smokey 21,874 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 well,i am very well off,i have 10 different bank accounts in the usa holding $2.3 million dollars.The way i look at it is my 2 million will go alot further in the ph than it will in the usa.If i keep paying 50 cents for an orange at wallmart everyday my money wont last so i made my home in the ph where a good orange costs me 25 cents. [/quote wow and did you buy 50 oranges and save all that money so you could buy a gallon of milk? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Headed that way 1,294 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 well,i am very well off,i have 10 different bank accounts in the usa holding $2.3 million dollars.The way i look at it is my 2 million will go alot further in the ph than it will in the usa.If i keep paying 50 cents for an orange at wallmart everyday my money wont last so i made my home in the ph where a good orange costs me 25 cents. Let's kidnap the kano! Just joking TP but I'd be careful putting that kind of info out there whether it was true or not. Link to post Share on other sites
Davaoeno 37,257 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Hey, you don't read negative things about the Philippines from me. Although I have visited only twice I have three employees and a shop there and dealt with the mess that is the government to set things up. As far as the people, I love em. Not all of them for sure but most treat you as well as you treat them. My plan is to eventually live there part time and shuttle back and forth, produce in the Philippines, sell in the U.S.. Just working on setting all the bits and pieces up to make things work. thats a relief to hear that !! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
smokey 21,874 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Let's kidnap the kano! Just joking TP but I'd be careful putting that kind of info out there whether it was true or not. he is talking about peso and rural banks Link to post Share on other sites
Headed that way 1,294 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Then he had two million pesos.... Link to post Share on other sites
smokey 21,874 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Then he had two million pesos....and ????? he could put all of that in the bank at 4% and live like a king on the interest do you think Link to post Share on other sites
thebob 18,260 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) What am I doing? Mostly turning up my amplifier so that it goes thump thump! But seriously! Cebubird. Sound proof your bedroom and double glaze the windows. I'm seriously thinking of starting a soundproofing company. It really seems to be something with a lot demand here. Edited July 20, 2013 by thebob Link to post Share on other sites
Half Baked 1,876 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 what are you doing in philippines............ I ask myself that same question, everyday. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
throttleplate 1,893 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 What am I doing? Mostly turning up my amplifier so that it goes thump thump! But seriously! Cebubird. Sound proof your bedroom and double glaze the windows. I'm seriously thinking of starting a soundproofing company. It really seems to be something with a lot demand here. i dont believe the soundproofing would work,the base these speakers put out just verberates through the ground and walls.I can feel my bed,mattress,windows and walls shake and i am 300 yards away 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ed villas 232 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 negativity sells, positive news only has a short term attention span Link to post Share on other sites
smokey 21,874 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 negativity sells, positive news only has a short term attention span how many people read the gardening section of the news paper... only james 3 Link to post Share on other sites
no one 112 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 what am i doing here ???/ that is a very good question and i have been asking my self that a lot lately and the answer is not god dam thing and that is why i need to find me some to do any way most of the posts are not complaining or at least not from me it is just an observation we make there is good and bad all over the world no place is perfect and home is where you make it im here couse im tired of the western bs so now just have to get used to the ph bs 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky 395 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 To live in the Philippines successfully you must respect the risks involved and know how to mitigate them, and many of the long time expats know exactly how to do that. They also know how to make life easy on themselves, keep calm whenever they have to wait for hours to get something simple done or at least know who to see (and perhaps cross someones palm with silver) to get things done a little quicker. It's a completely different way of life, but you meet a lot of happy and content expats living out their retirement in relative peace and comfort. I personally couldn't hack it, did 2 years in Manila and 2 years in Cebu, and the place drove me up all the wall. But we've already started on our retirement project in Antipolo (I've got a good 30 years to go so no rush) which holds our link with the Philippines, and I think I could see us at least spending part of the years in the Philippines when we eventually retire and having a good family holidays their during the school breaks with the kids in the meantime. I have the utmost respect for the guys who are happy there, because they know how to make a place a home regardless of its faults. It's the guys who walk in clueless that you wonder how long they'll last before something bad happens or they head home, that you really fear for. I do think that the guys here need to vent, as they would anywhere, but also share experiences so that they can keep streetwise and avoid situations that could make their life difficult here. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
goldote 250 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Being bitchy and mean is part of the plan. An attempt to die with your boots on. I'd rather get shot and die in the Philippines than live hurting and bored in a nursing home stateside. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
USMC-Retired 10,995 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Have seen a lot or negativity against philippines Being posted here Scammers women cheating ang among other things Philipines this and that But yet your still there Makes me wonder why Is it because your money goes a long way Because now you can live like a king Maids and all Really makes me wonder why I have been trying to leave for two years. I want to leave with my family in tact. However my wife was required by the Philippine Government to be confirmed in catholic church have a drivers license and 9 other documents. Before anyone says that can not happen read RA9048. Correcting a typographical error is at the discretion of the LCR. On3 corrupt judge and your world will be tossed. I could have paid the bribe but an example by another member for fraud explains why not. Money how much have I spent because this? 500,000 pesos or more in the process of leaving. Bitter angry upset pick your word. The thing is once you arrive it seems they do everything to make it impossible to leave. Just look at the requirements for spouses to leave. You can be disqualified at three different junctions. So now we are ready to go and in a month or two will after good byes hugs kisses and organizing. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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