Moving to the Philippines solo

Parvaze wrote:

I hadn't really considered typhoons, earthquakes etc.

Earlier I had favorite parts at all main islands EXCEPT not bothering about checking Palawan because I found it located some "off"   - but then I found earthquakes maps and I skiped all other islands for Palawan      because thats the only of the main islands, which dont have earthquakes.
And very few typhons too, I believe only 3 since 1964 and Palawan is long so no part has got all three typhons.
On top of that it has got voted top 5 most popular islands in the WORLD more than once!

ledomirb wrote:

I moved to the Philippines in 2013-06 from Australia to help poor families from my disability pension. It has been an invigorating experience, helping about 2,000 people in about 200 families. I have interviewed about 28,000 people here from all walks of life, but mostly poor people, sometimes with the help of children or old people who know enough English to do the 2-way translation. All my family is in Australia, and I have found it easy to fit in, and get to know so many good people. It is a pleasure to live here in the Philippines.

Please excuse me ledomirb, you moved from Oz to help poor families in the Philippines? Your disability pension must be pretty big helping 200 families.

You had to interview 28,000 thousand people to narrow it down to 200?

You've been in the Philippines for 8 years, that is 2,920 days. So the math says you interviewed 9+ people a day, every day for the 2,920 days.

If you have any money left over from that disability pension, send some my way.

Enzyte Bob wrote:

Please excuse me ledomirb, you moved from Oz to help poor families in the Philippines? Your disability pension must be pretty big helping 200 families.

You had to interview 28,000 thousand people to narrow it down to 200?

You've been in the Philippines for 8 years, that is 2,920 days. So the math says you interviewed 9+ people a day, every day for the 2,920 days.

If you have any money left over from that disability pension, send some my way.

C'mon now EB.  You think a man as helpful as ledo would not honor God on Sundays by resting?  Use a 6-day work week instead of 7 in your math.        

Ledo, please send some my way too.   

manwonder wrote:

We have a mathematician checking even on godly work

I also check on handle names.  Like ledomirb could be broken down into ledom and irb, which reverses to bri model.  Brief Model?       

Just kiddin, ledo.  Seriously, glad you are finding ways to help people in PI.  I do that myself.  Enjoy your stay.

Wellsfry wrote:

But with the sex business... many,many "losers" are attracted to that, and make more of a bad name for the rest I think.

Yes. But they make it much easier for us others to be found good in comparing      

((A rather big part of "My news service" are Filipinas, who are disapointed at men,  like to communicate with me inspite of they dont get any money from me and I have told them we dont suit to marry each other.))

Wellsfry wrote:

Of course not all that come for the sex business are losers

If not, they arent good husband material, because if they would be they wouldnt visit places as sex bars in Angeles... 

It seem to be some similar at some datingsites. I know rather many Filipinas, who are very frustrated at a big part of men there expecting them to show nude at webcam when the women expect a serious conversation aiming at checking if it can become marriage...

Cheryl wrote:

Hello everybody,
How did your integration go once settled? Do you think that being alone made it easier to make friends?

Thank you for your contribution!

Cheryl,
Expat.com team

I would think all us expats would hope our integration would be safe.   I have made friends during my last 10 trips there.  From these acquaintances, what I do is I pick and maintain 3 main dive buddies from each of the 3 major island groupings - Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao (L, V, M for shot) 

So if I feel like traveling in  L  for instance,  I would connect with my L buddy in advance.   If I fancy going to V beaches, I would connect with my V buddy.  The same goes as for M area.  The key for me is having a geographic buddy helps with my integration anywhere in Pinas. 

Right now,  as I have mentioned in one of these threads, my L buddy sadly went down with Covid.  I had made strides recently and had chosen a replacement.  She is not as experienced as the other 3 (the prior L, and the V and M buddies) but I will be supporting her and teaching her along the way.

kristopherryanwatson wrote:

chances are she has a kid.

For OTHERS than bar girls high motivated to fool men at money,
for the others with kids its common the WOMAN has been scamed by the father of her child.  Then that can be GOOD for the foreigner by much easier to reach she find you very good in comparing...
(I know some such good women of otherthan bar type. )

kristopherryanwatson wrote:

chances are you're the only foreigner/joe entertaining her.

I guess you forgot to write a "not" before only.

kristopherryanwatson wrote:

Reality:
these girls left their prior life to work at a bar because - lets face it - it's easy money. they are money-motivated for the clients they get (not that this is a bad thing).

WHAT?! Of course its a bad thing for possibility to get a good relation,  when women have got used to the bar culture about fooling men at money...

sekmet wrote:

Fair enough.

Should read, I always want to be close to a decent sized airport. You never know when you might need to leave.

That is smart!

sekmet wrote:

Should read, I always want to be close to a decent sized airport. You never know when you might need to leave.

Depending of situation you can need permit to leave the country anyway, and when so its no big difference if being close to an airport.

asianXplorer wrote:

I was meeting up with a Filipina I met on a dating site 3 months prior to my arrival. Yes, it worked out. We stayed together the whole time I was there. I found a place for she and I to stay for a few days when we both met up at Mactan International Airport. I was coming in from the US and she from northern Mindanao island. We stayed near the airport after we met in person at the airport for the first time. My hotel arranged for the transportation to take me to the airport to pick her up and return us to the hotel. That all went very well as did our stay at the hotel.

Have fun!

Can we tell us more?   

sekmet wrote:

Fair enough.

Should read, I always want to be close to a decent sized airport. You never know when you might need to leave.

You never know when you might HAVE to leave

kristopherryanwatson wrote:

if you have the money to spend, and superficial, short-term romance is what you're looking for, and you know what you're getting into, go ahead!

Well. 
ok IF the woman isnt serios neither
BUT if  the woman is serious and aim at marriage, then its NOT ok, then it would be scaming by the MAN...
I know many Filipinas, who are frustrated at many men even at suppoused to be serious datingsites only aim at geting sex without saying so.

kristopherryanwatson wrote:

if you have the money to spend, and superficial, short-term romance is what you're looking for, and you know what you're getting into, go ahead!  it's a man's kingdom here. as long as you know what exactly you're paying for.

That's me.  I tried real relationships.     Been there, done that.  Two kids already and that is enough.      I  just hangout with practical girls nowadays.

It just didn't work for me and where my mind is at  now, I am cool with it.   For those who had it working  for them, congratulations!

coach53 wrote:

Well. 
ok IF the woman isnt serios neither
BUT if  the woman is serious and aim at marriage, then its NOT ok, then it would be scaming by the MAN...
I know many Filipinas, who are frustrated at many men even at suppoused to be serious datingsites only aim at geting sex without saying so.

Good point.  It works both ways like you said, that is, there are women who get money from guys and disappears, and on the other side, there are men who get the, uhm, sexy time as according to Borat,    and then disappears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIQ9b1FcWxw