Funeral Costs And Process

[Hewy09]

My condolences on your family's loss.

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[JJReyes]

Gambling was permitted during funeral wakes as a way to raise money for burial expenses. It got to a point that syndicates would pay families compensation for using the wake as a pretext for professional gambling. Is this still the practice in the provinces? 

[brock]

they were gambling at my house on top of my father inlaws coffin, and standing their beer bottles on it, That was in Cebu City.

[paulus]

Hmmmmm looks like heavy chain and boat ride for me.

[Old55]

they were gambling at my house on top of my father inlaws coffin, and standing their beer bottles on it, That was in Cebu City.

This would be my preferred exit strategy but with kegs strippers and gunfire.

[brock]

This would be my preferred exit strategy but with kegs strippers and gunfire.

 

This is what you want when your alive, :thumbsup:

[Old55]

Fact is my life is awesome but going out in that way would keep tongues wagging for years.

[jpbago]

So far, the funeral costs here in NO are 18,000p (pick up, embalming, coffin, deliver to house and set up). Six or seven days of food costs for 30 to 40 people at a time will be somewhat offset by the 24 hour gambling kick backs (5 or 6 tables of mah jong and teung it). The funeral will be on Sunday. I have never seen anything like this before. It is very tiring and stressful for the family. It reminds me of that other tradition here where they whip their backs with chains. 

[Dave Hounddriver]

If a friend or family member dies, we foreigners get to 'help' with the financial arrangements, but when we go the money stops (often immediately) so who pays to put us in the ground?

[Old55]

If a friend or family member dies, we foreigners get to 'help' with the financial arrangements, but when we go the money stops (often immediately) so who pays to put us in the ground?

You make arrangement's ahead of time.