Thank you, that's one of the things I said I was going to stick to when I started the channel. A lot of videos are often all flash and no substance and I think people are getting tired of that. I feel like people on social media as a whole are wanting simple, but genuine videos they can relate to rather than the over done influencer style stuff where it just feels like they're trying to sell you something lol at least that's how I look at it Thank you for watching and for the comment
@Ryuria I am new. But pretty much all I watch in past few years for entertainment purposes are Phil vloggers, mostly foreigners but also returning Filipinos and/or “legacy” Filipinos lol. My terminology. That’s me so I can self label, have part heritage/blood, but no hx of living in Phil. I prefer to watch a while before commenting or forming opinions, though first impressions are relevant, sometimes I change my mind. But I agree very much with your comment, Ryuria. Content creator seems to be a straight shooter, he has his own perspectives & articulates them well. Not to be fresh, but not hard on the eyes either, & welcoming personality. I am not being disrespectful to Mrs., I am the G’ammie/Lola perspective! 👵🏽not quite but in the vicinity), 🤭🤣
@TheNYCexpat Thanks! I'm a Filipino. My mother's roots are from here. And my family's living here, now. ... It's a small university city with three main department stores, quaint coffee shops and bakeries, several hospitals, and the sea, waterfalls, lakes, and mountains, just a stone's throw away. The "City of Gentle People" was once called one of the Retirement Havens of the World by Forbes Magazine. Great place. 👍
@@Spy-hp8ki wow thank you for telling me all that cook stiff about it. I originally heard of Dumaguete because a RUclipsr I watched lived there and I knew it was popular for snorkeling and diving, but didn't really know all that other stuff because they didn't really walk around and talk about it. Maybe I will visit there some day too
I spent 18 days in Eastwood City in November and plan to move there at the end of the year when I retire. I have the same sentiments as you. The older architecture style looks more natural and organic to me. While BGC may have more events you only have to walk to one location minutes away for everything that is going on in Eastwood City. I like that the City Walk and parts of the city are curvy and not just a grid, It gives the city a more "organic" feel along with all the vegetation. You feel like you are part of an identifiable community as it's not a massive city. The restaurants were never so crowded that I had to wait for a table. You hear a lot fewer horns and loud traffic noise in Eastwood City as there's really not much room to pick up speed. You can get to just about anything during the rain and stay covered with all of the awnings and pedestrian bridges. There's just so much to like about it I can't wait to get back. Thanks for the video I really enjoyed it!!
Thank you for watching. I agree with all your points plus you can always travel to Bonifacio global city if you want to hang out there. From Eastwood it's only 20-30 min ride
@@AgustinLozada The whole country is basically sitting on top of a bunch of fault lines, plus hundreds of active volcanoes. If that concerns you then Philippines is not for you.
Ty for your comment, appreciate your observations. I heard on another vlog that it is also quicker to rural areas compared to bgc or makati. I don’t know if it is possible in Manila, but I like the idea/feeling that I can get to nature nature if I need to … maybe I shouldn’t choose Manila, but there are reasons too that Manila is always a great landing or launching spot for Westerners.
That place looks like Hollywood in the 90s. It's safe, so American vibe It's very clean. They do an amazing Christmas display there and their new year countdown is unbelievable as I see in you tube videos.
I’ve lived in San Fran for over 40 yrs, and I can honestly say it does give an SF vibe. Just need more noise of a real city (buses, cable cars and more cars and people. Looks more like a Hollywood set. Lol 😂
It's literally America in Asia.. yeah my cousin is a resident of Chicago for years and some of the architectures in Eastwood are somewhat similar. I guess the classic designs of some skyscrapers are inspired to some buildings in SF thus they call it the Sam Fo of the Philippines (there's no homeless there though)✌️
Yea they do have the trolley car too which is a classic there so that’s probably another reason, but to me it’s definitely more chicago as far as architecture. If I could post photos on RUclips I would to share, but if you google chicago downtown old buildings, you’ll see something very reminiscent of the old style buildings we have here
Yea people are sleeping on Eastwood city haha. I will make videos on those places too, but want to cover some other cities that people don’t give attention too. Manila actually has a lot of nice places
@@TheNYCexpat yes,please .Marikina is the shoe capital of the Philippines.We have a whole stretch of restaurants along Gil Fernando St.which is getting popular now because you can choose different cuisines in the area,for foodies.
When I was a kid Im always dreaming of going to San Fo of Cali. Thank goodness there's Eastwood City here in Manila for I dont have to go far. We used to hang out in Eastwood alot with my peeps and cousins. I like how compact the city is and very walkable with lots of restaurants and bars. It comes even more alive at night.
Yea walkability is a big bonus here in Manila, any time you can avoid traffic that’s good haha. Agreed though, it’s better at night when they put all the lights on and all that stuff it looks really nice
Yay! I am another New Yawker. I am born and bred but have travelled all over. My mom took me there 3 decades ago, and it was truly more rural and rustic! I’m older than you but planning to make the move to the Philippines and can’t wait!
Another good video, ignore the haters and keep up the positive vibes. Some of love to see Americans showing their love of the Philippines, and you are doing a great job of it.
Keep doing your thing, seems genuine and honest, something some people don't understand. What was your reason for leaving Cebu? Cebu city and Eastwood are probably my top 2 researched places to move to in the PI.
@@jamescunningham6643 I wanted to be in Manila for accessibility reasons. Quicker mail, better hospitals, international airport that connects to more places etc. I will actually be doing a video on that too because I feel like Manila gets a bad rep from expats, but it has its own advantages too and some nice places
@@TheNYCexpat I have similar concerns, being retired military I need access to the VA and more Tricare options for healthcare. I feel like too many expats leave the US for many reasons, but then they get to a foreign country and complain because it's not like what they left behind. I've been lucky to travel the world throughout my 23 years in the military, and really can't remember a place that me and my family didn't love. Best wishes to you and yours, looking forward to your future videos.
I'm from NYC and I live in Manila six months every summer I arrive April 26. I never explored Eastwood. Great video. I didn't give Eastwood a try because it's far from Poblacion and BGC.
