Ramblingroads

_________________________________ What's the going rate? And or (rates?), from others of you out there who use these resources, or if you know about going rates? I'm assuming Manila is a more expensive area, than Cebu, or Davao? And from there ... Read More

I think it can go beyond just the cleaning of the house to affecting the family structure as a whole and the values that permeate the home. But as my original post implies - everyone is different and should give it a try but its just not for ... Read More

____________________________ "" I am not knocking ramblingraods but in all honesty mate I come across guys always all friggin doom and gloom and this and that and horror story after horror story."" I don't mean to sound dismissive, but your post ... Read More

Negative Forum? Doom????... LQQKING? & Gloom? Holycow. I'll get back to this thread soon, (I do have a day job), and we can dissect and or tease out some of this / these [reactionary misconceptions]. Super briefly, foreign fools in the ... Read More

___________________________________ ""I hate to say it, but its true."" And rarely, in this world, and even one more... Have truer words been spoken. Read More

leebeme I am an expatriate. I am American, and I am now living in the Philippines. I am currently in lapu-lapu. About me First off, I never want to leave but i am in March. I will be back and will be gitting perminent residency visa so i never ... Read More

___________________________________ ""We were living in Las Vegas where there were no jobs for him and any in the states he applied for he was either to expensive to hire or was beat out by others with more ... Read More

No, that would be your nightmare - not your dream.____________________________ gokhan, Is lost somewhere between Kirk Cobain, and Jim Morrison, neither turned out well in the end... The fantasy of America, is Hollywood. [ Nothing ] to do with ... Read More

____________________________________ SpaceRat, What an awesome name, considering we all communicate through cyberspace these days. It's home for many of us. The problem with so many people of today is there's no imagination. "We" lack creativity. ... Read More

______________________________________ leebemeYesterday 16:11:16. ""someone actoualy returned all my cards minus 1000 peso (the cash) and the wallet its self."" ______________________________________ Peso or Dollars? Read More

__________________________________ ""Thanks for your advice. Yes 53 days travel. They will not allow that even if i have return ticket to prove that i will be back home? I think i don't need millions to ... Read More

"wow 53 days is a loooong vacation" _______________________________________ 53 days is an eternity. Change the ticket... You can fix it when you get out of country, and put the extension(s) back. New Love Read More

Of course rich families don't have problems. HongKong Haily you're going to have to do better. Lots of rich ones in Hong Kong, remember no problems. Pretty doggone sweet. Not that you're looking to get married, or even talk to a dude... but if you ... Read More

________________________________________ Dude, Sir, they got surfing there? I'm old surfer myself, body-surfed for years in Redondo Beach Calif. Read More

______________________________________ Oh! I see, one of them things. Read More

________________________________ Oh! ""I have also gathered info about universities in other countries in East Asia (Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, ...)."" I think this must be the part that threw me around the globe. Oh well, maybe someone else will ... Read More

_______________________________________ Well I would personally recommend the UCL, University College London, it's an excellent school with an excellent program. Rice University in Houston Texas, excellent program. And a state or non-private ... Read More

______________________________________________ Hi, please let the board know, how it goes....many other Filipinas and Filipinos are in similar situations. $50.00 a day is doable, it just requires keeping everything well on down, on the lower end. ... Read More

________________________________________ ".Pocket money ($500 is enough?)" $25.00 USD, a day? Dear, young, sweet, innocent, thing. NO! ________________________________________ "Unfortunately, he cant come over to the ... Read More

Go slow, go easy, antagonize gently, don't frighten or scare the chimp, I mean chap. Let the daughter, lead the way, post some pictures of her on his FB account, not a flood of pictures, be respectful, just one or two, carefully, selected pictures ... Read More

Part of maturity and intelligence is readily accepting ambiguity in people. Bearing in mind "accepting" is not internalizing or embracing ambiguity... The reason(s) should be self evident. Because they revolve around social philosophy versus social ... Read More

A bit of (your) personal history... ______________________________________ About me: we are a greek-turkish married couple. spent 2 years in manila. now back here with our little baby boy. _______________________________________ A Greek Turkish, ... Read More

Yes, Catcat_11, I do "feel" the pity, that you bring with you, and I see it playing out, with your making excuses for some of his questionable behavior. But it's not overtly bad behavior, marriage usually comes with good intentions, between two ... Read More

