G'day to all fellow expats...

Member since 03 July 2024

judeanbobMember03 July 2024 06:59:39

Gday, I'm Bob 80yo from Bathurst Australia, I first arrived in PH. in 1986 to be interviewed for a flight instructors position and ended up meeting my future asawa whom I married in 1988 when things settled down after the People Power uprising.

I was offered the position but wasn't keen on working near a war zone so we both lived and worked in Oz until I retired in 2011 and moved to wifey's home town in Mindanao in 2012 after our new house was ready to occupy.

Life is acceptable but in all honesty I would prefer to go back home, buy a good motor home and hit the safe highways and travel the country without forever looking over my shoulders in an envonment where life is cheap and depressing at times.

richardjinks710 Member

Member since 13 September 2023

richardjinks710Member03 July 2024 08:04:24

@judeanbob

Do it then. What is stopping you.

bigpearl ViP

Member since 27 January 2018

bigpearlViP03 July 2024 08:28:47

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Welcome to the forum Jude, interesting change you propose, what does your wife think?

If you have to keep looking over your shoulder then you must have picked the wrong area to live.

Good luck with your decision.

Cheers, Steve.

Cyclone Ed New member

Member since 16 June 2024

Cyclone EdNew member03 July 2024 13:51:56

Welcome to the forum. Thanks for your sincere reflection. I'm in the US and headed to the Philippines in the near future. Who knows what the future holds?

Rachel Mae Valencia New member

Member since 02 July 2024

Rachel Mae ValenciaNew member03 July 2024 15:35:39

Keep fighting bob

Tanduaymatty New member

Member since 02 April 2021

TanduaymattyNew member15 July 2024 10:28:37

@judeanbob a bit too old to move Bob? if not move to a northern island e.g Cebu or Luzon

pnwcyclist Philippines Expert

Member since 27 June 2017

pnwcyclistPhilippines Expert15 July 2024 21:27:28

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Welcome, Bob. I totally understand. I stilll spend a lot of time in my home country, doing the things I can't do safely or comfortably in the Philippines. However, I do spend half the year in Dumaguete and it seems to embody a slower and more relaxed pace of life than many other parts of the PI. Might be an option?

In any case, after 12 years in the PI and moving to your wife's hometown, maybe it's time to put your needs first. If moving back is what you want/need to do, then discuss it with your better half and make a plan. No one should force us to live out our lives in a place we don't want to, especially if you have put their needs first for so long.