I've really gone and done it now

[TomThumb]

This might not seem a big thing to some old hands, but I've just bought a plane ticket to the Philippines. I'll be travelling (weather permitting) in less than two weeks to meet a woman I've been chatting to for six weeks.
I'm feeling a strange sensation in my chest. I think it's excitement. I love her already. How can that be? How can I even know her? What if when she meets me she doesn't like me? What if she does like me?
Have I gone mad? I don't feel as though I have, but I'm not used to feeling like this. I need to take some deep breaths. If anyone can give me the verbal equivalent of beta-blockers, I'd be grateful. Thanks for listening. Tom.

[joebloggs]

many of us have done the same :Rasp: thing

reality didn't hit me til i was waiting to see the misses for the first time, and while waiting at the airport, i was thinking, what the :censored: i'm a doing 6000 miles from home and what will i do or go if she doesn't turn up :yikes::doh

:icon_lol:

stop worrying and have a great time :Hellooo::xxgrinning--00xx3:

6wks thats good, it was more than 2 yrs of chatting b4 i seen my misses for the first time :icon_lol:

[Tiggers0608]

many of us have done the same :Rasp: thing

reality didn't hit me til i was waiting to see the misses for the first time, and while waiting at the airport, i was thinking, what the :censored: i'm a doing 6000 miles from home and what will i do or go if she doesn't turn up :yikes::doh

:icon_lol:

stop worrying and have a great time :Hellooo::xxgrinning--00xx3:

6wks thats good, it was more than 2 yrs of chatting b4 i seen my misses for the first time :icon_lol:

:Erm: Same here, My husband and I talked for almost 2 years before we seen each other in person and thats what he said too :icon_lol: I might not turn up at the airport or if I already spotted him and didn't like him i will not show up :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

@ tomthumb :xxgrinning--00xx3: good luck and hope you'll have a great time with your gf

[KeithD]

..... was thinking, what the :censored: i'm a doing 6000 miles from home and what will i do or go if she doesn't turn up :yikes:
I was ready for that, I had a map of the red light district :cwm24:

[bornatbirth]

many of us have done the same :Rasp: thing

reality didn't hit me til i was waiting to see the misses for the first time, and while waiting at the airport, i was thinking, what the :censored: i'm a doing 6000 miles from home and what will i do or go if she doesn't turn up :yikes::doh



same here :icon_lol:

when i went to see my wife,i didnt tell anyone i was going just in case...1.she didnt turn up..2.we didnt get on and now shes married to me and in the uk :D

after meeting her and wondering why do i feel this good :D,i then told all my family :luv4:

as for the feeling in your chest,maybe you should see a doctor :Cuckoo:

[bornatbirth]

I was ready for that, I had a map of the red light district :cwm24:

but you ended up in the gay district :action-smiley-081: :icon_lol:

[Peanutz]

Good luck Tom! How exciting to be in love heh? I think these are the moments that you will cherish more when you look back in time...

All the best for both of you :Hellooo:

[KeithD]

but you ended up in the gay district :action-smiley-081: :icon_lol:
Now tell them how you know that darling! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[bornatbirth]

Now tell them how you know that darling! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

the first person i met was a scouser and he gave me his map :icon_lol:

but for a second.....:Cuckoo:

[joebloggs]

I was ready for that, I had a map of the red light district :cwm24:

:xxgrinning--00xx3: are you still selling them maps on ebay ? i wish i had one then :rolleyes:

oh my misses was sneaky, i couldn't do a :Bolt: at the airport, when she saw me for the first time, or i saw her for the first time:D, because she sent her mom to meet me first :doh

[Sim11UK]

Great stuff Tomthumb...go go go!!! You'll have a great time.
I know exactly how you feel...I was so sure everything was going to go well, on my first trip out there & it did.