Well you have to read... and think a bit... it's not government work, ha...., sorry couldn't resist, also if you haven't read the other thread, "marrying an indian bf" there's part of this story over there too. I appreciate your advice of short ... Read More

#13 2013-10-29 11:51:34 ""Well i can feel his sincerity. Prior to courtship, he already told me that, my aim is to marry.will you marry me? THats the introduction:"" Catcat_11, you can (feel) the sincerity of his (words).... That's really all you ... Read More

Yes, I had seen it was holiday season 2012, but thank you kindly for the update. Sincerely, Ramblingroads Read More

FilAmericanMom, "Here in the Philippines, my total hospital cost including the doctor's fees for a c-section was around PhP130K+ (less than my US$3000 co-pay). Geetings FilAmericanMom, your and morefuninthephilippines post here about medical are ... Read More

seattle99, Thanks for the link, very much appreciated. Sincerely. Read More

Straydog, Thanks, for the link, I'll give it a good looking over. Sincerely. Read More

Wow, this is the only place that I would strongly recommend to avoid at all cost. Had a very bad experience with this clinic regarding an infected tooth where they acted very unprofessional and put my health in danger."Wow, this is the only place ... Read More

DrHassanMalik said, "thats hilarious that you dont even know that alot of young residents physicians (ASIAN QUALIFIED) who go to USA after doing USMLE get JOBS in best hospitals all over US that too with all the said benefits." No dear Doctor, ... Read More

The city is not too important Sir, I will have to spend a month or so to get all the Dental work I need done, completed. So I will live / spend time, somewhere in or near the city, where the Dentist is at. A good competent Dentist is the first ... Read More

"My advice to older foreigners who want to have a Filipina companion, pick a same-age range wealthy educated Filipina widow. She'll treat you right, and parade / show you off to her "amigas". You might find yourself ballroom dancing with her at ... Read More

Hi gorgeouslyflawless, I've been looking for info about dental care, I'm not having much luck, I'm an Expat, I need fillings, crowns, and possibly bridge work, I don't live in KL, I would have to fly in and spend a month or two getting all the work ... Read More

Yo big stump! Ha, sometimes I crack my own self up. No disrespect meant Sir. Could you please provide a link or two... Mr. Stumpy, Much more importantly at least to me, at the moment, is... Would you be so kind, to list 4 or 5 of your favorites ... Read More

wanderingsalsero, You sound a bit frustrated, and are thinking of how to "get out of this place" I noticed you said you're looking to stay in Southeast Asia, do you have any ideas about where you may be thinking to put up a new grub-stake, ... Read More

catcat_11, I'm in total agreement with Mr. Shahidzmn778, on his post above. Surprised! There should not be any, the post makes good sense. Go slow.... It's not even the idea that he is pushing you to marry him, before you've come to your own ... Read More

Mr. Shahidzmn778, After reading this post, I'm inclined to kindly refer you to the first rule of holes. If you are not familiar with this rule, you should google it and familiarize yourself with it. As to my knowing more or less than a ... Read More

"(i mean from a weterners point of view)" Alright bud, let's take a "Westerners" (point) of [view]. Religious group Population 1975 1990 2010 Muslim 84% 87% 89% Hindu 15.4% 12.1% 9.5% Christian 0.3% 0.4% 0.6% Buddhist ... Read More

Yes they are.... Beware, beware, beware, women have few rights in their culture. The men pretty much own their wives, like a Philippino owns a baboy. Not trying to correlate pigs with people but the ownership concept, idea, is all too real. It's ... Read More

""In the city I live in with my wife there are many men from Africa who are big players and have dozens of woman with child...government won't and cannot stop it."" I don't understand what you are referring to "playing the numbers game", it's ... Read More

Interests current affairs, music, new experience, new friends, reading, travel Poetry? Read More

Scott Adams' Secret of Success: Failure What's the best way to climb to the top? Be a failure. If you're already as successful as you want to be, both personally and professionally, congratulations! Here's the not-so-good news: All you are likely ... Read More

*********************************** In other words a damned disaster. Read More

Excellent idea, tells a lot about the person, cuts down on the immediate financial emergencies. Buy some Philippines airmail stamps and send her one every time you write so she will have no excuse to not write ... Read More

********************* Uh oh, there Mr. Mugtech, looks like the Pirates got hit with too many "cannon" balls, his Eminence the "Cardinal" sank their ship. But the Pirates were on a "current"... it has been a while... "Glory is fleeting, but ... Read More

