Last one out turn off the lights

[Ako Si Jamie]

When I joined this forum around eight years ago the place was a hive of activity, but nowadays.... :Help1:

I've just looked on the members list and nobody who has joined in the last five last years has topped 1,000 posts yet. I don't think anybody's come even close. Why is this? Is it because guys are more wary about dating Filipina's because of the unscrupulous online dating scene?

I'm guessing that the next post on this thread if there is one will be in three or four weeks time. :wink::icon_lol:

[Michael Parnham]

Hi Jamie, well I'm still around hope to be on here another 20 years yet. How are you anyway?:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[fred]

I'm guessing that the next post on this thread if there is one will be in three or four weeks time. :wink::icon_lol:

I still pop in from time to time Jamie mainly to check out the very latest exchange rate.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Anakin]

Was thinking the same thing myself Jamie. This site has helped so many people and given so much support, is it because that's not needed so much these days?

I really owe this site going back ten years, but to be honest I just look in from time to time and rarely contribute, so I'm a culprit - :(

Must try harder :smile:

[jonnijon]

Was thinking the same thing myself Jamie. This site has helped so many people and given so much support, is it because that's not needed so much these days?

I really owe this site going back ten years, but to be honest I just look in from time to time and rarely contribute, so I'm a culprit - :(

Must try harder :smile:

Same here, but for some reason some got banned.

[grahamw48]

I live in the Philippines jungle now, so look in when the drums are facing in the right direction. :Wave:

Not trying to get the Mrs into the UK either, so that also reduces my possible involvement... but still alive and well after (omg ! :cwm24: ) 13+ years on the forum . :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[SimonH]

I live in the Philippines jungle now, so look in when the drums are facing in the right direction. :Wave:

Not trying to get the Mrs into the UK either, so that also reduces my possible involvement... but still alive and well after (omg ! :cwm24: ) 13+ years on the forum . :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Pop in for a beer next time you're in AC :Wave:

[grahamw48]

Pop in for a beer next time you're in AC :Wave:

Cheers Simon... will do. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Steve.r]

I might too next time I am home :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[SimonH]

I might too next time I am home :xxgrinning--00xx3:


More than welcome :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Hi Jamie, well I'm still around hope to be on here another 20 years yet. How are you anyway?:xxgrinning--00xx3:

I'm fine apart from turning my ankle over on a very uneven pavement Sunday night and falling over. People must have thought I was drunk especially as I was very close to an off-licence. The pain has eased somewhat. Didn't sleep well Sunday night and couldn't put any weight on my foot early Monday. Walks for the dog should resume shortly. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ako Si Jamie]

I still pop in from time to time Jamie mainly to check out the very latest exchange rate.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Are you still in Bohol?

[Michael Parnham]

I'm fine apart from turning my ankle over on a very uneven pavement Sunday night and falling over. People must have thought I was drunk especially as I was very close to an off-licence. The pain has eased somewhat. Didn't sleep well Sunday night and couldn't put any weight on my foot early Monday. Walks for the dog should resume shortly. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Wow, be careful Jamie and I hope you recover quickly, lucky it wasn't worse:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Anakin]

Is Terpe still around?

[Michael Parnham]

Is Terpe still around?

I'm sure he's checking on us every now and again, hopefully we'll hear from him again soon:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Hehehe still alive and kicking .....:olddude:

I do pop in from time to time

It seems I have been busy decorating since arriving here nearly 5 years ago....getting towards the end now hopefully.
I hope to finish this house completely before we move to another place :cwm3:

Nice to see so many of the old guard still popping in too

[grahamw48]

Nice to hear from you Peter. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[jonnijon]

Hehehe still alive and kicking .....:olddude:

I do pop in from time to time

It seems I have been busy decorating since arriving here nearly 5 years ago....getting towards the end now hopefully.
I hope to finish this house completely before we move to another place :cwm3:

Nice to see so many of the old guard still popping in too

Tagum has grown, construction everywhere. New flyover going over the highway, so soon all city traffic can pass underneath.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Tagum has grown, construction everywhere. New flyover going over the highway, so soon all city traffic can pass underneath.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Yes, I witnessed that a little time ago last time we went to ComVal.....many changes and new constructions.

Metro Manila just never stops constuctions of flyovers, new roads and train lines.......I fear its all too late.

[Michael Parnham]

Hehehe still alive and kicking .....:olddude:

I do pop in from time to time

It seems I have been busy decorating since arriving here nearly 5 years ago....getting towards the end now hopefully.
I hope to finish this house completely before we move to another place :cwm3:

Nice to see so many of the old guard still popping in too

Great to know you're still checking in on everyone Peter, glad you're ok.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

Yes, I witnessed that a little time ago last time we went to ComVal.....many changes and new constructions.

Metro Manila just never stops constuctions of flyovers, new roads and train lines.......I fear its all too late.

They just need a train line...or a few, that go beyond the city limit.... as has been 'promised' for a couple of decades now. :NoNo:

Perhaps upgrade the roads BEFORE selling millions of vehicles on 'easy payment' plans. too ? :Erm:

[Anakin]

Hiya Terpe

Glad to hear you're doing well. You helped me a lot when I first came here. Always wanted to buy you a drink!
Maybe one day in the Phils? :smile:
When I visit it's normally Salcedo area and Batangas. Manila is nuts. Buildings shooting up
with what appears to be little thought to the infrastructure necessary to support the growing population.
Oh well onwards and upwards as they probably say in the Manila construction business.