@@TheNYCexpat maybe you can do a video about sending yourself dollars to the Philippines. I'm banned from PayPal and without PayPal I can't use XOOM. In the Dominican Republic it's so easy to receive dollars at a cheap fee. They make it so complicated in the Philippines. A safe deposit box would be nice but not sure if those are available. Of course I have a Charles Schwab debit card but there's times when you want dollars and annoying to travel with a large amount of dollars
@@stevenlawrence5733 sure I can do that, charles Schwab is okay, but some people have complained about getting dropped from their bank for too much international atm reimbursement lol Try the app remitly if you can’t use PayPal. Remitly is quick and easy to transfer to your g cash account which is like PayPal here its what they use here for digital payments and in stores too
Eastwood is the oldest lifestyle township in Metro Manila. BGC is the newest one. Upcoming is the Arca in Taguig City and Bridgetown & Arca; both are in Pasig City.
Yes i've been to all of them. Or course Bonifacio global city is nice and spacious, but Eastwood is charming in its own right and feels like it had a good community. The other two from my experience aren't really there yet. They feel unfinished
Eastwood is close to my hometown of Marikina City where I grew up for a little over 10 years and I am glad my father didn't sell our home when we moved here in NYC back in the 90s. I and my brother have been maintaining it to prepare us for our retirement in the future. I am happy for you and wish the best of anything life over there can offer and I look forward to join with you soon. I hope you also visit my hometown because it also has that city vibes with small town feel in it in a different way.
Hey what's up! We've been to Marikina many times, my wife's obgyn was there and we also like to go to the riverbanks mall area because they have a nice walking area over there and had a lot of shops and things during christmas time. Marikina is a cool place
@@TheNYCexpat You are spot on about Eastwood. You just use some newbie terms for things :-) Check out the cashier Jessica. I am married but Jessica is flat out beautiful.
Thank you too for watching! And yea check out chicago downtown old style buildings on Google and you'll see something that looks just like Eastwood city haha
@@TheNYCexpatGood choice! Eastwood City❤ and you are right, Eastwood City is a community, you'll get to know everyone around, the owner of that property gets to go there too quite often, you'll bump on him at any given time coz he shops there at 158 Designer's Blvd☺️️
Yea Eastwood is chill like you said it's nice because it's its own city within the bigger city which is nice when you just want to walk around and avoid traffic and all that lol
Welcome to the Philippines , Asia's pearl of the orient for the richness of its culture and the beauty of its landscape. Awesome video! I enjoyed watching it. Keep exploring the beautiful places in the Philippines. I look forward to more of your content. New subscriber here! 👋
I got you, I already talked to my realtor agent about collabing on a video just like that. I have a pipeline of videos though so I'll see where it fits in. Keep an eye out for kt
@@TheNYCexpat Sorry I'm in Canada but noticed the subs being 999 and just felt u needed that extra sub to reach the 1k mark. Thx anyway and congrats on your first milestone.
Yea I could imagine if you haven’t been there for a while it would look a lot different. Even in the year we lived here they did a lot of construction and added cool stuff
Yah! Don't mind hater,for me you generate income to the Filipino,as you promote businesses &as a whole your blog will come more American retiree in the Philippines,more power
Keep going Sir! ❤❤❤ just continue to keep the Positive vibes in your vlogs and your channel will go a long way! Try to interact with the locals and ask them to subscribe to your channel. Wish you all the best in life especially in your journey there in my humble country! ❤❤❤ btw, please Ignore the haters, rude comments and all kinds of negativity, etc.. God bless you and your family! ❤❤❤
Thank you and haha a few people in Eastwood said they saw my video on RUclips, I was surprised lmao. Appreciate the kind words though, will just keep being myself and trying to make videos that are fun and helpful for others
I was in Eastwood last year. BGC and Makati are more expensive and more bars. In Eastwood I saw night shift call center workers going to happy hour in the morning. Its super safe and people walking around and some shops are open 24/7. BGC/Makati is closer to the Airport.
Yes Eastwood isn't as big as those other two places, but it has a lot of cool things going for it and you can find better value apartments. We're actually looking at apartments in Bonifacio, but just looking right now
Yes and I like the walkabilty of Eastwood and the community feel. Plus I think Eastwood has the best architecture. Bonifacio global city has the big sidewalks though which are nice and more parks and stuff like that
Rewriting my prior reply, to the point: compliments to your observation/opinion & discussion of Eastwood in comparison to USA cities. Gr8 analysis, I thought. If you have more to say on this I think it would be interesting. I agree, not San Francisco. But I don’t know how Eastwood looks enough to pick a USA city. (Haven’t watched this video yet, just listened). I know Chicago, lived there a year long ago. I think I see your point. I enjoy eclectic -ticity? lol. I have varied tastes. But I must say the architecture of those limestone using cities & that old country (European) aesthetic, will always appeal to me. Like Chicago, Pittsburgh & Milwaukee (often called industrial only but these cities are pretty too, beautiful in that style of architecture, also Indianapolis, Bloomington, Minneapolis/St Paul. I’m not an architectural expert or very knowledgeable so I don’t know if these are all the same styles or schools of art. But these cities’ historical centers & buildings are wonderful to look at & be in, to me. Oh also Wash DC, different than the others, but limestoney.
Yea Eastwood is just a little area within Quezon city, so it's not really comparable to big cities because big cities are going to vary with their style a lot depending on the neighborhood whereas Eastwood is basically just like one neighborhood in comparison, rather than a collective city. I just see a lot of youtubers say it's San Fran of The Philippines, probably because the trolley cars, but I didn't really see any resemblance of it besides that. The buildings more notably reminded me of some in chicago, but like you said a lot of cities will have those style buildings in some neighborhoods. I just went with chicago because it's more known to international viewers than the let's say a Milwaukee, though that's a good example because Milwaukee has a lot of that German and European influence I agree with what you sai, I like when a city has a mix of the modern and traditional style architecture. It gives it some charm and personality
Yes my other 2 main vloggers mention the SF comparison. But I disagree, I actually didn’t fully realize until I watched your vlog but I disagreed with the comparison . The trolley cars didn’t move me, they are everywhere. Maybe not on rails, but “fake” fueled etc, but also true trollies & even the fake are often very historic in their locales, maybe not as old as San Fran, but long time, just not as famous.