I think it's foolish to assume that if you quit your job abroad, come here to the Philippines and start a business, your life would be simpler. Running a business is more complex than having a day job. Have you tried running a business in the US? ... Read More

************************************** Interests: "current affairs, real truth, surviving in modern world., truth" Colin, truth is hard to come by these days, there's so much information to sift through and then (try) and digest, and truth often ... Read More

******************************* Which are you using, residual, stability or hybrid dividends? if you use them all... is there a "workhorse" dividend you "bank on" in your portfolio? I spent several hours yesterday reading about dividends and the ... Read More

*************************** From a friend of a friend. How did you make it in the downturn? Sing, baby sing. Here is how the invisible hand slings its blade for me: about the GE culture. The GE culture does not seem to work for the individual ... Read More

" I believe everything i have read the food is cheap so I do not need to list it. " ******************************** John, Food is not cheap in the Philippines, it's cheap if you eat like a local. This is not easy to do, for many reasons, palate ... Read More

************************************ Dear [mug]tech, Well, well, well, and my, my, my, so "pirates" bring to your mind Somalia and Pittsburgh baseball teams, and "red skins" from the wild, wild, West. Dude you need to get out more often, there's ... Read More

************************************* Yesterday, Thursday the 19th of Sept. was International Pirate day... Can you [ think ] or "see" how (The Topic), could possibly have correlation; be linked to; have insight; or commonality; or "tie" into ... Read More

*************************************** Fraulein Mylyn, good day to you, hope you are well. OK... now on with the business at hand. What we have here is clearly "a failure to communicate" did you ever see the movie "Cool Hand Luke"? But before ... Read More

********************************** Yes, there is little need to talk of "tears wasted crying in the rain", and innocence lost, so early on the day. However once one walks out of the airport and the wolves waiting move in, then... the tears and ... Read More

********************************* Dear Brother, In the poker game of life, sometimes sarcasm can be a real good card. Useful? Yes! The post was a bit of the hard hitting (reality) of those who (live here) and have no "rat race" to leave, or get ... Read More

******************************************* "I wan't to get as far away from the rat race as possible." It's easy enough to get away from the rat race here in the Philippines, dirt floor shacks made from coconut leaves, no bathroom, electricity, ... Read More

*************************************************** Unfortunately, this is all very true, all the way down to the cheat part. If one buys and builds a house, with the idea of a dwelling of Western standards, it's going to be expensive to build and ... Read More

**************************************** "We Chinese or Asian are slightly difference from Caucasian. Our meaning of retirement doesn't mean we shut down our brain or tied out hands & legs and don't work if there is a opportunity arises. We ... Read More

************************************ "My old man also teaches me to be humble and always ready to apologize if I have make a mistake." When you are referencing your "old man" does that mean your father or your dad? I am unfamiliar with Asians ... Read More

Hi Sir, dont be offended by how this people would say or what not, they can't define you as a person or as how you think or do, theyre not you. I very much understand and agree that you want to put your money in a good use for the better future of ... Read More

Hi Sir, dont be offended by how this people would say or what not, they can't define you as a person or as how you think or do, theyre not you. I very much understand and agree that you want to put your money in a good use for the better future of ... Read More

********************************** Michael3: "I don't only come here to retired, my retirement is only my second plan." Well that's a horse of another color entirely isn't it! You've been writing that you want to retire... all the time talking ... Read More

"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" " OFW remittances are what drive the Philippine property boom. " Yes, so true, it does drive the boom, and it is inflated, way beyond the average Philippino's ability to buy. Something has got to ... Read More

It really is amazing the number of people that are starting to consider moving here without a family connection of some kind. I don't think I would have done that myself. Especially looking back at 10 plus years of living here. This is or can be an ... Read More

**************************************** " The first step will be to live in Phil for a while to be sure I can adapt to the cultural change from Australia to Philippines. Just rent a house for a year or so in Cebu, then if all is good, take the ... Read More

***************************************** "3) My pay up capital is below the middle-range of P15M to P20M" Dear Brother: That's a lot of peso, why are you eager to get into a business? It would seem you could live off the "fat of the land" with ... Read More

****************************************************** " there are some beautiful half Filipino half Indian children living here. " Mr. Shaw, It would appear that you are saying, Filipina's of whom as off shore workers, have become "preggy" ... Read More

