Basically, I would estimate you would need maybe a maximum of $1,200 a month to live in the Philippines. If you can make $1,200 a month or if you have access to $1,200 a month, you can live pretty easily here.
Rectified means the edges are ground true and that does nothing for the flatness. That type of tile even though it may be high quality, must have a grout joint to hide the un-eveness of the surface or you have to be able to live with a certain amount of lippage.
Use the adjective rarefied to describe things that are so stylish, smart, or moral that they seem elevated above the ordinary, like the rarefied conversation of brilliant scholars. To correctly pronounce rarefied, accent the first syllable: RARE-uh-fied.. In addition to high-minded conversation, the word rarefied can also describe the air in high elevations that has less oxygen, like the rarefied air that can be challenging to mountain climbers.