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well ive made my decition.... im moving . staying here in U.K is not what i want . The house will be sold soon its very near to completion date ,and time to make up my mind ive done it now .ill pay up all my debts book a ticket with a return for 6 mths if it dosent work our ill come back then but i have a good feeling about this .we intend to buy some houses and rent them out ,should make a little bit from that to help us get buy not extravegent but simple ,i have had all the toys here in UK mercedes benz 2 of them victory hammer ,honda blackbird .9 bikes in all at the same time!
dosent make you happy .i was happy when i was with my gf in phil. and want that again so heres wishing myself good luck and ill be out there very soon...:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbu p:

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GOOD LUCK!
When you get here take your time to learn more about the Philippines before jumping into any property or business deals.

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Good Luck BlackBear. You will not regret it, happiness cannot be bought.

Before you can float to earth on a parachute; first you must jump out of the plane.

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Good luck Blackbear.

Live simply, integrate with the locals, go with the flow, be open minded and enjoy.

The country is full of fat expats who do nothing but moan and complain about the place. Cant for the life of me see why they dont leave!!

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THANKS GUYS IM SOOOO LOOKING FAWARD TO IT ,THE ONLY DOWN SIDE IS MY BELOVVED DOGS TWO WHITE GERMANSHEPARDS ,9 AND 11 ,IF I STAYED HERE THEY WOULD BE ON A BOAT ON THERE OWN ALL DAY ,WITHOUT THEM IN THE MIX THES NOTHING STOPPING ME ,SO AS MUCH AS IT HURTS THEY GOING TO RSPCA ADDOPTION CENTER ,I PRAY THEY WILL FIND THEM NICE FRENDLY HOMES .SAD SAD SAD .BUT I CANT LET THIS CHANCE GO IM COMMITED NOW .

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Think very carefully about leaving those 2 beloved dogs. I left a Weimeraner in Holland to go and work in the Gulf and there is not a day goes by that I dont miss that dog.
Remember dogs are always pleased to see you and are happy to go out when you like. Filipinas and women in general are not the same!!!

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MMM YES CHOICES .LEAVE THEM WITH STRANGERS ,HOPE THER LOOKED AFTER WELL . OR HAVE THEM PUT TOO SLEEP THEY WILL ONLY SUFFER FOR A COUPLE OF MINS NOT YEARS .ITS VERY HARD

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She must be a special girl for you to consider killing your 2 beloved dogs? Hope it works out for you.

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looks like ive found a home for one localy, and the other hopefuly in scotlad
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Renting places is big bussiness in the PI, we have rented 2 bungalos whilst our houses were being built and have some knowledge. Most places are only passable for living in and the renters put up with dripping roofs, dodgy electrics termites and "funny noises" haha. The standard of folk renting is not high and they can muck up your place very easily, ie diapers down toilets, leaky taps etc. Being a foreign owner you will pay more for the upkeep.
Something to consider is "Bad spacer" accomodation. This is the type of accomodation sought by students or shop assistants for a bed only and maybe for 5 days. This accomnodation can be made with the very minimum of furniture and essentials (that can go wrong). In Manila they have 6 girls sharing a room in bunk beds!
If you work out the accomodation and use strong stuff to take the heavy useage then this type of investment would be good. Also you should choose the area where there is a requirement and transport. Sell them Barroko coffee with hot pandasal for breakfast or provide noodle soups for supper :zzz:

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Good luck

Wish you all the best.

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hi blackbear yes me again. you do know you can buy any house you want but you can never own it or at least the land. there are ways to lease the building but i don't know anything about that apart from not from your wife. Girlfriend you take extra care. like any country its easy to spend. forgive me its not my wish to offend but do not rush to spend your money. take it slow

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yes , the first house is for me and anna my gf .fiance . its very cheep about what youd pay for a car here!! second hand as well .She wont let me spend lots ,were going to renovate it, to our style, ...her words .. live there for a while and look around for others, but take our time ,and enjoy life and each other .....................if that sounds good to you . its paradice to me ...i am so looking faward to being with her .and yes were going to get her mum a place nearby but not too near ..again her words . i ve found an angel .God bless her ...

