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17th October 2015 #1
Very scared
Just though I would share something that's happened to us in the past few months.We went for a 3 week holiday to Philippines a little while ago and stayed like usual in Iligan City.Me my wife and our baby daughter.we were in the Mall there when I noticed a chap looking at us whilst we sat in Jolibee.He was on his phone.it made me feel very uneasy so I got us all moving and went out the restaurant and up 1 level.sure enough this man followed us and didn't take the phone away from his ear.we moved about the first level and always had an eye on this guy(I didn't inform my wife yet incase I was wrong)so in order to be sure I went up to the cinema level.sure enough there he was again following us and on his phone.This continued for about 20 minutes so then I went back down to the first level where this man met up with another and they both followed us.by this time I had alerted my wife.I finally made the decision to get the hire car and move as quickly as possible out of that situation.Am I being stupid in thinking this may have been someone scouting for an abduction or kidnapping??I can't see any other reason for this mans actions.luckily I always pay a security guard to have a special parking space near the entrance doors so there was always plenty eyes watching us etc but in the end I was very nervous.I ended up causing 30k damage to the car whilst reversing.Never again!
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18th October 2015 #2
I can understand why this made you feel uneasy, I do not know what I would have done!
Mick.
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18th October 2015 #3
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I would have walked up to him and asked him what he was doing...after first checking for bulges under his shirt.
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18th October 2015 #4
Well, first of all it's great that your home and safe, must admit I would have felt just the way you did, also sorry you damaged the hire car. A very worrying experience!
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18th October 2015 #5
I would have felt the same as he was following you.
When we were in a province on the way to moalboal on a motorbike we stopped at a seven eleven and two guys were eying us up. My wife made me ride off quickly as she was concerned.
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18th October 2015 #6
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The Philippines is generally an OK place to visit.
But it can seem like the wild west at times.
No offence intended here but there are quite a few places that I'd personally avoid in Mindanao and Iligan City is one of them.
I agree that it was a scary event. I'm not sure what I'd have done given the same circumstances and with a small child involved too.
I might have tried to have a security guard with me to approach the man and ask him some questions.
In principle, on every issue of safety and security only one person can decide what you should do – you.
Anyway glad you all safe and secure now.
Does seem a very unusual happening.
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18th October 2015 #7
I think he did the right thing...Completely aware of the situation,highly aware with a plan to exit.. "Security guards" here are F..ing useless..They are there for one reason only and that is to stop anyone stealing their bosses merchandise.. Never rely on a Filipino "security guard unless you are paying them...
Even then..Dont rely on them.. They are poorly paid and incompetent lackies IMO..Nothing more.
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18th October 2015 #8
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I wonder whether it might have been more to do with the child ?
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18th October 2015 #9
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18th October 2015 #10
Yes Fred I completely agree with you there.I did think about approaching a security guard but in my experience they are not much use.my wife is from Iligan city so I didn't really have much choice.I am usually very aware of what's happening around me when I'm there but always felt safe in the mall.when I mentioned it to my wife she agreed they were up to no good and since then we have discussed that even a remote possibility of something happening is too much risk.It really made me think twice about my plan of retiring there later on in life.it is getting worse there as we all know by watching the news.we do personally know people who have been abducted there and my wife's family have been within metres of a grenade which was dispersed into the crowd a couple years ago in Iligan.I don't think I will be spending much time there in the foreseeable future
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18th October 2015 #11
I would have walked out straight away and would have told Ems too straight away
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20th October 2015 #12
child snatcher,perhaps,though your lucky he stuck out like a sore thumb and wasnt discrete.
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
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20th October 2015 #13
Relieved to learn Robbie and his missus had the foresight to scarper outta there ... one can never be too careful in those situations!
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20th October 2015 #14
Not something I do consciously, but I always reverse into a space to make getting away quicker.
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20th October 2015 #17
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20th October 2015 #18
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Very dodgy in a van, tractor or truck Fred...with very limited visibility. I just try to always reduce the odds by driving out 'forwards' whenever possible.
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20th October 2015 #19
How scary , I would have moved out of there as quick as my legs could carry me.
It certainly pays dividends to take notice of what's going on around you, well done Robbie!
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20th October 2015 #20
Sounds to me that you handled a dodgy situation very well. Well done
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21st October 2015 #21
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21st October 2015 #22
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.
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21st October 2015 #23
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Your right. Retiring to the Philippines solely because that's where the wife/partner came from isn't a good idea at all.
Neither is retiring to the Philippines solely for financial reasons, nor imagining sun-filled days lazing about on a white powder-sand beach quaffing unlimited ice cold beer.
But it never ceases to amaze me just how many folks do just that. Some actually have no steady income stream.
Paradise is dangerous fantasy. IMHO
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21st October 2015 #24
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Well, I suppose I could always stay here waiting to be carted off to the council old folks home.
We're all different.
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21st October 2015 #25
Neither is retiring to the Philippines solely for financial reasons, nor imagining sun-filled days lazing about on a white powder-sand beach quaffing unlimited ice cold beer.
right you have sold it to me
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21st October 2015 #26
Indeed we are all different thank god,
Like you say sitting here waiting to be carted of to the old folks home and all that you have saved will pay for that,
Or sit in the chair on the porch with a cool beer, ok you may dribble most out of your mouth , but again thank god we have a choice
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21st October 2015 #27
UK still the safest place to be
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