean we send $40 per month. I'm not that good at converting pesos to dollars yet. Sorry. Stephen |