Who would or could live a life this?

[triple5]

At the weekend I'm off to a remote island. There's no hotel or resorts and the best chance of accomodation is a hut on the beach. Electricity is scare on the island, there's one small school, only a few very small shops and just getting a bite to eat might not be easy.

Who could live all year round in a place like this?

[maria_and_matt]

it will drive me nuts, no facebook... hmmmm my answer is a big NO :icon_lol::icon_lol:

[triple5]

it will drive me nuts, no facebook... hmmmm my answer is a big NO :icon_lol::icon_lol:

Ah yeh, the only way we communicate with each these days, on our artificial farms... Good ol facebook :doh:icon_lol:

[maria_and_matt]

:laugher:i love it! my hubby and i took a drive to the country side a month ago and i asked is that tree a dog wood??? and he said is dog wood even a tree and i said yes, i have that on farmville:laugher::laugher:

[triple5]

Dog wood :Erm: Must be real if its on Farmville :Erm: facebook apps are the real world now :rolleyes:

[maria_and_matt]

Dog wood :Erm: Must be real if its on Farmville :Erm: facebook apps are the real world now :rolleyes:

dogwood is a tree

[triple5]

dogwood is a tree

Ganun :Erm: More associated with a flower ...

http://www.google.com.ph/images?q=dogwood&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=tl&tab=wi

[triple5]

Anyways, getting back on subject here :icon_lol: Who could live on a remote island, no electricity, no FB etc, the way we did only a 100 years or so ago :Erm:

There was a member who mentioned he was up for it..?

[subseastu]

Can't stand facebook myself :cwm23:can't see whats wrong with good ol fashioned text and email.

Where is this island then? Sounds very interesting. I some times look at all the c*ap I seem to have gathered over the years and in a buddhist moment wish I had a much simplier life, then I snap out of it, open my americain style fridge, grab a beer, then sit down in front of my stupidly big telly!!

I think a whole year maybe difficult cinsidering food could be difficult to come by. But it be good to get to a simplier life I think. Good luck to you, be interested if you post some pics afterwards if thats possible?

[RickyR]

Think it could be an absolute dream. As long as you had lots of good books.

[pennybarry]

If others can why can't I?
Let's try!:D

[aposhark]

At the weekend I'm off to a remote island. There's no hotel or resorts and the best chance of accomodation is a hut on the beach. Electricity is scare on the island, there's one small school, only a few very small shops and just getting a bite to eat might not be easy.

Who could live all year round in a place like this?

My wife grew up on such an island.
The nearest hospital is 3 hours by boat and impossible to get to when there are big waves.
Her father took someone to the mainland and the person died en route.

We all think we have problems, and then we realise how difficult it is for some people in the Philippines and in other countries.

Spending time with just a kerosene lamp and a few books is relaxing, a constantly chatty wife makes a quiet room into a busy place.
Without the noise polution of modern life, all other sounds of nature is amplified and appealing :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[bornatbirth]

living on a desserted island would be like being a scout again and i always liked camping and modern life does my head in, so getting away from it all would be easy for me, unless theres a 5 star hotel there my wife wouldnt be interested :D


Can't stand facebook text and email.


i cant stand all 3, my wife will arrange to meet someone by facebook then 50 upto the minute texts, me.... i phone whoever and say lets meet at 2pm on saturday :Brick:

[keithAngel]

At the weekend I'm off to a remote island. There's no hotel or resorts and the best chance of accomodation is a hut on the beach. Electricity is scare on the island, there's one small school, only a few very small shops and just getting a bite to eat might not be easy.

Who could live all year round in a place like this?

A suitable post for my 2000th I could and would given half a chance my fishing skills would no doughbt improve to as well as language ...unless your saying there is no one else there?

How long are you staying? if your still there in 12 weeks I may well join you as I think its time to find a new Island to live on:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Sim11UK]

Count me in Triple, would love to try it. :xxgrinning--00xx3:
My only worry would be, that I've become a bit of an internet addict. :doh

As for most modcons, I don't have them here, so I'm hardly likely to miss them? I suppose I take it for granted, that I can get food easily from a supermarket? :)

[stevewool]

well i would be up for it , yes be hard but tv crap talking i miss and lets face it some of us on here can remember making our own fun all them years ago with your mates no computers mobile phones just the countryside and fresh air,when i first started getting serious with emma i use to joke about starting a new life just like mr christian from mutiny on the bounty so if theres room for a comunity on this island iam fore it

[Steve.r]

Sounds like this little island is getting busy already :doh

[Sim11UK]

Sounds like this little island is getting busy already :doh

Well there are another 7000 + :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[fred]

