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2nd February 2011 #1
Hi Folks.
Well i am a 46 year old Jersey guy. Self employed.
Lucky to have travelled a lot in my earliest years as a full on surfer.
One of my earliest memories of travel was being a 19 year old kid, broke and down on his luck being taken in by Filipinos in the Canary Island of Gran Canaria! Strange but true, i was waiting for some cash to come from home and upon hearing this some Filipinos who worked in a small restaurant there gave me a place to stay and food too. I always remember their hospitality and the 2 eldest girls treated me like a kid brother.
Many years on i am with a lovely Pinay girl who i met on my last trip to Mindanao { the 5th of my trips to the Phils } She is delightful in many ways and we are planning a future together as i type this.
This site has some good info, i know the Phils well but its always good to hear of peoples experiences and the wedding stuff was very imformative seeing is that is the route that i seem to be heading!
Take care Folks and i hope to meet some friends as well as business minded ex-pats who will read this to exchange views and ideas.
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2nd February 2011 #2
Welcome to the Forum Jimbojac...
You will find lots of like minded people here to share & exchange views
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2nd February 2011 #3
Hello and Welcome Jimbojac
Mick.
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2nd February 2011 #4
Welcome jimbojac,
I see from your other posts that your girl is from Dipolog, my wife is from Dapitan.
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2nd February 2011 #8
Thanks Guys!
Been back here in the Channel Isles for around 2 weeks now and spinning out! BORED!!
The Phils is too addictive.
Even though i am so fortunate to be born in such a wealthy place it seems that the Filipinos seem to be happier and have a greater sense of self as well as knowing what really is important. Working for a very old lady here a couple of years ago reinforced these views, a lovely lady whose family had little time for her in their busy lives but were grateful that she left them circa a coupla million quid! That old lady would have been "richer" surrounded by loadsa kids in some backward barangay.
The Philippines has a lot of problems sure but i think if we are open minded, accept those differences and " go with the flow" then it is a very rewarding place.
Have a good one folks!
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5th February 2011 #10
hI,very nice to hear about your wonderful experience with filipinos,good luck to you.!
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2nd February 2011 #11
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Hi Jimbojac, welcome to the forum
Plenty of people here with ideas to excgange
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2nd February 2011 #12
Hi jimbojac welcome to this friendly forum & best wishes with your future plans
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2nd February 2011 #14
Hi Jimbo..
welcome to the forum...
Hope you will find this site useful...Life as we make it
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2nd February 2011 #16
Hi, Jimbo ... ... the people of the Philippine Islands are - in my own experience - among the nicest, kindest ... and most warm-hearted folk you could wish to meet ANYWHERE! to our friendly online filipino/uk community.
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2nd February 2011 #19
Sounds like you've lived an interesting life, welcome
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3rd February 2011 #21
Thanks again everyone and heres hoping for a great future!
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4th February 2011 #22
Jombojac, good luck to you and a very warm welcome...
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