Looking to meet Trinidadian's

Given that the population of Trinidad & Tobago is about 1.5 million, finding a fellow national in the Philippines will be like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack.

I wish you luck with the opening of your Trini restaurant: these days everyone needs a dream even if it is unrealisable.

I thought the OP was going to retire, opening an eating house is not retiring but a lot of hard yacka.

Good luck in your retirement.

Cheers, Steve.

Given that the population of Trinidad & Tobago is about 1.5 million, finding a fellow national in the Philippines will be like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack.
I wish you luck with the opening of your Trini restaurant: these days everyone needs a dream even if it is unrealisable.
-@Lotus Eater

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Also on a thread that was removed the OP wanted to know which bank can he get a credit card & loan, maybe he should try Credit Suisse or Silicon Valley Bank.

@fgarthon I worked in Trinidad for a while and I miss a good roti. I'm wishing you success in your business endeavor!

Sounds like you are in the Philippines for some time now. If you have not found a local source of Carribean spices you'd have to bring them in yourself. i.e. balikbayan boxes. The people who will be your patrons will not know if your food is real Carribean food or not. It can be kung pao chicken but call it a Carribean name. Unless they are Trinidadians. I think the Tobagoans can also recognize it. With the flooded restaurant market in Manila, your profit margin is going to be real skinny. Unless you have amazing marketing skills. Running a bar will be most profitable, but old age and staying up all night can be bad for your longevity.

Another thing: retiring and running a restaurant business is an oxymoron.

fgarthon writes, Hello I'm looking to meet other people from Trinidad and Tobago living here. I am planning to open a Trini restaurant when I retire in here in the Philippine's. would like some ideas and information like if u know how I can import  Trini products things like that I am a good cook .want t know where I can buy Caribbean ingredient do i have to import stuff like that thank you in advance -@fgarthon

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Hi fgarthon, from this website, there's ten Trinidad & Tobago members ..

https://www.expat.com/en/network/trinidadian/in/3405-philippines/

You might try contacting them directly for additional help perhaps?

fgarthon  Comes from Trinidad and Tobago

jinellbelfon

alana_mch  Living in City of Taguig, Calabarzon, comes from Trinidad and Tobago

BellyBee Living in Province of Cebu, Central Visa

CraigLegend Living in Makati City, Metro Manila

ingeniousakhi Living in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Peni

Garlene

Trish21 Living in Tacloban City, Eastern Visayas, comes from Trinidad and Tobago

leslie1957 Comes from Trinidad and Tobago

richiespice Comes from Trinidad and Tobago

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Wow.how nice to see so many people..is it possible.to share a.little.about tour self.not giving too much information

@Moon Dog Thanks i am planning to do that alao inwant to.see.the reaction of the.people.id.its some thing they will buy.

@bigpearl it is but i need to do.some thing inalways.wanted to.do nit on a htand scale..onwanna get carib beer to see the reactions.

@fgarthon I was working at Petrotrin in Pointe- à-Pierre and asked about the local cuisine. A Trini told me "you have to try the roti man". He took me to a roti shop and I watched the cook make this thing. It was a little messy eating but it was one of the best meals I've had. I love a roti and the locals will also if it is affordable. Profit margins here are a bit slim but I'm sure you're used to that. I don't think the economy here is much different than the Trinidad economy.

The Philippines is probably a little safer. The few times I went downtown after dark I was with a huge 6' 6" black American man. Even so, the partying in the street was off the rails and we had to stop the car for a good while. People ended up sitting on the hood. I visited a lot of places working from Dresser-Rand but none were as wild as Trinidad.

@fgarthon I don’t know the answer, but if you get it, let me know as I’d like to move to Philippines as well and I’m Trinidadian

@fgarthon I don’t know the answer, but if you get it, let me know as I’d like to move to Philippines as well and I’m Trinidadian
-@Deochan Latchman

Well the good news Deochan is that the Philippines has a similar climate to your home country with severe storm activity for 6 months of the year.

The bad news is that as per Transparency Internationals Corruption Perception Index the Philippines is even worse than Trinidad & Tobago - which is saying something.

@Moon Dog wow im glad you enjoyed roti .are u in the Philippines..?

@Deochan Latchman well i  would recomend u go here first to yest the water first to see if u can live here.if u are.planning to go here let me.know.i can help u with advise being here 20 years now .

I used to live in Grenada and visited Trinidad a few times, and yes, the roti was great.

But there's a Caribbean restaurant in my neighborhood, no roti on the menu, and it's Caribbean in name and decor only. So no competition for the real thing, at least in Angeles City.

Thanks for that info .My father is.from Greneda

I wasn't aware there are two Grinida's?

@Lotus Eater

Grenada (first "a" is a long "a") is an island near Trinidad. Grenada (first "a" is pronounced "ah") is somewhere else,  I think in multiple places. (Cute spelling, BTW, @Lotus Eater)

The Grenadians were the absolutely nicest people I've ever had the pleasure of being around, in the early 70's. Except for Bernard Coard, who lived down the hall from me my freshman year. (For those of you who don't know, he led a socialist revolution, gunned down quite a few legislators, and invited the Cubans in. Regan kicked the Cubans out, and despite the American press decrying the American "invasion," the actual Grenadians thanked the Americans and chastised their mother country Britain from not coming to their aid (I visited in 1985 and heard the troubadour sing about that).

I hope to meet you sometime, fgarthon. I'll eat at your restaurant

Im planning to live in camiguen  island. Are u in the Philippines..?

I live in Angeles City at the present time.

@bizwizard Me also pamintuan village and work in Angeles city.

@Lotus Eater My mother is from Trinidad and My father is from Grenada.