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oh good news with my dogs bear and storm .bear the older bb is going to live with my son.. its costing me £2000 .but worth it to know hes going to be happy living with my sons white german shepard mika ,only storm to find a home for now .. people are jumping thru hoops to have her shes a pretty little gilr and full of life ..im a very happy bunny now .............

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Marrying a Filipino is marrying the family and this is very true.
The difficult part to swallow is that any finacial support is taken for granted and not anything special.
We've met some English couples (Fili wife) and their experiences are frightening. Some distance helps but then you have trouble fitting with the local surroundings unless your GF is humble and good at making friends.
Children from the extended family visit and always ask for money for school supplies, first its a novelty but every few days can get to be a nuisance, then they expect it!
I think your idea of renovating a place to live in is a good idea and gives you a chance to experience the GFfamily before committing cash.
Another poster remarked.....only spend enough so that you can walk away from it ...GOOD ADVICE.
If the family do ask for financial support, you could decide on a figure that you can afford each month an stick to it, give it to the family head and make it the max you can afford, at least this way you can budget and not get telephone calls or a knock on the door for demands.
Good luck

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thanks ,good advice ,annas step fathers a foreginer, and i thnk hes just a bit older than me!!!anna realises its not a bottom less pit of money ,i asked her about a holiday on boracry, her answer was "when weve made enough maney to pay for it not touching your money well think about it " which is beetter scence than me!!! and also the stepfather will help us with the renovation work to the house so im happy with that and the hose i had to ask her again to make sure i was right ..£2400.!!!!!!
with electric water .needs our style on it so say £4000 all together for "our" house
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You must be lucky as generally it is every Filipinos dream to visit Boracay for a holiday!!
While a great deal of expats have issues supporting extended families it is not always the case. Certainlyit is true amongst the poor but not so if you settle with a middle-class girl whose family are self-sufficient.
4000 is that just for the renovations?

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no, it includins the price of the house £4000 total ..

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oh and we options on other houses, but well wait and see how this one goes first ,and anna has her own buisness ,she makes $700 to $1200 per mth on her own account"!!!and she lives very simply and sends some to her mum and helps her sister thru school.and when sister is more confident were thinking of internet cafe ,with scanner and games we live near to a school,ice creams ,etc her idea!!

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What size lot is the house on? It seems very cheap? Once a house is bought and paid for you can live on a $1000 per month if you live a simple life.
Good luck keep us all updated on your progress.

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im not sure of the size its an ex government house built for govt workers its flood free ,wasnt affected by recent floods in the aera ill find out how big from anna not massive but as you say simple life ,dont need extravaginces had all that here dosent make for happiness,you spend most of your time working to pay for it !!! and uk now is so competative for "whos got what" heard to guys chatting in the pub, withn a short timr one asks the "so what r u driving now??" what kind of question is that!!!!how rich are you then ???would be more like it. i want to get out of here asap.

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Blackbear,
Why does your girlfriend money to her mum if her stepfather is foreigner? Just curious.

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Boracay is where I took my wife for a short honeymoon break. :)

Anna sounds sensible, and down to earth, like my wife. However you will find that you need more than one set of curtains for instance. ;) :lol:

I would recommend that you take or send, some electrical junction boxes with you, for the house renovation, and a bathroom pull cord switch. In places like ACE Hardware (SM) you will find universal power points, that take an English plug. They are around P230 for a double, no switch of course.

If I was building this house again, I would have a secondary 12v circuit for lighting, with 12v lights, running off a car battery, that you would keep charged.

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its her way to contribute to the family ,they have a differant outlook, support eachother not rely on those how could leave at any given time .elctrics .yes good idea i just fin 2 weeks work for an electrical company !!!! could have got what i wanted oh well ill do it yes

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OK. got the spec on the house.its two houses that can be made into one big one if we wish! 30 square mtrs each , 60 square mts total,able to build second or third leval after 5 years .electric and water, near to the highway and near a school. so we can have hard line put in for internet , 300,000,pesoes!

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Roughly £4800, make sure the seller pays for the transfer of title, there is land tax etc involved, also register it upon purchase. That stakes your claim to title. If anyone else tries to register, you will be informed immediately of the fact.

