What is your daily routine like being retired in the Philippines

Jackson4 wrote:

What is your daily routine like being retired in the Philippines? How do you keep yourself busy and fight boredom? Don't you get depressed or irritable? It must be a challenge keeping a level head. Do you get into your spouse's/partner's skin? What are common challenges?

Wake up, check mail, coffee, smoke. Routine work stuff, semi retired. TV, Episodes, Food, hang out with the kid, missus does her thing, nap time in the afternoon if I really need, sometimes I wake up at 5AM just to feel productive, more Food, More TV Episodes. We use to go out for walks or hang out in a local Mall before covid-19 but now we stay indoors most of the time. Oh and yes, read up on expat.com and stalk some of you.

No depression as I always try to keep a leveled head, irritated YES, happens to the best of us but it's all how you control it, deep breaths and self mental meditation.

I guess to some degree we both do get under each other skin at times and I can tell just by her reaction or mood, but being able to adapt to the situation and handling it well really plays a good role in bringing her mood back up.

As for Challenges, I guess my biggest challenge right now is where to buy food stuff as we stopped going to the supermarket months ago due to some people are oblivious to the danger covid-19 presents. Lack of social distancing, wearing face mask wrong or just under the chin, touching everything with gloves, people not disinfecting their hands on a regular basis, take your pick. First world problems (lol)  .

oh and a psychologist once said and I quote, "A happy sex life makes a happy couple" and from the words of comedian Chris Rock, well I'll let you figure out the rest.

if you are really interested, google "Chris Rock's Two Rules for Being in a Relationship".

Soonretired wrote:

<SNIP#1> and watch fox news

<SNIP#2> chat with the wife about the latest rumors and find out the latest plots in the neighborhood...who did what to who and why so and so now hates so and so..

<SNIP#3> i dont get too bent out of shape about anything,

<From SNIP #1> First thing in the morning shower, then drink my coffee reading emails. I also watch Fox news but on Youtube, so it's always a day late. Where do you watch Fox? It seems many parts of the world they only get CNN. (That maybe one reason Trump has a negative image throughout the world.)

<From SNIP #2> I thing your ongoing problem with the squatter may be the gossip in the neighborhood.

<From SNIP #3> Are you sure about that? Need I mention squatter? If I had that problem I would really be bent out of shape and go to war.

Enzyte Bob wrote:

Soonretired wrote:

<SNIP#1> and watch fox news

<SNIP#2> chat with the wife about the latest rumors and find out the latest plots in the neighborhood...who did what to who and why so and so now hates so and so..

<SNIP#3> i dont get too bent out of shape about anything,

<From SNIP #1> First thing in the morning shower, then drink my coffee reading emails. I also watch Fox news but on Youtube, so it's always a day late. Where do you watch Fox? It seems many parts of the world they only get CNN. (That maybe one reason Trump has a negative image throughout the world.)

<From SNIP #2> I thing your ongoing problem with the squatter may be the gossip in the neighborhood.

<From SNIP #3> Are you sure about that? Need I mention squatter? If I had that problem I would really be bent out of shape and go to war.

we have cignal dish..i have to pay the second highest rate to get fox, its the only reason i do since everything else is movies and shows from the 70's 80's and 90's..they rerun all month then a new batch of reruns come in...

yeah the brngy issues suck but me and my wife are in it for the long haul, we have our paperwork straight, our title, typhoons will come eventually..here in our home we still try to stay upbeat

Enzyte Bob wrote:

Soonretired wrote:

<SNIP#1> and watch fox news

<SNIP#2> chat with the wife about the latest rumors and find out the latest plots in the neighborhood...who did what to who and why so and so now hates so and so..

<SNIP#3> i dont get too bent out of shape about anything,

<From SNIP #1> First thing in the morning shower, then drink my coffee reading emails. I also watch Fox news but on Youtube, so it's always a day late. Where do you watch Fox? It seems many parts of the world they only get CNN. (That maybe one reason Trump has a negative image throughout the world.)

<From SNIP #2> I thing your ongoing problem with the squatter may be the gossip in the neighborhood.

<From SNIP #3> Are you sure about that? Need I mention squatter? If I had that problem I would really be bent out of shape and go to war.

While I agree with 2 and 3 Bob I and probably others will take umbrage at "many parts of the world only get CNN" and N and N Aussie joke sorry. Thinking people source both sides of any argument and make their own decisions. While I am an Aussie and see the many problems in my own country, as an outsider I really have no right to comment on the goings on in the US but watch it all going down with dismay as I'm sure many others do. OMO.
My daily routine is watching several hours of world news so I know when to duck for cover and in between chill.

Cheers, Steve.

Soonretired wrote:

when you have kids you have to be cool about things that may upset them or make the feel anxious so we dont talk about the squatter or other neighbor issues around them.

the day we had engineer here measuring there were 10-20 onlookers and 4-6 of them were acting angry, my 4 year old boy hid at a good neighbors house the whole time, when he came home i had alot of questions to answer.

Yes children are precious and innocent and do learn with hard knocks, mine are grown and gone.
Can I ask when did you get the engineer/surveyor in to measure? just recently? I had a surveyor here before we purchased our lots prior to signing the sale contract with permission from the then owner, that was well over 3 years ago, the markers are there for all to see. (I watch and wait for some fool to dig them out, time will tell.
I dearly hope we never end up in your situation but back on topic we daily observe our boundaries, any and all that encroach gathering feed for their goats get the short shift as do the goats when they arrive, good practice for the air soft toys. News, goat herding, hot breakfast, and all in-between.

Cheers, Steve.

Jackson4 wrote:

Well then, being near the cliff to my retirement, it is quite interesting to find retirement has so much to offer between drama, detective experience, lawsuits and maybe gore. Just like the movies. My fear is boredom, nothing to do and possibly tear my spouse's head off.
There is something to look forward to after all. And maybe, buy myself a motorcycle too.
One thing for sure, I will not let squatters on my property.

There is plenty here to keep one amused.

Cheers,Steve.

bigpearl wrote:

Enzyte Bob wrote:

Soonretired wrote:

<SNIP#1> and watch fox news

<SNIP#2> chat with the wife about the latest rumors and find out the latest plots in the neighborhood...who did what to who and why so and so now hates so and so..

<SNIP#3> i dont get too bent out of shape about anything,

<From SNIP #1> First thing in the morning shower, then drink my coffee reading emails. I also watch Fox news but on Youtube, so it's always a day late. Where do you watch Fox? It seems many parts of the world they only get CNN. (That maybe one reason Trump has a negative image throughout the world.)

<From SNIP #2> I thing your ongoing problem with the squatter may be the gossip in the neighborhood.

<From SNIP #3> Are you sure about that? Need I mention squatter? If I had that problem I would really be bent out of shape and go to war.

While I agree with 2 and 3 Bob I and probably others will take umbrage at "many parts of the world only get CNN" and N and N Aussie joke sorry. Thinking people source both sides of any argument and make their own decisions. While I am an Aussie and see the many problems in my own country, as an outsider I really have no right to comment on the goings on in the US but watch it all going down with dismay as I'm sure many others do. OMO.
My daily routine is watching several hours of world news so I know when to duck for cover and in between chill.

Cheers, Steve.

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Jackson4 wrote:

One thing for sure, I will not let squatters on my property.

LOL... that and the old saying "neither a borrower or a lender be" will save you from most pitfalls!

Soonretired wrote:

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Such political opinions about the USA are not appropriate on the forum.

mugtech wrote:

Soonretired wrote:

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Such political opinions about the USA are not appropriate on the forum.

dont know how we got off on that...LOL