Yea a lot of people have recommended Alabang, so I will check it out. We have the new born baby now though so travel is a little limited for a little while
@@TheNYCexpat Obviously, BGC levelled up and is a larger and better version. But seriously, BGC as clickbait by Westerners really is getting old. I wonder if they get views if they make the same clickbait videos if they go to KL, Singapore, Jakarta or Bangkok. I am now based in NYC by the way. I miss my home country and videos showing developments at home are driving the high viewership of Philippine videos. The Filipino diaspora is more than 10-12 million. The clickbait videos are obvious especially when the presenter just make videos just for the sake of it. The videos getting views are those who post well presented videos that pique the viewers interest, clickbait nothwithstanding. Always Be Changing is a good example of well presented videos. Though just a little clickbait, their videos are well presented and well thought out. I realize they were previously in Sales/ Marketing and video presentation. It shows in the output. Now living here in NYC, I get what most Westerners say about life in the Western world. But that is another topic. . But keep up with your style. You will capture a niche. Just keep it real. Kudos and hope you enjoy living in the country.
@@arembotate4100 appreciate it bro and yea I try not to be cringe with the click bait ish, but at the same time all RUclipsrs with any marketing background know they have to play the algorithm game at least a little lol What part of nyc did you move to? Also I'm making a video on Bonifacio global city soon, I'll try not to make it too click baity haha but I'm going to always keep it real and say what I think on my videos. I'll show both sides as i've been there plenty of times. I feel like some vloggers go places once then act like they know everything about it
@@TheNYCexpat Forest Hills near Rego Park/ Kew Gardens in Queens. Just a recent migrant so you will understand my longing for "home." NYC though is not the US as it is a melting pot. Looking forward to your videos.
@@arembotate4100 I was right around that area in Jamaica. I'm sure you've heard of flushing queens. Not sure how represented Filipino is over there, but that's one of the biggest Asian communities in the country if you're ever looking for certain foods or anything like that and missing home
If you're from here you might not want to see me do that review haha Do you have any recommendations for good pizza places here if you're from here? Or if you're an American viewer than yea I wanted to do something like that, but haven't found any place worth mentioning for pizza
Some haters came from other neighbouring countries. Just ignored those bashers. Don't even think that they're better than you. These so called one sided brain wants you to promote their country, not ours. Enjoy the moment while you can and savour the sweet life of yours in my humble country. Stay safe.😂
Yea also bagumbayan barangay is right around the corner from Eastwood, so you can get local food too. Eastwood is a nice place. Thank you for watching and commenting
@@TheNYCexpat it's definitely a hack, best of both worlds, those Beep buses in C5 they can take you in the line antipolo and BGC..in case you don't feel like Grab ( local Uber )
I miss that place I used to work in that area with my former company IBM. There's a good sisig place in that area it's a cheap and good place if your craving for it for lunch and also miss some other Restos and the live music events in Eastwood city hanging out with friends from Dell and TOEI Animation Japan companies in that area too. Bro America is getting worst homeless people and drugs is on the rise small to medium business are closing because of theft, break-ins and harassment from gangs and syndicates. food and gas prices, housing, tax fees and crimes is getting high out here these days. And I guess all forms of corruption is legal here in the US it's on the news.
I haven't really thought about it too much to be honest because when I think of driving cars in The Philippines I feel like it's the wild west out there haha But in Eastwood, I don't see too many cars posted up on the streets or anything and we do have the paid parking lot under the mall, so I think that's good enough
@@TheNYCexpatYou're welcome my friend. Enjoy life, show your fun bubbly side and more videos. Soon Eastwood will be near the newly developed high-end Bridgetown and Parklink condos, hotels, outdoor activity fields, malls etc (maybe you can visit these places). Your place the Eastwood is actually my fave place, next is Ortigas Makati and BGC and they are all high ends. Enjoy the feel of a real "Freedom," the fun loving and caring People, the convenience of nearby amenities and local and international foods and cuisines, the culture (that family culture) and that simple things that makes every Filipino happy 👍💖💐🎉🍀🌴🏖️😇🤗😊
@@InfiniteGoodnessyea Eastwood is awesome! I’ll be doing move videos on more places, but wanted to start with Eastwood. And yea the people are the best part of The Philippines. Thank you again for the kindness
LOL ........ American here since 2011 .... LOVE IT ... Glad You're Here !!! EASTWOOD is cool but too expensive LIVELIHOOD but it's all good if you have DOLLA then you'll be all good BOI !!!! Nice...............Welcome to the Philippines, have any questions hit me up ..... LIVE LIKE A FILIPINO know everything here !!! If You want a nice Authentic Burrito .. head to Tiendasitas inside SM Hypermarket is an American Resto ... Black Oak Bistro .... they have the BEST TAQUITOS in the ENTIRE PHILIPPINES !!! American size hahahahahahahahaha have Fun Brotha !!!
@@TheNYCexpat yeah ..... gotta explore :) ... love Decathalon !!! Kinda like a Big Version of Big 5 sporting goods but bigger actually compared to the states. Turners not sure if you know Turners if they're still around .... yeah let me know how you like it .... SM Hypermarket has great foods if you don't want to drive all the way to BGC LOL ... sometimes it's 1/2 through traffic going there to BGC :)
I am going to make a video on this actually, but will still give you the short answer of it. First off, it depends on what you're looking for in a place, but to me manila has the advantage of being the main island in the Philippines because of this it has more developed cities, better hospitals, you get your mail quicker, access to an airport that goes directly to the usa, when bands or shows come through they often will visit Manila if only doing one show in Philippines, just stuff like that. Manila feels more developed overall. Cebu is also very nice, but feels more rural. Cebu city has a few urban developed areas, but nothing like the big cities in Manila. Cebu has nice beaches and a lot of nature. Manila also has nice beaches, but you have to drive like two hours through Luzon lol Found Visayan people to be more friendly overall like they will talk your ear off haha That's about what I can think off off the top. I'll make a video going into more detail on the different places to live and what comes with them
@@ninkichan7209 appreciate it, glad you agree haha. Of course everyone's experiences can differ, but that was mine. Manila is underrated in my opinion, but that's okay
@@TheNYCexpat been to NYC myself after 9/11 at least 3 Times and was surprised that the then famed Grays Papaya hotdogs actually had 3 Filipino staff and one Indian. They knew immediately that we were Tourist so they too out orders in Tagalog which was funny at the time.
