Positive Is Not Just The Red Wire...

[i am bob]

While I don't know who wrote the post referred to above about only the negative things or happenings here in the Phils being posted we need to be VERY CAREFUL with just posting the positive things here also .... we don't want people to think that this is utopia and everything is always rosy .... on some other boards negative posts are deleted and only good things are allowed to be posted ..... this is wrong .... living in the Phils is just like living anywhere else on the planet there are bad and good things about living here as many have discovered AFTER moving here ....

I totally agree with you Mike! There is good and bad no matter where we go. And we do need to know about both! And for a forum to delete negative posts is just dumb! Before I joined here last Christmas, I saw one that I'm sure deletes their positive posts... C'est la vie. We are approaching that time of year where we wish one another a Joyeux Noel and we contemplate all the good things we have enjoyed with the approach of the New Year. I think it's a good time to have one here of just the good things. Sure enough we will have lots of the other throughout the rest of the year. One thing about your posts, Mike? You almost always have something good to counter the bad in your posts. We learn what you are trying to teach us and, at the same time, know that you have always have a great outlook on living in the Philippines!

[brock]

As Mike said Negative as well as positive things should be posted, Just because someone doesnt like to hear anything Negative about the Philippines doesnt make it right just to post the positive.

As for me, the Negatives far outweigh the Positives and I will be seriously thinking about my future living here.

[lyno 47]

brock i get to travell a fair bit a lot would depend on where you relocate too but if you are thinking of most eu countries or the uk unless you have big money forget it and here in oz you need very deep pockets indeed ,6months ago the us was no better and i dont know about now but it was not good there then.It appears to me that most western countries including my own are being very badly managed,people have no confidence in any government in most of the west..cheers mate

[OnMyWay]

I don't think Bob was insinuating that we should not post negatives, but just that this thread is all about positives. Nothing wrong with that and it is Christmas time, so why not an all positive thread? :christmas_emoticons_187:

I'm in Subic Freeport Zone right now and I have to re-iterate what others have said: the people! Most of the people we met have been really helpful and nice. Yesterday we went to look at the Kalayaan housing area by jumping on a local jeep type transport within the Freeport. By the time we got up there the people on the jeep had told us about several rentals and we ended up looking at 3. And they were not doing to get a commission or anything like that. They we just being nice. We had to wait for one owner to drive up and show us the place, and the neighbors brought out chairs for us and let us use the CR and gave us water! We sat in the shade chatting with them and it was very pleasant indeed!

As you might have noticed, I do like the Subic area. I will have another post on it.

[Jake]

brock i get to travell a fair bit a lot would depend on where you relocate too but if you are thinking of most eu countries or the uk unless you have big money forget it and here in oz you need very deep pockets indeed ,6months ago the us was no better and i dont know about now but it was not good there then.It appears to me that most western countries including my own are being very badly managed,people have no confidence in any government in most of the west..cheers mate

Totally agree with ya mate! In my opinion, the American Dream does not necessarily mean living

in the States anymore. Residing elsewhere is doable, as long as you have some sort of dollar

account that can support you and your family long term.

Good on ya, mate -- Jake

Edited December 23, 2012 by Jake

[lyno 47]

jake neither does the aussy dream any more our pollies could not organize a night in a house of ill repute with a fist full of dollars i am just putting that as nice as i can so as not to offend anyone but you are getting used to our slang so you know what i mean in other they just plain suck cheers cobber

[stevewool]

the best thing so far for me to see and witness is values they have for there family including me, the respect they show towards each other and there elders, that is what is missing in many many countries through out this world we live in

[MacBubba]

The abundance of sweet tropical fruit.

[brock]

the best thing so far for me to see and witness is values they have for there family including me, the respect they show towards each other and there elders, that is what is missing in many many countries through out this world we live in

I,m sorry, But I dont see much respect when they have their Karaoke on full blast in the early hours of the morning, They have no concern for their neighbours getting a decent nights sleep before they have to go to work, All I see is ignorance and bad manners.

[stevewool]

thats why i dont want neighbours, i wonder thats why the neighbours doont speak to me since Ems has come and started singing lots