Quote Originally Posted by Iani View Post
Well done in getting the hell out fella Not sure what I'd have done, unfortunately I'm a bit hot headed and I'd have probably walked right up to him (Yes very unwise).

So you're considering retiring out there? Well, perhaps as you say it should make you reconsider, but just because your wife comes from there doesn't mean you should retire to that place. Maybe somewhere else but within not too distant travelling? I'm not convinced of all this "retire to Philippines just because my wife came from there" stuff............I'm not saying it's wrong or right, just I remain to be convinced it's a good idea.
The wife has said quite a few times that one day she would like to return to Philippines one day to live.i suppose after her sacrificing all to come to here for most of her life,maybe I could do the same.Maybe it will be a different place after 20 odd years when I finally retire.I did have a small dream of buying a nice house in a safe Cagayan de Oro Suberb with the guards on the gates of private community and something with a parking space and swimming pool.Thats is of course if the government don't find a way to screw me out of any pension for living abroad.i know it's a tall order to think I could be comfortable out there but Aaaah well at least the the idea is there and as I said I still have another 20 plus years to mull it over.