****************************************** Yes, fortunately, for you, I can help you. On this subject, you don't need friends, and you don't need cuddling, [you need] someone to talk straight to you. In short your need the "straight ... Read More

**************************************** Jove, Clearly you have a real, certified, virtual relationship going on with that family, and for my thoughts.. your focus should be on what (you) are getting out of it as primary. The rest can be ... Read More

MYLYN: " I am one of the many Filipinas who never been interested or prey for your money! we are well educated professionals and we pay our bills from our own sweat, " ****************************************** Well, I've got money and I love to be ... Read More

gonna make an appoinment for my glamour shots.practice my "game" face. maybe a little make up to make myself look a bit like a model************************** I personally would recommend working on the brain, for someone who grew up in the ... Read More

************************* Maybe the best post on the thread. And the most sensible too... Read More

******************************** Dang Fox, that's plain scary. Read More

************************************* Who is [ WE ]? Respectfully, for a minute anyway, I'm having trouble with this post passing the sniff test. So let's get on with it!! Your being from Saudi Arabia, I would have thought, and let us give the ... Read More

There must be some kind of way out of here Said the joker to the thief There's too much confusion I can't get no relief Business men they drink my wine Plowmen dig my earth *None will ever own the mind *Nobody knows of its worth No reason to get ... Read More

Whoops, should have been "stay in HK" I was thinking you are in Hong Kong. Have fun in the Philippines. Read More

Ramblingroads wrote: I'm not the kind of personality, of just gazing and grazing, the days away. Meaning I'm not really interested in "Proper Retirement". I need things to do, to occupy my mind... Alcohol, cigarettes, and the fantasy dreams of ... Read More

Thatawesomeguy: " Once every few months i look into condo's and land once every few months i hit myself in the head and ask myself what i am thinking " ********************************** This is also a good description of my actions / ... Read More

It's a bit of a bogus post, but it did generate some interesting teachable comments. Read More

Vetretreat: Thank you for the kind words about writing and such. Disagreement is good, as we all get more out of it, at least that's my take. An echo chamber might be more comforting but it's not what's needed or called for on this type of ... Read More

************************************ Yes sir, the children do not give to Expats a single right to assets --- I meant their role can help with strengthening the social-cultural bonds, of the Expat, by helping to tie him with, and into the immediate ... Read More

I though you said "I give up." Vetretreat: I don't find it odd at all that no one has waded in about the legal stuff, we are batting back and forth, not in the least. The Philippines is not a country of laws, as we people in the West know and ... Read More

" pirated software is no longer legal in this country " This is true, some shops have been closed down because of this. Read More

" maybe better stick to be in UK? " Stay in the UK. Read More

Greetings there fellow blogger. Well let us get right to it... Vetretreat, wrote: " It is very hard to argue your views when you have the education, talent and knowledge of using our complicated English language and the cleverness of using that ... Read More

Vetretreat wrote: Ramblingroads: I am going to have to disagree with you on this one and the one you wrote after... Michaelee wrote: you cannot buy any land in the Philippines un less you are Philippino or married to one. If we wish to ply power ... Read More

Vetretreat, greetings! Holy Cow, lots going on.. you're right I did not get the alert. I saw this one just now. " All aside, I would like to say: Rambling you still haven't responded to my email..LOL.. " I responded! I responded 3 days ago, to ... Read More

Hi, I recommend you this one http://www.britanniamedicalcenter.com/ This is very good one. It's worth the money you'll pay for**************************************** Mayumi2013, Hello, thank you kindly. I looked through the link you ... Read More

************************************ Michaelee! Dear brother. As I stated before, I did not or do not, fault, your intentions. But I think your statement needs, *clarification*.... these things might be easy for you, as you say, "it is simple", ... Read More

******************************** That's a big negatory good buddy! You are "postulating" and I do believe your postulate is in good faith, but alas, it's wrong. []~>[] pos•tu•late: 1. assume something: to assume or suggest that something is ... Read More

************************************* Hello, Your place sounds nice with the trees and growing your own pigs. How far out of Davao city proper do you live? Do you drive or use local transportation when going into town? Are the trees around and ... Read More

The color of his skin matters only to you! Your weak, unthought out presentation of situation is very "old hat". From the free online dictionary... Old Hat~> Adj. 1. old-hat - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic ... Read More