Popular Post Viking Posted April 21, 2022 Popular Post Posted April 21, 2022 18 hours ago, Slim Jim said: I'm really happy for you, and truthfully I would have stayed (in the Philippines) if it wasn't for my personal need to have much better medical services back in my homeland, since my health was declining as I was getting older. We will do the same, enjoy life in the Philippines now and then move back to our home country when we need the more advanced medical care. 4 hours ago, hk blues said: That's my only concern here, otherwise it's (mostly) all good. And this is the reason why we have decided to make our move now, instead of waiting until we can collect our pensions. It's impossible to know how long we will be healthy. Better enjoy life when we can, instead of always chasing more money! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hk blues Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Posted April 22, 2022 17 hours ago, Viking said: We will do the same, enjoy life in the Philippines now and then move back to our home country when we need the more advanced medical care. And this is the reason why we have decided to make our move now, instead of waiting until we can collect our pensions. It's impossible to know how long we will be healthy. Better enjoy life when we can, instead of always chasing more money! Yes. We didn't make a conscious decision to move here for any reason other then our "shelf-life" in Hong Kong was getting shorter for mainly financial reasons so moving here was almost a no-brainer but I'm aware that decisions I made as a 50-year old would not be the same as I would make as a 60 or even 70 year-old. Having a flexible attitude to it and making sure there is an escape route if needed is important. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doglover Posted April 30, 2022 Posted April 30, 2022 On 4/16/2022 at 3:54 PM, BrettGC said: Just my observations and impressions continuing on from part 1: · Filipino electricians are odd; you have to go to multiple places in a room to turn on all the fixed lights in a room. In one case at our current rental, you have to go to the living room to turn on one of the kitchen lights. · Why use wall fans? Ceiling fans cover more of the room.. But then again, the living room fan switch would probably be in the toilet. · Tiny onions and potatoes annoy me. I’ve finally convinced her to by the “big” ones. · BI staff in Dumaguete are genuinely helpful. · Our puppy is a loveable idiot (12 weeks old, we’ve had him since 5 weeks). · The entire bathroom is a wet area as opposed to just the shower/bath. Suits me fine, less glass to clean when there's no shower screen. · We found some 3 ply toilet paper!! · Manually flushing toilets are interesting, especially if you use the above 3 ply toilet paper and actually try to flush. · Dipper/bucket showers are faster than the showers we’re used to. · In the home, Filipinos cook in such a way that by the time all the dishes are ready they’re cold. · Bitter melon (mapait nga melon) was created to punish evil doers. I’ve tried a lot of food in my life, but this one is evil. · After our trip to Guihulngan (3 hour drive each way), I’ve come to the conclusion that all Ceres Liner bus drivers should be taken out of the gene pool with extreme prejudice. · Unlike Australia, foodstuffs labelled as hot/spicy in the supermarket actually have a bit of a bite to them; I like it. There’ll probably be a part 3. Absolutely spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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