@@ninkichan7209 yea new york is a bit of a melting pot like that. A lot of the time you have mixed race cooks like that that can cook good as actual people from the places because they been doing it so long haha And yea there's a large Filipino community in new york and new jersey
That's a good idea. I don't have cards or anything like that right now just working on making good videos and talking to everyone on the comments. Thank you for the idea
@@mrvgstyle2442I think a lot of non Americans expect everyone from New York to sound like the stereotype in movies, which isn’t the case and usually isn’t even an accurate New York accent it’s often a Boston accent. Go to nyc, nj, philly, and talk to some people, you’ll learn who’s from where
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What I like about this video is there's no exaggeration just for clicks. Pretty simple and authentic as it is.
Thank you, that's one of the things I said I was going to stick to when I started the channel. A lot of videos are often all flash and no substance and I think people are getting tired of that. I feel like people on social media as a whole are wanting simple, but genuine videos they can relate to rather than the over done influencer style stuff where it just feels like they're trying to sell you something lol at least that's how I look at it
Thank you for watching and for the comment
right on !!!
@Ryuria I am new. But pretty much all I watch in past few years for entertainment purposes are Phil vloggers, mostly foreigners but also returning Filipinos and/or “legacy” Filipinos lol. My terminology. That’s me so I can self label, have part heritage/blood, but no hx of living in Phil. I prefer to watch a while before commenting or forming opinions, though first impressions are relevant, sometimes I change my mind. But I agree very much with your comment, Ryuria. Content creator seems to be a straight shooter, he has his own perspectives & articulates them well. Not to be fresh, but not hard on the eyes either, & welcoming personality. I am not being disrespectful to Mrs., I am the G’ammie/Lola perspective! 👵🏽not quite but in the vicinity), 🤭🤣
@@wintersojourn9356 lol thank you for the compliment po
Walang anuman (im not
bilingual, but can understand a bit & know a few phrases) 😄
I lived in Queens, NYC in my childhood days. I'm now in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. Welcome to the Philippines 🇵🇭.
Thanks dude, how are you liking Dumaguete? I hear good things about it
@TheNYCexpat Thanks! I'm a Filipino. My mother's roots are from here. And my family's living here, now. ... It's a small university city with three main department stores, quaint coffee shops and bakeries, several hospitals, and the sea, waterfalls, lakes, and mountains, just a stone's throw away. The "City of Gentle People" was once called one of the Retirement Havens of the World by Forbes Magazine. Great place. 👍
@@Spy-hp8ki wow thank you for telling me all that cook stiff about it. I originally heard of Dumaguete because a RUclipsr I watched lived there and I knew it was popular for snorkeling and diving, but didn't really know all that other stuff because they didn't really walk around and talk about it. Maybe I will visit there some day too
@@TheNYCexpat Cool. That would be nice.
I'm also from Queens, NY. Ridgewood and Forest Hills. Looking to get out.
I spent 18 days in Eastwood City in November and plan to move there at the end of the year when I retire. I have the same sentiments as you. The older architecture style looks more natural and organic to me. While BGC may have more events you only have to walk to one location minutes away for everything that is going on in Eastwood City. I like that the City Walk and parts of the city are curvy and not just a grid, It gives the city a more "organic" feel along with all the vegetation. You feel like you are part of an identifiable community as it's not a massive city. The restaurants were never so crowded that I had to wait for a table. You hear a lot fewer horns and loud traffic noise in Eastwood City as there's really not much room to pick up speed. You can get to just about anything during the rain and stay covered with all of the awnings and pedestrian bridges. There's just so much to like about it I can't wait to get back. Thanks for the video I really enjoyed it!!
Thank you for watching. I agree with all your points plus you can always travel to Bonifacio global city if you want to hang out there. From Eastwood it's only 20-30 min ride
beware it sits right on an active fault line
@@AgustinLozada what does it mean?
@@AgustinLozada The whole country is basically sitting on top of a bunch of fault lines, plus hundreds of active volcanoes. If that concerns you then Philippines is not for you.
Ty for your comment, appreciate your observations. I heard on another vlog that it is also quicker to rural areas compared to bgc or makati. I don’t know if it is possible in Manila, but I like the idea/feeling that I can get to nature nature if I need to … maybe I shouldn’t choose Manila, but there are reasons too that Manila is always a great landing or launching spot for Westerners.
That place looks like Hollywood in the 90s. It's safe, so American vibe It's very clean. They do an amazing Christmas display there and their new year countdown is unbelievable as I see in you tube videos.
Yea it's weird when it's 90 degrees out and Christmas time here, but they do amazing decorating like you said haha
Welcome to our country Philippines.Thank you for choosing our beautiful You will love it for sure .We will move there sooner.From IN USA
Thank you po, been here for two years already. Love it
I did the same brother but from California to BGC 🤝🔥
Nice man, how you liking it?
I’ve lived in San Fran for over 40 yrs, and I can honestly say it does give an SF vibe. Just need more noise of a real city (buses, cable cars and more cars and people. Looks more like a Hollywood set. Lol 😂
I'm good on the more noise part there's enough of that when you go outside of Eastwood haha
PLS IGNORE HATERS. DONT MENTION THEM JUST ENJOY LIFE
You're right
I live in Eastwood when am in Manila . I prefer the small community feel of Eastwood
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Thank you for subscribing. Proud RUclipsr here representing the Philippines haha
Love all the lights at night and the warm vibe
Yea its something special
It's literally America in Asia.. yeah my cousin is a resident of Chicago for years and some of the architectures in Eastwood are somewhat similar. I guess the classic designs of some skyscrapers are inspired to some buildings in SF thus they call it the Sam Fo of the Philippines (there's no homeless there though)✌️
Yea they do have the trolley car too which is a classic there so that’s probably another reason, but to me it’s definitely more chicago as far as architecture. If I could post photos on RUclips I would to share, but if you google chicago downtown old buildings, you’ll see something very reminiscent of the old style buildings we have here
Your adventures are a constant source of inspiration for my own travels.
Our little Eastwood island! Great vid
What's up Eastwood fam 🤜🤛 and thank you appreciate it
It's nice to see a tour of an area other than BGC and Makati in metro Manila!