Go & grab your little bit of happiness. :)

[Steve.r]

It took one fluke meeting in Singapore for me to fall in love, after one coffee I was hooked.
Have a great time in Phils, go with an open mind and enjoy. Good luck :)

Steve

[somebody]

This might not seem a big thing to some old hands, but I've just bought a plane ticket to the Philippines. I'll be travelling (weather permitting) in less than two weeks to meet a woman I've been chatting to for six weeks.
I'm feeling a strange sensation in my chest. I think it's excitement. I love her already. How can that be? How can I even know her? What if when she meets me she doesn't like me? What if she does like me?
Have I gone mad? I don't feel as though I have, but I'm not used to feeling like this. I need to take some deep breaths. If anyone can give me the verbal equivalent of beta-blockers, I'd be grateful. Thanks for listening. Tom.

Dont worry have a back up plan incase you do find yourself on your own for whatever reason. Ie know how to get a taxi to your hotel. But dont worry we have been there and if you were nto nervous it would not be right.

As the snows falls here in blighty im a tad jealous:D

[Dedworth]

but you ended up in the gay district :action-smiley-081: :icon_lol:

:laugher:

[LEAHnew]

Goodluck Tomthumb:xxgrinning--00xx3:Have a great time here in Phil:)

[South-east boy]

Good luck with it all! That's quick from the first chat to the time that you will actually be together. Will be nice to escape the cold weather for a couple of weeks. Whereabouts are you going there? Wish I could do it, but the recession has affected me quite a bit, so am on the least money that I've been on for quite a while. :doh

[Doc Alan]

If anyone can give me the verbal equivalent of beta-blockers, I'd be grateful. Tom.

You don't need beta blockers or Viagra ! But even at this late date, you do need to visit your GP for advice ("risk assessment"), if you have not already done so, about travel to the Philippines. You might need to purchase and start antimalarials a week before you go. You should have been vaccinated against tetanus, hepatitis A, and typhoid. Other vaccines ( diphtheria, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, rabies, cholera) may be considered depending on where you travel and what you intend doing while you are in the country. There is a Vaccination information Service ( https://vis.spmsd.co.uk) with more details. I'm sure also you will have arranged comprehensive travel insurance.

[jam07]

This might not seem a big thing to some old hands, but I've just bought a plane ticket to the Philippines. I'll be travelling (weather permitting) in less than two weeks to meet a woman I've been chatting to for six weeks.
I'm feeling a strange sensation in my chest. I think it's excitement. I love her already. How can that be? How can I even know her? What if when she meets me she doesn't like me? What if she does like me?
Have I gone mad? I don't feel as though I have, but I'm not used to feeling like this. I need to take some deep breaths. If anyone can give me the verbal equivalent of beta-blockers, I'd be grateful. Thanks for listening. Tom.

wow! you must've really fell for this girl! :cwm38: :cwm38: meeting her up that fast is :xxgrinning--00xx3: :xxgrinning--00xx3: go and meet her! have the best of luck! i'm excited for you :BouncyHappy: :cwm12:

:)

[aromulus]

You don't need beta blockers or Viagra ! But even at this late date, you do need to visit your GP for advice ("risk assessment"), if you have not already done so, about travel to the Philippines. You might need to purchase and start antimalarials a week before you go. You should have been vaccinated against tetanus, hepatitis A, and typhoid. Other vaccines ( diphtheria, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, rabies, cholera) may be considered depending on where you travel and what you intend doing while you are in the country. There is a Vaccination information Service ( https://vis.spmsd.co.uk) with more details. I'm sure also you will have arranged comprehensive travel insurance.

That's it doc... You have put him right off the trip.....:doh

Yup, the house doc is right... Prevention is better than cure.
Don't listen to the people that say that in all the years of traveling it never happened to them, so it would be pointless.....:NoNo:

As the lottery ad says... "It may be you"....:doh

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/asia/philippines.shtml

http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/destinations/asia/philippines.php

http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/225/health/South-East-Asia/Philippines.html


Stay safe.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[lyka]

goodluck and pray..god will guide you..

[TomThumb]

Thank you all for you kind wishes and good advice (well... mostly. I might not take a map of brothels :) ) I went to see the nurse today, and she said I needed a slap for leaving it so late :). She got her revenge though. She gave me jabs for polio, tetanus, diphtheria, hepatitis A and typhoid. It was just two jabs, but my arms feel as though it was five. I've also got a course of antimalarials.
The recession does make it tougher financially. I haven't had much of a pay rise for a couple of years now, but as long as I don't lose my job, I should be able to save up for occasional trips.
She is in Cebu, and I'm thinking I won't take her too far afield. I've had lots of jabs, but she hasn't, so I'll try to stay away from disease areas.

[bornatbirth]

i havent had any jabs since school and im still alive and well :Cuckoo:after 6 visits to see my wife.

its best you got them but i wouldnt worry that much :D

[Dedworth]

i havent had any jabs since school and im still alive and well :Cuckoo:after 6 visits to see my wife.

its best you got them but i wouldnt worry that much :D

You're a hard as nails northerner though - TT might be a Southern Softie :)

[bornatbirth]

does anyone know anyone whos caught malaria lately?

but i do agree with the doc and dom :xxgrinning--00xx3:

if your tomthumb,im surprised your still alive after those jabs :Erm:

[stevewool]

This might not seem a big thing to some old hands, but I've just bought a plane ticket to the Philippines. I'll be travelling (weather permitting) in less than two weeks to meet a woman I've been chatting to for six weeks.
I'm feeling a strange sensation in my chest. I think it's excitement. I love her already. How can that be? How can I even know her? What if when she meets me she doesn't like me? What if she does like me?
Have I gone mad? I don't feel as though I have, but I'm not used to feeling like this. I need to take some deep breaths. If anyone can give me the verbal equivalent of beta-blockers, I'd be grateful. Thanks for listening. Tom.

hi there tom well what can i say but brill, i have just come back after a month of seeing a special lady i met on the internet and been talking to for over 2 years , life is very good and she means more to me now after meeting face to face , just go out there and ejoy it and take each day as they come,steve

[cheeky]

Been there too....and everytime arrive back in manila airport, knowing that maristela is waiting outside down where the filipinos wait for their families to arrive. at the carousel waiting for my bags I telephone to say, there in 5 minutes.My heart pounding with excitement.Then I walk down to the arrivals to be faced by a 100filipinos waiting just like maristela. Its pretty much like a show they watch us reunite and a little bit embarrassing but who cares.!!
I am back out there in 1 week and its the best feeling in the world.It never changes it just gets better and better.

[belfast_dude]

good luck dude...you only live once dude....enjoy the holiday and meeting her

[Englishman2010]

It took one fluke meeting in Singapore for me to fall in love, after one coffee I was hooked.
Have a great time in Phils, go with an open mind and enjoy. Good luck :)

Steve

Likewise, same story for me, only it was Tiger Beer not coffee. But however you meet up, good luck and I hope you will both be happy

[HopeUK]

Hey Tom!

That was pretty slick man!! I managed two months before organising the holiday - I'm off myself in just a little over seven weeks, under similar circumstances. Everything seems to be going from strength to strength.. and like you I'm VERY giddy!! :)

It was very much like pulling the rabbit out of the proverbial hat pulling the funds together, but it's surprising what you can do when you put your mind AND heart into it!

Good luck to us both mate! I hope it all works out for you!!

[Sconnie]

Welcome to the club Tom,
Enjoy your visit and the short time you will have with your girl, it will be over iun a flash sadly.
Lots of us here have gone through mad experience, in most cases it wil be the most wonderful and rewarding crazy the you will ever do leading to a fantastic future....

Gud luck, have a great time.

[keithAngel]

Tom seems to be awol:D

[Sophie]

Isn't Tomthumb really small :Erm: maybe somebody sat on him :D:D:D

[TomThumb]

Thanks for all your kind messages. I haven't been sat on, I just haven't been checking the forum: I've been trying to go to work and recover from jet lag at the same time.
I had a wonderful time, and she is a lovely as I thought :) I've got mixed feelings about the country... it's such a mixture. Anyway, I'm now trying to save up for another visit. I think it's good advice to go out as soon as you can.

[keithAngel]

When you have recovered Tom im sure would all like a trip report :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[arkwright]

Good Luck Mate, you might need it!!

[South-east boy]

When you have recovered Tom im sure would all like a trip report :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I agree, would be interesting to hear how it all went and even better to see some pics! :xxgrinning--00xx3: