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hi , im here ,its my birthday to day so looking greatly towards that ,were renting a resort ,taking our own food ,about 20 of us . selling the house ,the soliciters paid the money into the WRONG account !!!!!!!!i could have been on the plain on friday nite ,but had to wait till saturday ,but had a good time with my son ,if you ever sell a house in uk be very wary of SHOOSMITHS SOLICITORS .im saying nothing else but that!!!!!!!!!:thumbup::t

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Happy Birthday Blackbear, I am sure that it was a good one, arrival and birthday together.

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Happy birthday and welcome to the Philippines.

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Happy Birthday. Hope you have a long and successful time in the Philippines.

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We also wish you a happy birthday, my best times was going to the beach in Tacloban i think baluate or close you know 1 trip we had a tipper truck filled with family plus the jeepney [ true ] another time to tolaso beach in near Tacloban also known as monkey mansions but i cant tell you why, but the undecurrent was very strong. enjoy you only get 1 chance

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Had a great time we went to a resort about 20 of us ,THE BEST celebration ever for me on my birthday ,and too see all the kids having such fun wow made my day. and i love it here .

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Yes the littlies really make the occasion don't they. Glad that all is going well for you. :)

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ah yes some of my best times a jeepney overloaded get to the beach and the kids and a few sisters are off into the sea before the wheels have stopped. happy days some years ago tropic and blackbear thank you, my best holidays sadly in another life

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WENT TO CENTRAL MANILA FOR ANNAS MUMS B/DAY ON THURSDAY .SUCH GOOD FOLKS, THEY LIVE IN HOUSE SMALLER THAN ONE I USED YO KEEP MY BIKES IN ITS ALIILE BIGGER THAN THE SHED FOR MY GARDEN TOOLS.
5 OF THEM, THE TWO BROTHERS A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL MUM AND DAD....NOWWWWWW I UNDERSTAND WHY ANNA WANTS US ,IF WE CAN ,TO HELP THEM ,AND I WILL...
ITS VERY HUMBLING NOW, WHEN I MEET ANNASA FRENDS THEY ALL PUT MY HAND TOO THERE HEAD AND BOW TO ME ME.. AND HER BROTHER DID THE SAME.......................IM SO HUMBLED AND HOUNERD TO MEET THEM.

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Yes the traditional "Blessing" showing respect to their elders. :)

I remember Mama's house during the day, she used to look after the smaller grandchildren, and also some neighbours children as well. On one school holiday she had more than thirty of them in her house.

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Yes a sign of respect. Do children in the UK even know how to spell respect?

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only if its on a screen ipod etc

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Have fun

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oh i am ,just recovering from a cold ,my asawa looked after me like a king, and friends and neighbours too. i have been humbled by this ,soooooooooooo nice and ive only been here a short while ,any way we now have 3 houses ,2 for buisness one to rent out after renovation of the buisness house ,all complete leagel attourney took care of it all .renovation of our house starts in 2 hrs from now!!!i love it here and im growing more in love with anna by the day wowowowo uk women are NOT like this.

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Hi blackbear1137.. i would just like to ask if where in the philippines you would like to go?!

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im there now ,i love it right were i am .with anna , and friends ,its not the place you live ,that makes a home ,its the people your with.

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Im glad Philippines meets your expectation. And i am very happy as well to hear your positive feedbacks about us. Wish you all the best here for your stay in the philippines. :)

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its way above expectations, were having a house renovated,and we have a tennant ready to move in as soon as possible!!! were going to live there for a while ,the buisness house , well one of them ,is going to be rebuilt ,2 storeys with roof access, party party!!!! ths has been our plan for a long time ,not spure of the moment ,and the reason its happend sooo fast, anna has been kepping in touch with the agents ,and yes we gave them considratins ,good ones ,we may need them again soon, oh and we have house 4 now ,not owned totaly pawn shop?? we pay a some to the owner, who hubby has a tummor, and they pay us back in 3 years or we keep the house,mmmmm i realy hope they can ,and he gets better, dont want to own a house like that id just give them the money, but anna said NOOOOOOO. shes a tough cookie.....

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ahahha you're wife has a point. that's actually a good way of helping others.. :) by the way do u have any plans of visiting cebu someday?

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not anytime soon ,but who knows .

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Are you sure the guy with the tumour is the owner? There may be a lot of heirs to deal with.

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its all done ,i have thee entry permit ,water and power changed, and all signed at the barangay.

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You may find theres more to it than that but good luck anyway.

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like what ?

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Like the rest of the owners of the house. A lot of the houses here are owned by more the one person.

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Blackbear,
Correct me if im wrong. You have been here 6 weeks and you have already bought 3 properties? In which area?

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Exaxctly right googly. When we bought our land we had to collect death certificates etc and some of the brothers had to come here to sign as well despite having given power of attorney to the eldest brother. It was an exhaustive search which my wife spent days on just to make sure there were no missing relatives!!

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I think from some previous posts he is in Bulacan north of Manila. He may have moved though.

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no still here in bulacan aerea, dont worry about me ,its all legal .i have freinds in the police who have helped and an enginer on the baringay, and im friends with the presedant of our local baringay,were the first here too own the house and lot!!! its all signed by the presedent as well . yes is been quick ,but as i said anna has had this planned ,were just carrying out our plans .

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ITS BETTER TO HAVE A LITTLE OF A LOT THAN A LOT OF NOTHING...CHEEP HOUSES AND LOTS OF THEM ,CHEEP RENT SO LOCALS CAN AFFORD IT ,IM HAVING ONE HOUSE RENOVATIED NOW ,WHEN WE MOVE OUT OF IT JUST AROUND XMAS TIME ,WE HAVE SOMEONE READY TO MOVE IN ,THEY HAVE SEEN WHATS BEING DONE ,LOVE IT AND WANT IT.

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It should all have been approved by the DENR and should be confirmed with the local assessor to ensure the lot can actually be sold. This will ensure there are no encumberances or loans against the land.The PNP can not help with buying or selling of land. I hope your attorney has studied the deeds fully and made sure all is kosher?

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You will probably have to rent to locals as not a great expat presence in your area. Good luck with getting the rent!!

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thats why its cheep ,and the tennant has ,,,,, a forigner bf .

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seen some yanks here ,all fat and loud ,keep away from them ,like it as i have it now no forginers , family, neighbours ,woke up today ,had seven for breakfast !!!!! all welcome, were never alone ,unless they get the idea we want to be together ,hehe.in uk id be lucky to see anyone excepet for work ..love it here

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Didn't realize you had been planning everything before you came. Thought 6 weeks was a bit quick!
Little tip don't become to friendly with the police as they might ask you for a favor one day and the next!

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And every day after that!!

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:)

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well until the boyfriend finds out she also has a Filipino boyfriend

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Piero,
Why do you seem to see the negative in everything? Im not going to say it wont happen but it might not. Ive been with my wife for nearly 20 years and i trust her 100%.

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she has a bf in uk .canada, about 4 filipino ones ,and i think a few more .when we all go out she flirts with every man she can ,we get discounts some times with her with us on trikes ???? she looks like victoria becam only a little bit fatter not much though. a real supermodel!!!!! so you can see why...