Yea people are sleeping on Eastwood city haha. I will make videos on those places too, but want to cover some other cities that people don’t give attention too. Manila actually has a lot of nice places
Agree,Eastwood was popular before BGC became a top favorite.Eastwood was our hangout place also before since it is near Marikina city
@@viviansimon4853 Marikina city river banks park is nice too I will do a video there soon
@@TheNYCexpat yes,please .Marikina is the shoe capital of the Philippines.We have a whole stretch of restaurants along Gil Fernando St.which is getting popular now because you can choose different cuisines in the area,for foodies.
@@viviansimon4853 I seen the shoe museum there lol
When I was a kid Im always dreaming of going to San Fo of Cali. Thank goodness there's Eastwood City here in Manila for I dont have to go far. We used to hang out in Eastwood alot with my peeps and cousins. I like how compact the city is and very walkable with lots of restaurants and bars. It comes even more alive at night.
Yea walkability is a big bonus here in Manila, any time you can avoid traffic that’s good haha. Agreed though, it’s better at night when they put all the lights on and all that stuff it looks really nice
Dude you nailed it. Keep it up
Thank you, appreciate the love!
Yay! I am another New Yawker. I am born and bred but have travelled all over. My mom took me there 3 decades ago, and it was truly more rural and rustic! I’m older than you but planning to make the move to the Philippines and can’t wait!
Another good video, ignore the haters and keep up the positive vibes. Some of love to see Americans showing their love of the Philippines, and you are doing a great job of it.
Thank you man, appreciate it! I’m just trying to do my thing and help people out who were in my shoes before
Keep doing your thing, seems genuine and honest, something some people don't understand. What was your reason for leaving Cebu? Cebu city and Eastwood are probably my top 2 researched places to move to in the PI.
@@jamescunningham6643 I wanted to be in Manila for accessibility reasons. Quicker mail, better hospitals, international airport that connects to more places etc. I will actually be doing a video on that too because I feel like Manila gets a bad rep from expats, but it has its own advantages too and some nice places
@@TheNYCexpat I have similar concerns, being retired military I need access to the VA and more Tricare options for healthcare. I feel like too many expats leave the US for many reasons, but then they get to a foreign country and complain because it's not like what they left behind. I've been lucky to travel the world throughout my 23 years in the military, and really can't remember a place that me and my family didn't love. Best wishes to you and yours, looking forward to your future videos.
@@jamescunningham6643 appreciate it man and love your good attitude, don't change that
Welcome 🇵🇭
Salamat po! Thank you for watching
I'm from NYC and I live in Manila six months every summer I arrive April 26.
I never explored Eastwood. Great video. I didn't give Eastwood a try because it's far from Poblacion and BGC.
It's not too far from Bonifacio global city could be as short at 20 minutes without much traffic, but with regular traffic more like 35-40 mins
@@TheNYCexpat
How can I reach you???
@@stevenlawrence5733 my business email should be linked somewhere on my page, but you can also contact me at newyorkerinthephilippines on gmail
@@TheNYCexpat maybe you can do a video about sending yourself dollars to the Philippines.
I'm banned from PayPal and without PayPal I can't use XOOM.
In the Dominican Republic it's so easy to receive dollars at a cheap fee. They make it so complicated in the Philippines. A safe deposit box would be nice but not sure if those are available.
Of course I have a Charles Schwab debit card but there's times when you want dollars and annoying to travel with a large amount of dollars
@@stevenlawrence5733 sure I can do that, charles Schwab is okay, but some people have complained about getting dropped from their bank for too much international atm reimbursement lol
Try the app remitly if you can’t use PayPal. Remitly is quick and easy to transfer to your g cash account which is like PayPal here its what they use here for digital payments and in stores too
Excellent work, I'd really like to see some videos about how to find good long term rentals in the Philiopines.
I have a collab coming up soon about just that
@@TheNYCexpat Wow, sounds exciting, I'm subscriped and clicked on all for notifications, so I'll be looking forward to it!!!
Thanks for sharing Eastwood City. Im heading to BGC for 3 months soon…but you got me thinking I might follow it up with some Eastwood time.
Sure thing and yea depending when you get here Eastwood is very nice during the Christmas season with their decorations too
Newly subscribed here from Silicon Valley. 🇺🇸
Thank you Stan the man. Appreciate the support
This place gives keansburg a run for its money
Love the videos!
Lol the burg
Thats true our brain needs to stimulate with colorful stuff
Eastwood is the oldest lifestyle township in Metro Manila. BGC is the newest one. Upcoming is the Arca in Taguig City and Bridgetown & Arca; both are in Pasig City.
Yes i've been to all of them. Or course Bonifacio global city is nice and spacious, but Eastwood is charming in its own right and feels like it had a good community.
The other two from my experience aren't really there yet. They feel unfinished
Don't forget Arcovia and Estancia in Ortigas... they're building stuff nonstop
5:45 Good Lord! That dog looks like a hairy sofa/couch hahaha! 🫣🤭🤣 It’s like a boss fight from a video game or something 🎮😳
Haha it is looking like chewbacca
Tibetan Mastiff
Eastwood is close to my hometown of Marikina City where I grew up for a little over 10 years and I am glad my father didn't sell our home when we moved here in NYC back in the 90s. I and my brother have been maintaining it to prepare us for our retirement in the future. I am happy for you and wish the best of anything life over there can offer and I look forward to join with you soon. I hope you also visit my hometown because it also has that city vibes with small town feel in it in a different way.
Hey what's up! We've been to Marikina many times, my wife's obgyn was there and we also like to go to the riverbanks mall area because they have a nice walking area over there and had a lot of shops and things during christmas time. Marikina is a cool place
Welcome to Philippines 🇵🇭, Sir.staysafe all the time
Thank you, God bless
You're doing the right thing. Keep it up. You'll be blessed.
Thank you Larry, God bless
You're buddies with the same security guard as me in Robinsons :-)
Haha he’s so funny, we’re always sharing a laugh
@@TheNYCexpat You are spot on about Eastwood. You just use some newbie terms for things :-) Check out the cashier Jessica. I am married but Jessica is flat out beautiful.
What a nice in views highest building as well
Bro, Very Cool! Thank you
Thank you for this :) now I know it is like Chicago. :)
Thank you too for watching! And yea check out chicago downtown old style buildings on Google and you'll see something that looks just like Eastwood city haha
@@TheNYCexpat will do for sure 🙂
@@shennafajardo7518 sounds good. Are you watching from the Philippines? Or somewhere else
@@TheNYCexpat watching from eastwood 😄 just in the neighborhood 🙂
@@shennafajardo7518 oh haha small world! Well hey then if you ever see me around with the camera day hello! Thank you for watching
You got it! You have my subscription. Enjoy your stay in our humble country.
Thank you man, appreciate it
Brooo when i come back lets go vlog together!!!
Sure thing, hit me up
@@TheNYCexpatGood choice! Eastwood City❤ and you are right, Eastwood City is a community, you'll get to know everyone around, the owner of that property gets to go there too quite often, you'll bump on him at any given time coz he shops there at 158 Designer's Blvd☺️️
@@jenniferinocencio8945 yea I really like Eastwood city. Small, but nice people and you see a lot of friends outside. Also the architecture is nice
I love Eastwood City, its a city on its own with a chill vibe, everytime i go to Metro Manila i stay in Cubao which is not far from Eastwood City.
Yea Eastwood is chill like you said it's nice because it's its own city within the bigger city which is nice when you just want to walk around and avoid traffic and all that lol
Welcome to the Philippines , Asia's pearl of the orient for the richness of its culture and the beauty of its landscape. Awesome video! I enjoyed watching it. Keep exploring the beautiful places in the Philippines. I look forward to more of your content. New subscriber here! 👋
Thank you
@@TheNYCexpatphilipines is not a third world country if we like we can first worl country in a year
I’m from NYC and can’t wait to retire back home.
What part of the Philippines?
I grew up in Tondo but would like to retire in the provinces. Either Dumaguete, Cebu , or Bohol but BGC or Eastwood is also an option .
@@monvee2000 yeah there are benefits to both province and city, just different
Great job. Would love to see local apartments in different price ranges.
I got you, I already talked to my realtor agent about collabing on a video just like that. I have a pipeline of videos though so I'll see where it fits in. Keep an eye out for kt
Congrats on making it as your 1000th sub.
Thank you po, appreciate it! If you're ever in Eastwood city hit me up, we'll go out to cake to go, my treat for being 1000th sub haha God bless
@@TheNYCexpat Sorry I'm in Canada but noticed the subs being 999 and just felt u needed that extra sub to reach the 1k mark. Thx anyway and congrats on your first milestone.
@@Exaris79 haha oh, well if you ever come over to The Philippines you got some free cake waiting for you! Appreciate the subscribe
Wow! Eastwood city now is so nice❤ last time i was there everything under construction
Yea I could imagine if you haven’t been there for a while it would look a lot different. Even in the year we lived here they did a lot of construction and added cool stuff
New subscriber here love no click baits
I got you. I'm not into the corny clickbait ish lol
Wow so beautiful place in Manila like San Francisco places
Yes I think it looks like that and also like chicago
Stores in San Francisco are closing.
@@rommelencisa3277 yea I heard. It's getting too expensive or already is
will support you!
thank you po
Christmas is nice there in Eastwood
Yea the Christmas tree and decorations they did were beautiful
Welcome to the Philippines🇵🇭
Salamat Archie!
I grew up in Flushing, Queens. Now living in Las Vegas. Pretty soon will visit Philippines for my early retirement. Thank you for your vlog
Nice and thank you for watching
American didn't know that we are much modern than usa we are paradise on earth becoz pilipino are god fearing people
You're quite right, it seems like a blend of Chicago's Magnificent Mile vibes, with a tincture of SF Market Street
Good comparison there
Great video. I love the Philippines.
Thank you fellow Mike lol great name
Great tour video of Eastwood city! I didn't know that Eastwood city is that nice! Btw, is that lady at your back selling you something? 😅
Thank you and yea Eastwood definitely has some charm! and haha no that’s my wife in the back lmao
oops! That's why she's following you! 😅She's pretty btw! Enjoy!@@TheNYCexpat
Yah! Don't mind hater,for me you generate income to the Filipino,as you promote businesses &as a whole your blog will come more American retiree in the Philippines,more power
Heard that. The haters commenting on the videos are also helping the videos in return lol 😆
Eastwood...More kinda suited for you Man!❤🎉
I agree on that. We like to move around though and there are a lot of nice places in the Philippines, but Eastwood is one of my favorite
try to visit Festival Mall in Filinvest Alabang
Okay I will check that place out, thank you for the suggestion
Keep going Sir! ❤❤❤ just continue to keep the Positive vibes in your vlogs and your channel will go a long way! Try to interact with the locals and ask them to subscribe to your channel. Wish you all the best in life especially in your journey there in my humble country! ❤❤❤ btw, please Ignore the haters, rude comments and all kinds of negativity, etc.. God bless you and your family! ❤❤❤
Thank you and haha a few people in Eastwood said they saw my video on RUclips, I was surprised lmao.
Appreciate the kind words though, will just keep being myself and trying to make videos that are fun and helpful for others
I was in Eastwood last year. BGC and Makati are more expensive and more bars. In Eastwood I saw night shift call center workers going to happy hour in the morning. Its super safe and people walking around and some shops are open 24/7. BGC/Makati is closer to the Airport.
Yes Eastwood isn't as big as those other two places, but it has a lot of cool things going for it and you can find better value apartments. We're actually looking at apartments in Bonifacio, but just looking right now
Eastwood is right the middle. It’s a great location. Close to Makati and BGC, closer to QC.
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Yes and I like the walkabilty of Eastwood and the community feel. Plus I think Eastwood has the best architecture. Bonifacio global city has the big sidewalks though which are nice and more parks and stuff like that
Good man 👍
Love the hat !! Let's go Yankees !!!
Thank you man!
Rewriting my prior reply, to the point: compliments to your observation/opinion & discussion of Eastwood in comparison to USA cities. Gr8 analysis, I thought. If you have more to say on this I think it would be interesting. I agree, not San Francisco. But I don’t know how Eastwood looks enough to pick a USA city. (Haven’t watched this video yet, just listened). I know Chicago, lived there a year long ago. I think I see your point. I enjoy eclectic -ticity? lol. I have varied tastes. But I must say the architecture of those limestone using cities & that old country (European) aesthetic, will always appeal to me. Like Chicago, Pittsburgh & Milwaukee (often called industrial only but these cities are pretty too, beautiful in that style of architecture, also Indianapolis, Bloomington, Minneapolis/St Paul. I’m not an architectural expert or very knowledgeable so I don’t know if these are all the same styles or schools of art. But these cities’ historical centers & buildings are wonderful to look at & be in, to me. Oh also Wash DC, different than the others, but limestoney.
Yes believe it or not the above is shortened from the original comment 🙊😅
Yea Eastwood is just a little area within Quezon city, so it's not really comparable to big cities because big cities are going to vary with their style a lot depending on the neighborhood whereas Eastwood is basically just like one neighborhood in comparison, rather than a collective city.
I just see a lot of youtubers say it's San Fran of The Philippines, probably because the trolley cars, but I didn't really see any resemblance of it besides that. The buildings more notably reminded me of some in chicago, but like you said a lot of cities will have those style buildings in some neighborhoods. I just went with chicago because it's more known to international viewers than the let's say a Milwaukee, though that's a good example because Milwaukee has a lot of that German and European influence
I agree with what you sai, I like when a city has a mix of the modern and traditional style architecture. It gives it some charm and personality
Yes my other 2 main vloggers mention the SF comparison. But I disagree, I actually didn’t fully realize until I watched your vlog but I disagreed with the comparison . The trolley cars didn’t move me, they are everywhere. Maybe not on rails, but “fake” fueled etc, but also true trollies & even the fake are often very historic in their locales, maybe not as old as San Fran, but long time, just not as famous.
Well said ❤ thats why i subscribed 👍😁🤚🇵🇭💪
Thank you for the sub
enjoy our country bro and can you try filipino food and show us 🤭☺️
Nice city❤
Thank you, you know Eastwood?
Welcome
Thank you po
Your safe in BGC Bro to walking around there
A new subscriber here
Thank you appreciate the support. From Philippines, USA, or somewhere else?
Mike are you going to do an apartment tour?
Going to do a video showing apartments for rent here with our realtor in the future so people can get an idea of prices
Bro try goin to the south of Manila in Albang it's like LA vine very different to Eastwood
Yea a lot of people have recommended Alabang, so I will check it out. We have the new born baby now though so travel is a little limited for a little while
Mabuhay❤
Salamat po!
690 sub right here!! Wasssup!
Thank you bro, appreciate it!
Eastwood was eastwood and still is Eastwood when BGC was just a large expanse of land. It was there at the turn of the century.
Yes I seen that how it was years ago. Which do you prefer?
@@TheNYCexpat Obviously, BGC levelled up and is a larger and better version. But seriously, BGC as clickbait by Westerners really is getting old. I wonder if they get views if they make the same clickbait videos if they go to KL, Singapore, Jakarta or Bangkok. I am now based in NYC by the way. I miss my home country and videos showing developments at home are driving the high viewership of Philippine videos. The Filipino diaspora is more than 10-12 million. The clickbait videos are obvious especially when the presenter just make videos just for the sake of it. The videos getting views are those who post well presented videos that pique the viewers interest, clickbait nothwithstanding. Always Be Changing is a good example of well presented videos. Though just a little clickbait, their videos are well presented and well thought out. I realize they were previously in Sales/ Marketing and video presentation. It shows in the output. Now living here in NYC, I get what most Westerners say about life in the Western world. But that is another topic. . But keep up with your style. You will capture a niche. Just keep it real. Kudos and hope you enjoy living in the country.
@@arembotate4100 appreciate it bro and yea I try not to be cringe with the click bait ish, but at the same time all RUclipsrs with any marketing background know they have to play the algorithm game at least a little lol
What part of nyc did you move to? Also I'm making a video on Bonifacio global city soon, I'll try not to make it too click baity haha but I'm going to always keep it real and say what I think on my videos. I'll show both sides as i've been there plenty of times. I feel like some vloggers go places once then act like they know everything about it
@@TheNYCexpat Forest Hills near Rego Park/ Kew Gardens in Queens. Just a recent migrant so you will understand my longing for "home." NYC though is not the US as it is a melting pot. Looking forward to your videos.
@@arembotate4100 I was right around that area in Jamaica. I'm sure you've heard of flushing queens. Not sure how represented Filipino is over there, but that's one of the biggest Asian communities in the country if you're ever looking for certain foods or anything like that and missing home
I’d like to see you review Philippine pizza.
If you're from here you might not want to see me do that review haha
Do you have any recommendations for good pizza places here if you're from here? Or if you're an American viewer than yea I wanted to do something like that, but haven't found any place worth mentioning for pizza
Thank you for sharing the experiences. Have fun.
No problem rod, thank you for tuning in! I checked out your page too, good guitar playing
Some haters came from other neighbouring countries. Just ignored those bashers. Don't even think that they're better than you. These so called one sided brain wants you to promote their country, not ours. Enjoy the moment while you can and savour the sweet life of yours in my humble country. Stay safe.😂
Appreciate you bro
Eastwood is BGC standards infrastructure, but with access to more local priced things and food ( which only market2 or rustans marketplace has in BGC)
Yea also bagumbayan barangay is right around the corner from Eastwood, so you can get local food too. Eastwood is a nice place.
Thank you for watching and commenting
@@TheNYCexpat it's definitely a hack, best of both worlds, those Beep buses in C5 they can take you in the line antipolo and BGC..in case you don't feel like Grab ( local Uber )
@@cjcrystal1726 yea we took the one by shakes a few times. It's not that bad, except at rush hour lol
@@TheNYCexpat always be home 30min before rush hour , travel during off peak
Hi:) new subs here:) welcome to the family:)
What camera are your using to vlog?❤
Some of this video was shot on dji pocket 2 and some on pocket 3. So the dji pockets depending on which one Im using that day are my main cameras
Hahaha ..cool 😊
Thank you my friend, you're cool
You look cute and I like how you speak ❤ hope to see you one time in eastwood ❤
Haha thank you for watching the video!
I miss that place I used to work in that area with my former company IBM. There's a good sisig place in that area it's a cheap and good place if your craving for it for lunch and also miss some other Restos and the live music events in Eastwood city hanging out with friends from Dell and TOEI Animation Japan companies in that area too. Bro America is getting worst homeless people and drugs is on the rise small to medium business are closing because of theft, break-ins and harassment from gangs and syndicates. food and gas prices, housing, tax fees and crimes is getting high out here these days. And I guess all forms of corruption is legal here in the US it's on the news.
