Ex-Pat Club Meeting?

[WordsandMusic]

Do Ex-pats ever get together there or are they all living as Individuals. I was wondering because there seems to be a lot of Information that could be Shared through friendships not only friendships of the Ex-pat but with the GFs and wives. Maybe that is too intimidating or too social to pursue. I was thinking about all this brain power and resource information that could be shared in a more personal way. Loaning tools and other resources to each other, creating a network that helps us all through the home building process, resourcing builders and contractors could save us all hardship and money. I understand that the forum is the link between us, but doesn't anyone want to befriend flesh and blood anymore? Seems we miss out on a lot of joy in life restricting ourselves to an electric faceless box. We are all different, come from different back grounds. But we are mature men, who have lived, loved and in some cases have died in various ways, though not literally. But there is power in numbers as well as knowledge. How cool would it be to get together every once in a while and pick each others brains. Maybe once or twice a year take over a resort in various places, just to hang out and hang loose. Seems we are missing out on a lot of resources, the biggest being ourselves and friendship! The Ex-pat Club.

[lyno 47]

The Forum did have a xmas party some time ago from what I understand Tom helped to organize it and put up some money for the enjoyment of all . .As many members live on different islands I think you might find it difficult to get many together ,I have caught up with a couple of expats here in Cebu and have enjoyed the exchanges very much.There is a section on the forum where you can post who  wants to meet, just post there and see how many takers you get . If you organize a meeting in Cebu let the expats here know,i am sure you will get a few takers ,me included.

cheers

[WordsandMusic]

Sounds good! Been doing a mental inventory of what I thought I might miss the most about home. Came to the conclusion, it will be talking with other men that I can relate to. I love my wife, but it can become work at times to overcome and communicate everything that is involved with being married to a Filipina. I find sometimes they are teenagers and sometimes they are grown woman. And it can be a full time job discerning which way to handle things from day to day. Not complaining, just stating the facts. So I have found that hanging with my buddies, mostly musicians, helps the stress of the relationship we all encounter, no matter where our wives and Gfs are from. I have found that Filipinas do a great job adjusting and tackling the learning curve that is required to pick up and move to another country. I also have found that because I'm twenty years older, that I may not adjust as well or maybe as easily is a better word. We get set in our ways and must learn and understand we are dealing with young woman with young dreams and aspirations, this is vital to the mechanics of this kind of relationship. Of course, that doesn't even take into account the cultural differences I have read about and experienced. So yea, I would miss having male friends to hang with and talk to. I'm a mild mannered person who is predictable, you know where I stand on things the moment you met me. I keep my nose clean and as Johnny Cash once so elegantly stated in song, " I walk the line".  I am a writer through and through, maybe not a great writer but, I get my point across better on paper than I do speaking most times, unless it's a song I've written. 

[Dave Hounddriver]

Do Ex-pats ever get together there or are they all living as Individuals

 

We had a few big-group get togethers in the past, always in Cebu, Then there are often local get togethers where a few forum members will form on-line friendships and then meet up from time to time on their own.  I have met many of the forum members and I know of friendly folk in Cebu, Angeles, Dumaguete and even Davao. If you are looking to meet members then either send a private message to folks that you know live in your area or start a thread stating where you are at and if anyone wants to meet up at (state place, date and time) then respond on forum or send you a private message.  Chances are you will get good results unless you are on a small island somewhere.

 

There are quite a few of us who once lived in Cebu and since then have moved to a variety of places all over the Philippines so a central meeting place is not likely to happen until JGF comes back and says:  "Free Drinks".   Amazing how many show up then.

[scott h]

So I have found that hanging with my buddies,

 

Great topic to get out there Word @. You know when asked by my old friends back home what it is like here for us. One of the first things I tell them is that:

 

If you are the type that looks forward to meeting up with your buddies on Sunday morning to watch a football game, or just the type that enjoys stopping by at the local watering hole for a beer and a chat. Then the Philippines would probably not be the place to retire.

 

Like Inyo said, we are scattered among 7000 plus islands and traffic being what it is, we normally just don't jump in the car and scoot to the next town for a visit. I know every so often we will go to a party and there will be another expat, since we are at a social event and the chances of one or the other of us being a bad sort are nil, we usually fall together like long lost brothers. Talking the night away.

 

Great topic :thumbsup:

[Jollygoodfellow]

I moved this topic to where it belongs. Not every topic belongs in the chatterbox and lately I seem to be moving a lot from different forums. Please look at all the forum categories and choose what you think is best related to the topic before posting.

 

Now back to your regular viewing. 

 

tired&grumpy   :morning1:

[Jollygoodfellow]

The Forum did have a xmas party some time ago from what I understand Tom helped to organize it and put up some money for the enjoyment of all . .As many members live on different islands I think you might find it difficult to get many together ,I have caught up with a couple of expats here in Cebu and have enjoyed the exchanges very much.There is a section on the forum where you can post who  wants to meet, just post there and see how many takers you get . If you organize a meeting in Cebu let the expats here know,i am sure you will get a few takers ,me included.

cheers

 

Well not Christmas parties but we had two get togethers I planned and attended as well as one other that a few guys had put together themselves. There are topics and pictures here on the forum.

[virginprune]

I have got together with other expats in my area a few times. There are not that many but a regular 8-9 usually show up. We usually meet up on a Sunday lunchtime for a few hours, venues vary. It is a good thing to meet up locally because the swap of info/news pertains to the area where we live. I am looking forward to catching up again with them when I'm back in country, hopefully next month

[Tukaram (Tim)]

I don't know anyone else on this forum from Iloilo.  (might be some?)   But we do have an expat meetup here, twice a month for drinks, and to practice our English.   We generally have 15-20 guys, a few wives, and sometimes some kids. 

[WordsandMusic]

Sorry about procedural errors on my part, Not to sure of this contraption yet, all my contraptions have strings, they give me hell as well.  I'll get better eventually Boss man.  I just have a lot of questions I want answered before I get there and of course a little re-assurance that everything is going to be alright.  Jumping ship, ( The USA Patriot ) and landing in another country is a big deal. By talking to others, I get a feel for their mental state, not so much by what they say but how they say it.  The how is always the indicator of the happy. Sort of like a disgruntled employee, they are happy to get a pay check but not happy where and how they make it. Seems most folks there are right down the middle, that's where I am here in the USA, so I'm glad we had this little chat.