I lived on an island near Leyte once with no power..Loved every minute.. There was a local cinema that was basically a betamax and large TV run by a generator..5 Pesos per flick,so used to go there to catch up with modern life..
There was a mountain near by with natural 40 ft water slides leading to large mountain swimming pools.. People that lived up there used to barter banana`s and coconuts in exchange for rice at the mountain base..
I got a special birthday invite from perfect strangers one day..They had sent some men on a boat to pick up ice from the mainland to put in my Tanduay.. Problem was they had no ice box so the large 10kg block they started with arrived as about 1/2 a kilo..We had to polish off the bottle while we could..Talk about stress!!!
Some of the nicest people I ever met lived there and I truly hope that like me, none of them have yet discovered Facebook!!:crazy:

[malditako]

not bother about using candles for lighting....well at least someone can provide me a fan :)

[bornatbirth]

so a bunch of guys with one lady on a island :omg:

[triple5]

So you're all in then :xxgrinning--00xx3: I'm sure if we all chip in we could get broadband there :)

A few pics if you're not already tempted -

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=talikud+island

[keithAngel]

very interested in a trip report triple just booked my ticket again and think changing Islands is a great idea:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Sim11UK]

Looks lovely...Have you met Mindanao Bob yet Triple? I know he & his wife sell land, on nearby Samal Island. :Wave:

[sars_notd_virus]

Live simple ...Live free!!
i think i will survive for ONE day :icon_lol:

[bornatbirth]

Live simple ...Live free!!
i think i will survive for ONE day :icon_lol:

really, that long :icon_lol:

strange that the filipinas cant go without all there mod cons :Erm:

[sars_notd_virus]

really, that long :icon_lol:

strange that the filipinas cant go without all there mod cons :Erm:

modern convenience:xxgrinning--00xx3::Rasp::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[triple5]

very interested in a trip report triple just booked my ticket again and think changing Islands is a great idea:xxgrinning--00xx3:

I'll let you know how i get on. I'd love to stay a few days, really poke around inland, but the missus has just got a job so needs to be back on the mainland for monday morning.


Looks lovely...Have you met Mindanao Bob yet Triple? I know he & his wife sell land, on nearby Samal Island. :Wave:

Never seen him :Erm: From reading his site you get the impression he's the most famous expat here, but I've never bumped into him. I guess he's a busy guy with all those businesses.

[gWaPito]

Jane and I stayed on the Island of Catudanes in a place called Puraran.

This was in a Nipa hut in a group of 5 huts on the beach all facing the ocean.
We got many pics, Jane may post them on here one day soon, I think not!!
It was fantastic...

Over the weeks we stayed there, many western types came for a couple of days and left.
Like Fred said there is a desert Island spirit going on that bonds fellow tourist unlike the normal holiday resort where you wouldn't bother talking to a fellow guest.

The brown outs (2/3 times daily) were a pain at first but, you did get used to them, even the resident Tukoo that slept with us that woke us up without fail at 3am.

This is what we are aiming to go back to when we retire from the UK.

[gWaPito]

really, that long :icon_lol:

strange that the filipinas cant go without all there mod cons :Erm:

Mine can Bornabirth:D
We are cowboys at heart:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[keithAngel]

The $64,000,000 dollar question I get asked is "jolli bee":doh

[aposhark]

:Cuckoo:
Jane and I stayed on the Island of Catudanes in a place called Puraran.

This was in a Nipa hut in a group of 5 huts on the beach all facing the ocean.
We got many pics, Jane may post them on here one day soon, I think not!!
It was fantastic...

Over the weeks we stayed there, many western types came for a couple of days and left.
Like Fred said there is a desert Island spirit going on that bonds fellow tourist unlike the normal holiday resort where you wouldn't bother talking to a fellow guest.

The brown outs (2/3 times daily) were a pain at first but, you did get used to them, even the resident Tukoo that slept with us that woke us up without fail at 3am.

This is what we are aiming to go back to when we retire from the UK.

My wife's island's brownouts are 24 hours, they sometimes pay someone a little to use their genny charge their phones.

I will retire in the Phils also, but would need a genny to listen to music and use the laptop, and of course the small problem of airconditioning and leaky heads :bigcry:

[stevewool]

is it a fact that most on here will retire to the phils , i for one is wanting to do it sooner then later but its knowing you have enough income or savings so you dont have to come back to england, its what amount that is , i am hoping for 130+ in 9 time if not before that should last me and emma and the children if they happen

[stevewool]

9 years that was ment to say

[gWaPito]

is it a fact that most on here will retire to the phils , i for one is wanting to do it sooner then later but its knowing you have enough income or savings so you dont have to come back to england, its what amount that is , i am hoping for 130+ in 9 time if not before that should last me and emma and the children if they happen

I think all of us wanted to retire sooner rather that later to the Phils, the fact is you need money, lots of it to lead a comfortable life.
The reallity is, we want children first, get then through there early years then move out.
You got to have a realistic plan, a plan you can stick with, we have that plan and are staying with it.
It's easy to get carried away when you go out there for the first time, we come from a society where we get now and pay later, this is big time major life change for everone, not just for the 2 of you, many family members involved too.

