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By the Beach

Hi Everyone, as you may know, I will be returning to the Phillipines for 1 month. I will be leaving Fort St. John, June 15th 2023 and will be flying via Vancouver and Taipei Taiwan before landing in Clarke Pampanga, Luzon Philippines which is just 1 hour from where I and my family live. I will be returning to FSJ BC Canada on July 17th 2023.  Many of you already know this. BUT WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS.. that I have had so much support, so many questions about my family, about the Philippines, the culture, foods, culture shock, and so many other things so I decided to do a FB LIVE travel video Blog which I’ve Titled “BELCHER’S VIDEO TRAVEL BLOG”

Now, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING A LIVE VIDEO BLOG. So don’t expect anything super polished and fancy or even close to professional, but I know I have great content that will be very exciting, informative, challenging, and I I work hard at it, it might even be a little funny.

CHECK IT OUT ON FACEBOOK LIVE AT paul.belcher.1

Assorted Pictures of Paul in the Philippines

Some of the Things You Can Look Forward To:(Not Necessarily in this Order)

GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE PHILIPPINES

  • CORRUPTION AND AVOIDING TRAVEL TROUBLES and DO’S AND DONTS WHILE FLYING INTERNATIONAL
  • MY TRAVELS TO AND FROM THE PHILIPPINES INCLUDING LAYOVERS IN VANCOUVER AND TAIPEI TAIWAN
  • MEETING AND GETTING TO KNOW MY WIFE AND KIDS JEROME AND HANNAH PAULINE
  • MEET SOME OF MY FRIENDS THE GOOD BAD AND WIERD
  • LEARN SOME CULTURAL CUSTOMS TRADITION AND LANGUAGE .
    • Greeting and Honoring Grandparents, Parents, “Bless”
    • , Wedding Traditions,
    • Adressing various people by title “Kuya, Ate, and more,
    • Most Useful Phrases here in the Philippines
    • Necessary Phrases here in the Philippines
    • Not so Nice “Domesticated” pets which can do some Serious harm
    • Healthcare, Hospital Visits, Doctors and good, but pay as you go care and Medicines.
  • BATHROOM TALK- ALL THE THINGS PEOPLE DONT TELL YOU ABOUT FILIPINO BATHROOMS ABOUT DIFFERENCES IN TOILETING, SHOWERING, AND WATER. “WHAT NO TOILET PAPER?” Also BONUS Bathroom and Kitchen  Wildlife.
  • HOUSING IN THE PHILIPPINES
  • OUR FAMILY VACATION IN BAGUIO CITY
  • WEATHER-Heat, Heavy Rains, Typhoons and More. My 2013 Typhoon Story
  • MULTI PART – FILIPINO FOODS-
    • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
    • Main Meals, Deserts, Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners,
    • specialty foods local to each particular region/Province, and cities,
    • Awesome Must Try Foods,
    • foods that sound disgusting but aren’t,
    • foods that sound disgusting and are (or at least not my cup of tea)
  • WE’RE GOING TO THE WET MARKET, GROCERY STORES AND MORE
  • TRAVELING -BIKES, TRIKES, JEEPNEES, AND SCARY BUSES AND BUS DRIVERS. BONUS Getting packed into Trikes, Jeepnees, and Buses like sardines in a can
  • BEGGARS THIEVES, SCAMS AND SCAMMERS, AND HOW THEY VIEW US CANADIANS
  • A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FILIPINO/CANADIAN FAMILY IN THE PHILIPPINES
  • “NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART” BUGS SNAKES, ANTS, SPIDERS RATS AND MORE FUN THINGS HERE
  • PAYING TO GET INTO PUBLIC WASHROOMS IN PARKS AND DIFFERENT COSTS DEPENDING ON WHETHER ITS NUMBER 1 OR 2
  • CHECKING OUT CHURCHES HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE DEEP IMPACT FAITH HAS ON THE PINOY/PINAY PEOPLE (Male Female Filipinos)
  • QUESTIONS ABOUT WORKING IN THE PHILIPPINES, WAGES, REQUIREMENTS, ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES, AND THE SPARNESS OF GOOD WORK.
  • SAFETY AND SECURITY POLICE SECURITY GUARDS AND MILITARY. THEY MAY NOT BE WELL PAID BUT THEY ALL HAVE GUNS AND WILL USE THEM. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MESS WITH THEM
  • GOVERNMENT AND OTHER CORRUPTION AND MY EXPERIENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH IMMIGRATION OFFICE
  • THE GOOD SIDE OF THE FILIPINO GOVERNMENT THAT FEW HEAR OR TALK ABOUT
  • THE POSITIVE INFLUENCE OF FAITH AND RELIGION HERE ON FILIPINO CULTURE AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HERE AND CANADA
  • ABOUT ME, MY TESTIMONY OF THE DIFFERENCE THAT CHRIST MADE IN MY LIFE AND THE IMPACT ON ME NOW.
  • THE GOSPEL IN A NUTSHELL. WHY IT SHOULD BE SO IMPORTANT TO YOU. WHY YOU NEED A SAVIOR
  • ABOUT THE MINISTRY I FOUNDED AND RUN “Comec Ministries International” Aka CMI or the Center for Outreach, Missions, Evangelism, and Christian Living International what we do and why, Where we work, and the things we aim to do, How you can help us giving food, aid, hope, and the gospel to a desperate world.
  • PHILIPINE CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES. FOE-PA, GOOD PRACTICES, OR JUST AN AWFULLY HARD CULTURAL THING TO ADAPT TO?
  • THE MANY LANGUAGES OF THE PHILIPPINES
  • WHY I LOVE THE PHILIPPINES SO MUCH
  • THE MOST AWESOME PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES  AND WHY THEY ARE MUCH BETTER THAN MOST AMERICAN AND CANADIANS.
  • NOT REALLY WANTING TO LEAVE -EMOTIONAL TIES
  • The LONG LAY-OVERS, IN TAIWAN AND VANCOUVER
  • HOME TO 2ND HOME
  • AND MORE AS TIME ALLOWS AND BLOG IDEAS FILL THE HEAD

So join me as we venture through countries, experiences, culture shock and more as we travel through BELCHERS. VIDEO TRAVEL BLOG. Just go to Facebook. We will see you there.

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We can be reached in the following ways

  • Info.cmi.fsj.ca@gmail.com
  • comecministriesinternational@gmail.com

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