Thank you for sharing some of your memories in Eastwood
Hey my boy, Mike! Have you noticed? We do not have parking meters here. Do you think it's a bad thing that the Philippines do not have those?
I haven't really thought about it too much to be honest because when I think of driving cars in The Philippines I feel like it's the wild west out there haha
But in Eastwood, I don't see too many cars posted up on the streets or anything and we do have the paid parking lot under the mall, so I think that's good enough
First (1st) 🏖️💖💖💖💐🎉😇🤗😊
Thank you for the support!
@@TheNYCexpatYou're welcome my friend. Enjoy life, show your fun bubbly side and more videos. Soon Eastwood will be near the newly developed high-end Bridgetown and Parklink condos, hotels, outdoor activity fields, malls etc (maybe you can visit these places). Your place the Eastwood is actually my fave place, next is Ortigas Makati and BGC and they are all high ends. Enjoy the feel of a real "Freedom," the fun loving and caring People, the convenience of nearby amenities and local and international foods and cuisines, the culture (that family culture) and that simple things that makes every Filipino happy 👍💖💐🎉🍀🌴🏖️😇🤗😊
@@InfiniteGoodnessyea Eastwood is awesome! I’ll be doing move videos on more places, but wanted to start with Eastwood. And yea the people are the best part of The Philippines. Thank you again for the kindness
@@TheNYCexpat You're welcome 👍💖💐🎉🏖️😇🤗😊
Talk about please cost of rent of the condo or did you buy?
Rent. I'll have a video just on that
Bro can you visit to DIWATA PARIS a lot of vlogers there
Stay mentally strong and f them haters
Thank you, will do
LOL ........ American here since 2011 .... LOVE IT ... Glad You're Here !!! EASTWOOD is cool but too expensive LIVELIHOOD but it's all good if you have DOLLA then you'll be all good BOI !!!! Nice...............Welcome to the Philippines, have any questions hit me up ..... LIVE LIKE A FILIPINO know everything here !!! If You want a nice Authentic Burrito .. head to Tiendasitas inside SM Hypermarket is an American Resto ... Black Oak Bistro .... they have the BEST TAQUITOS in the ENTIRE PHILIPPINES !!! American size hahahahahahahahaha have Fun Brotha !!!
Nice! We've been over there a bunch, either going there or to decathlon but didn't know they had Mexican food there lol
@@TheNYCexpat yeah ..... gotta explore :) ... love Decathalon !!! Kinda like a Big Version of Big 5 sporting goods but bigger actually compared to the states. Turners not sure if you know Turners if they're still around .... yeah let me know how you like it .... SM Hypermarket has great foods if you don't want to drive all the way to BGC LOL ... sometimes it's 1/2 through traffic going there to BGC :)
@@therelationshipcounselor yea I will see what's up there because a good burrito was something that's been missing here lol
@@TheNYCexpat you'll love it indeed .... owners are from San Francisco :)
Can you do 4k resolution?
I actually do record and upload at 2.7k or 1440p, but for some reason it’s capped at 1080p on settings, not sure why. I’ll look into it.
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What are the noteable differences that you noticed between living in Cebu and Manila in General?
I am going to make a video on this actually, but will still give you the short answer of it. First off, it depends on what you're looking for in a place, but to me manila has the advantage of being the main island in the Philippines because of this it has more developed cities, better hospitals, you get your mail quicker, access to an airport that goes directly to the usa, when bands or shows come through they often will visit Manila if only doing one show in Philippines, just stuff like that. Manila feels more developed overall. Cebu is also very nice, but feels more rural. Cebu city has a few urban developed areas, but nothing like the big cities in Manila. Cebu has nice beaches and a lot of nature. Manila also has nice beaches, but you have to drive like two hours through Luzon lol
Found Visayan people to be more friendly overall like they will talk your ear off haha
That's about what I can think off off the top. I'll make a video going into more detail on the different places to live and what comes with them
@@TheNYCexpat As a native Manileño, and as someone who has been Cebu before your answer is 100% correct.👍
@@ninkichan7209 appreciate it, glad you agree haha. Of course everyone's experiences can differ, but that was mine. Manila is underrated in my opinion, but that's okay
@@TheNYCexpat been to NYC myself after 9/11 at least 3 Times and was surprised that the then famed Grays Papaya hotdogs actually had 3 Filipino staff and one Indian. They knew immediately that we were Tourist so they too out orders in Tagalog which was funny at the time.
@@ninkichan7209 yea new york is a bit of a melting pot like that. A lot of the time you have mixed race cooks like that that can cook good as actual people from the places because they been doing it so long haha
And yea there's a large Filipino community in new york and new jersey
Try to give all
Pilipino your card so that they give you alot of support subscribers
That's a good idea. I don't have cards or anything like that right now just working on making good videos and talking to everyone on the comments. Thank you for the idea
those haters are just jealous, HAVE THEM DEAL WITH THAT JUST IGNORE THEM or BLOCK THEM
It's okay people usually act like that because they have their own issues and want to try to bring others down
Hey kumusta men new sub what the rent rate in Eastwood thanks enjoy
Kamusta bro, for rent I would say anything between ₱18,000 to ₱25,000 for a one bedroom is a good to fair price range
How about BGC ?
I got you. Stay tuned
Hi there
This place is actually nice.
If I would like to come there, would you help me with finding a place to rent.
Thank you.
@@gregorban6567 join my members club if you'd like to, you can email me and I'll give you some suggestions if you're looking for a place
@@TheNYCexpat Thank-you
I think BGC is a lot better than Eastwood. There’s a lot more variety of things to do and the streets are better organized.
That's a fair take. They're both cool. For me it came down to the condo prices and the value was better in Eastwood
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Hey haha
How do you make a living ? --- $$$$$ ??? 🤔
Saved up before I moved here, then taught English. Trying to make the switch to full time content creator
Judging by your accent, you aren't from NYC. You're from the southern United States.
@@mrvgstyle2442I think a lot of non Americans expect everyone from New York to sound like the stereotype in movies, which isn’t the case and usually isn’t even an accurate New York accent it’s often a Boston accent. Go to nyc, nj, philly, and talk to some people, you’ll learn who’s from where
i say this respect to your choice but it looks like any other western city and kinda sterile
a comparable western city with less crime and a third of the rent costs was exactly what I was looking for, so no offense taken haha