You have to have funds to return to England, weather you want to or not. Be it for health reasons, family/friends deaths and other emergencies.
You can not cut out the UK. In time your wife will return with or without you. There is a 21 year age gap between my wife and I, my wife will out live me, for sure.
I want my wife to lead a comfortable life and if it means coming back to the UK to live, then so be it.
My wife is working now, she has many years contributions ahead of her. I want her to claim her old age pension, a pension she would of paid for.
You need to think years ahead, Steve.

[keithAngel]

gwapito I hear what you say but think its a very wise person that knows how much is enough or what the state of play will be here 20 years down the line.

Somtimes its best to trust your heart and allow life to show you otherwise you could loose for ever your chance to fulfill yourself because of the fear of what will become of me fact is you get one chance at life and everyone is as free as they feel to engage.

My plan is to keep taking the next breath as long as possible and take the opportunities that present themselves and if I need help in the future I hope Ive done enough to deserve it and brave enough to ask:icon_lol:

[aposhark]

Seems to me we have to save up a fair bit of £, then change it at a good £/PHP rate (!) and have ultimate trust in our wives.
We have nothing without good health, so look after ourselves and our wives/children in the meantime :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Florge]

hhhmmm.. i probably can... as long as the island is not too far from civilation.. in case i may need a doctor when i get stung by jellyfish... lol

[keithAngel]

I got stung in Moalboal lucky i wasnt skinny dipping:omg:

didnt need a doc though bit like stinging nettles:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[gWaPito]

gwapito I hear what you say but think its a very wise person that knows how much is enough or what the state of play will be here 20 years down the line.

Somtimes its best to trust your heart and allow life to show you otherwise you could loose for ever your chance to fulfill yourself because of the fear of what will become of me fact is you get one chance at life and everyone is as free as they feel to engage.

My plan is to keep taking the next breath as long as possible and take the opportunities that present themselves and if I need help in the future I hope Ive done enough to deserve it and brave enough to ask:icon_lol:

You still got to have plans, Keith. We plan to move out there within 7 years.
It would be foolish in my opinion to cut all ties with the UK.
We intend paying all our national insurance subs so, at least my wife can claim her pension many years down the line.
I accept you have to risk to make worth while gains and Im all for that.
There is a difference between calculated risk and down right foolishness:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Im am not implying you are the latter, Keith:NoNo:
It is just getting the balance right:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[gWaPito]

Seems to me we have to save up a fair bit of £, then change it at a good £/PHP rate (!) and have ultimate trust in our wives.
We have nothing without good health, so look after ourselves and our wives/children in the meantime :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I agree, Apo. Without health we surely do have nothing:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[gWaPito]

hhhmmm.. i probably can... as long as the island is not too far from civilation.. in case i may need a doctor when i get stung by jellyfish... lol

Carry white vinegar in your swimming attire bag.:xxgrinning--00xx3:
I saw someone years ago have a heart attack because of those stings.

[keithAngel]

You still got to have plans, Keith. We plan to move out there within 7 years.
It would be foolish in my opinion to cut all ties with the UK.
We intend paying all our national insurance subs so, at least my wife can claim her pension many years down the line.
I accept you have to risk to make worth while gains and Im all for that.
There is a difference between calculated risk and down right foolishness:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Im am not implying you are the latter, Keith:NoNo:
It is just getting the balance right:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Woody Allen once said "if you want to make God laugh tell Him about your plans":icon_lol:

All risk has a potential downside:Erm:

None of us here has any idea what will have happened by this time next year regardless of our reassurances to ourselves.:omg:

My view is if it feels right and im brave enough "go for it " foolish as that may seem to anyone else.:crazy:

The only certainty I have found in life is change the choice is ,for me , how I respond to that change, is it some thing to be embraced or feared? :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[gWaPito]

Woody Allen once said "if you want to make God laugh tell Him about your plans":icon_lol:

All risk has a potential downside:Erm:

None of us here has any idea what will have happened by this time next year regardless of our reassurances to ourselves.:omg:

My view is if it feels right and im brave enough "go for it " foolish as that may seem to anyone else.:crazy:

The only certainty I have found in life is change the choice is ,for me , how I respond to that change, is it some thing to be embraced or feared? :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Im resposible for my wife, I hear what you are saying:xxgrinning--00xx3:
I don't intend going out there on a wing and a prayer and hope for the best:xxgrinning--00xx3:
The chances are, everything will be lost, deported and back to the UK and the Salvation army:NoNo:
Using your heart as a guide is not wise, you got to use your head mostly, Kieth.
I wasn't calling you foolish:NoNo:
Far from it, I was looking from my point of view. Believe me, I nearly lost it all last year, it was a scary few days.
Of course, if you have little or nothing to loose here, then why not, go for it. I have much to loose.
Like you said to gparry, we are all different, us men and our filipina's:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[keithAngel]

Very true:xxgrinning--00xx3: vive la diference:icon_lol: