Transitioning to a Philippines Retirement

[AlwaysRt]

18 hours ago, Jack Peterson said:

excuse the Humour but some days it keeps us all going

Hey Jack, you spelled Humor wrong..... oh wait, that is another thread ROTFLMAO 

[Jack Peterson]

10 minutes ago, AlwaysRt said:

Hey Jack, you spelled Humor wrong..... oh wait, that is another thread ROTFLMAO 

  My turn for the barrel EH?

[Nickleback99]

21 hours ago, bastonjock said:

 

I dont want to go back to Phuket as its got all touristy now and i have great memories of the place ,i wish to keep them that way.

 

I was I Phuket in '91 doing some work along with great free time. It was Great!...so much more relaxed then.  Can't imagine what it's like now, even post-tsunami.  

[marine6357]

On 6/13/2017 at 6:27 PM, Tukaram (Tim) said:

But he identified himself by his job, I never did. Work paid for my life, it was never more than a means to an end for me.

That was me several years ago but do to an accident i was forced into retirement and thought to Myself at 45 years old "What the hell am I going to do now?" Fortunately I had my now deceased wife to find me things to do. And since she passed I am now finding that I need to do something other then what we planned. It was tough the first year but now I am ready to live a full life again. 

[Dave Hounddriver]

On 6/14/2017 at 6:27 AM, Tukaram (Tim) said:

he identified himself by his job, I never did

You mentioned your Navy days and you can see in my member name that I am still a 'Hound driver so I think that many of us identify with one particular job in our lives that gave us at least a part of "who we are".  But like you, I had very little trouble transitioning.  I loved my job, and I still feel a kinship for people in the same profession, but it is only a part of who we are.

The ones I feel a small pity for are the ones who hated every job they ever had so much that they have to come to Philippines and "pretend" they were someone important like a sniper or a SEAL or some such thing.  For me, I was proud, honored and full of self respect that I simply kept people safe and kept a huge piece of machinery between the ditches and the right way up for 30 years.  Now I am proud and honored to be engaged to a wonderful filipina lady and using my retirement to help her raise her son and have a better life.

(Yes folks, I popped the question on 7/17/17, she said YES,  and life is good again . . .  so transitioning to a Philippines retirement can be a fresh start if you look at it as a new beginning instead of an end to a career.)

Edited July 20, 2017 by Dave Hounddriver

[jpbago]

3 minutes ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

You mentioned your Navy days and you can see in my member name that I am still a 'Hound driver so I think that many of us identify with one particular job in our lives that gave us at least a part of "who we are".  But like you, I had very little trouble transitioning.  I loved my job, and I still feel a kinship for people in the same profession, but it only a part of who we are.

The ones I feel a small pity for are the ones who hated every job they ever had so much that they have to come to Philippines and "pretend" they were someone important like a sniper or a SEAL or some such thing.  For me, I was proud, honored and full of self respect that I simply kept people safe and kept a huge piece of machinery between the ditches and the right way up for 30 years.  Now I am proud and honored to be engaged to a wonderful filipina lady and using my retirement to help her raise her son and have a better life.

(Yes folks, I popped the question on 7/17/17, she said YES,  and life is good again . . .  so transitioning to a Philippines retirement can be a fresh start if you look at it as a new beginning instead of an end to a career.)

Lots of info there. I get your member name now but I always thought that it was a British name.

Congrats on your engagement!

[Jack Peterson]

13 minutes ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

Now I am proud and honored to be engaged to a wonderful filipina lady and using my retirement to help her raise her son and have a better life.

(Yes folks, I popped the question on 7/17/17, she said YES,  and life is good again . .

  From of all three of us  

Edited July 20, 2017 by Jack Peterson
added a little

[Tukaram (Tim)]

Congrats on your engagement! 

[AlwaysRt]

1 hour ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

(Yes folks, I popped the question on 7/17/17, she said YES,  and life is good again . . .  so transitioning to a Philippines retirement can be a fresh start if you look at it as a new beginning instead of an end to a career.)

Congratulations!!!! 

That explains all the Filipinas around here with tears in their eyes the last couple days...

[Jake]

2 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

(Yes folks, I popped the question on 7/17/17, she said YES,  and life is good again . . .  so transitioning to a Philippines retirement can be a fresh start if you look at it as a new beginning instead of an end to a career.)

Wow, talk about transitioning!  It's not the first step or the final phase living in the Philippines.  

May your highway be like an endless summer.  Congratulations Dave!