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thanks for the heads up !! tropic, ill take all that on board i think anna will deal with it as well , shes got her head screwed on but ill tell her to make sue we do all that.

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60m2 is a bit small. Just make sure you do your homework before parting with any cash!

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yes of corse ,i will my friend ,there are other options ,more to look at ,position is prime though for our buisness ,and being able to build another level or 2.anna has another house for me too see ,all done no work to be done on it,clean papres, we are able to have another floor built as soon as we want ,near to collage .and main highway .but more money 350,000 pesoes. any way looks like ill be there 2nd sept !!!!!!!! excited!!!! ill have a look my self....

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im married to a filipino and have had no problems at all with family asking for cash. i have give money when i have wanted to help her mother out.

i find all my wife friends and family are the best people i've ever met in my life, small things make them happy.

im happy couldn't ask for anything else in my life.

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As always, I would be very careful with Asian women, they are seductive and use their sexuality, they can be very very devious and ALL of them only want you for your money. As long as the money flows their way, they will be good wives, but don't fool yourself that they "love" you, they don't, only their kids, extended family, their barkada then YOU.
If you accept this and have enough money, then you will be very happy, ( that's my experience), be very very careful!

They may ask for money for a business, a house, a car, personally I would strongly avoid buying anything like that because it will not be legally in your name. Rent houses, avoid businesses, buy cheap car

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Oh sprout Asian women using their sexuality and being seductive? Havent women been doing this since Cleopatra got hold of Mark Anthonys snake?

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mmmmmmmmmmmm ok perhaps im being nieve,youve given me a lot too think about ,BUT anna has not asked me for a cent,ive offerd her help, she rufuses it ,shes had help in emergencies like when she was flooded out and all the food was taken by the water,i trust her !! a lot ,weve known each other for 7 years.and yes shes my dream girl .i love her a lot!!ive given her the opertunity to do the dirty on me many times ....she hasnt dont it .should i say yet!! i was married for 28 years .and it wasnt a happy marrige .im not hoping, for happiness now ,ive got it .i just would like a life ive missed out on for 28 years with someone i love and some one to give me a bit back!!!!!

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Brussels Sprout you are full of wind. You seem to be an expert on the Philippines (Asia) after living here for a very short time. Saying that ALL Philippine women are after your money is complete rubbish.

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my god sounds like someone has had a bad run at life.

you can't tar everyone with the same brush.

people have there own minds and can do what they want.

i find it very hard to believe if this is happening to you, and you giving money for love get out of the mess your in and move on.

i love my wife and new born and a further child on the way and i wouldn't have it any other way.

i have to fight to give her 500aed.
i gave her 48,000 aed when i went back to England and i sent her back to phials when i had an emergency back home, i told her to treat her family to a night out meal drinks etc. when she returned 2 months later she had spent money all was documented down to the last penny bills everything she had only spent 5,000aed, and most of that was hospital treatment checking the baby was ok scans and stuff.
i told her why o why would you get bills and document when you got taxi and stuff, she reply because its your money.my reply, sorry its not my money its are money.

i think some people need to keep there sad opinions to there sad selves.:thumbsup:

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Expats in the Philippines (and indeed in Thailand) seem to fall into two main groups. The first are the treat 'em mean, trust no one, etc etc group. The second group are more trusting and actually believe that love can exist beyond an ATM card and various other material possessions. Asian women do not 'use' their sexuality - it is men who see something there that perhaps they did not see in women elsewhere. Fortunately, I am in the second group, happily married to a Filipina and certainly not denying myself some of life's pleasures which after almost 40 years of hard work I feel I am entitled to enjoy. I consider myself sensible but certainly not paranoid!

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nice pete

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Sprout you could be talking about women from any part of the world. That is what women/mums do. But yes i lost my rose tinted specs a long time ago. For me i,m ok for now my wife my boy and me that's all i pay for

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Naive much PeteInHongKong? You will learn, try telling your filipina sweetheart that your cash has run out, then you will see the real her

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Brussels spout just because you have had some bad luck with filipina women don't put them all in the same category. Ive been with my sweetheart nearly 20yrs and she lent me money when we first met. Even though she was earning less than me. Fact not Fiction.