[Longweekend]

I still pop in now and again, we are still waiting for our property purchase in France to be finalised then we will pull out of Blighty, we are leaving the kids here in a smaller house so will come back a couple of times a year, I have only been a member for 6 years so a relative youngster compared to some...

[Terpe]

I still pop in now and again, we are still waiting for our property purchase in France to be finalised then we will pull out of Blighty, we are leaving the kids here in a smaller house so will come back a couple of times a year, I have only been a member for 6 years so a relative youngster compared to some...

Here's wishing you all the best for a grand life if France.
For us it was touch and go if France, Spain or Philippines.
We finally agreed on Philippines as I have no family in Europe but my wife has a network of family in Phils if she ever needs a support network.
As it worked out we now have virtually no contact to her family.

Anyway all best wishes for a life in France

[Longweekend]

We are leaving 3 x children in the UK so the PI was too far away, plus the wine is better in France..:biggrin:

[jonnijon]

we now have virtually no contact to her family. You lucky lucky man.:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

[stevewool]

Still not sure where we are going to end up, but for now holidays here in England and Scotland and Europe then it’s the Philippines for a few months around Christmas,then next year it’s going to be a few months here and there or until we like a place so much we can call it home.

[joebloggs]

Hehehe still alive and kicking .....:olddude:

I do pop in from time to time

It seems I have been busy decorating since arriving here nearly 5 years ago....getting towards the end now hopefully.
I hope to finish this house completely before we move to another place :cwm3:

Nice to see so many of the old guard still popping in too

good to hear from you Peter and the other stalwarts :biggrin:

I'm still around, you would have thought with little Joe being 12 now and that he can look after himself I would have more time on my hands but I seem to have less time than ever, or maybe i'm just getting old :olddude:

[Terpe]

good to hear from you Peter and the other stalwarts :biggrin:

I'm still around, you would have thought with little Joe being 12 now and that he can look after himself I would have more time on my hands but I seem to have less time than ever, or maybe i'm just getting old :olddude:

Great to hear from you my dear friend. I always thought when I retired I'd have so much time to relax and enjoy long lost pastimes......wrong...

Good luck Joe in securing that extra time you look for....:laugher:

[les_taxi]

First time I looked in for ages, think one of the reasons was too many people were banned. Was lively,controversial but the many topics and fair to say disagreements kept it alive. Not wishing to insult anyone but every-time I looked in it seemed pretty boring.

[grahamw48]

Nice to hear from you too Les. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[les_taxi]

Cheers Graham - wow you moved out there :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

Yes Les... bit the bullet.

More fun being an OAP here... that's for sure ! :biggrin:

Handed back the council bungy, and mothballed the bus pass.

No rent here. I bought the land and built our little house on it.. all paid for.

Tough decision, but I was never going to get the Mrs to the UK, realistically. :thumbsdown:

Our boy has his British passport though, so hopefully that'll be good for him in the future... and maybe his mum too, once they've chucked my lifeless carcase in the river. :olddude:

[joebloggs]

First time I looked in for ages, think one of the reasons was too many people were banned. Was lively,controversial but the many topics and fair to say disagreements kept it alive. Not wishing to insult anyone but every-time I looked in it seemed pretty boring.

good to hear your ok Les :xxgrinning--00xx3:
:icon_lol: yes we had some :furious3: in the past :biggrin:

[Michael Parnham]

First time I looked in for ages, think one of the reasons was too many people were banned. Was lively,controversial but the many topics and fair to say disagreements kept it alive. Not wishing to insult anyone but every-time I looked in it seemed pretty boring.

Hi Les, nice to know you're ok, are you still walking? :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[les_taxi]

No given up the walking to play 5-a side:yikes: Oldest player there,but can hardly walk next day:icon_lol: Nice to hear from you all:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

No given up the walking to play 5-a side:yikes: Oldest player there,but can hardly walk next day:icon_lol: Nice to hear from you all:xxgrinning--00xx3:

You too Les. Take care mate. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Iani]

Erm.... hi?

It’s been a long time, but times change. Hope all on here are doing great.

Best regards

[Arthur Little]

Erm.... hi?

It’s been a long time, but times change. Hope all on here are doing great.

Best regards

:Hellooo: ... ALWAYS good to see you posting here again - however long it's been, Iani - so a warm :welcomex: back to the fold and don't be a stranger! :biggrin:

[grahamw48]

Greetings fellow Yorkshireman...from here in the sunny Philippines. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Slip]

Anyone here?

Been a while.

On the plus side my wife now has her ILR

hard to think I joined this site when I was looking for advise to get married, some 8 years ago I believe.

[Arthur Little]

Anyone here?

Yes, I am. :smile:


Been a while.

No worries ... :welcomex: back to us.


On the plus side my wife now has her ILR

:biggrin: ... GREAT news; CONGRATULATIONS to your missus for achieving ILR! :xxgrinning--00xx3:


hard to think I joined this site when I was looking for advise to get married,
some 8 years ago I believe.

................ :yeahthat:'s bound to be about right - tempus fugits!

[grahamw48]

Nice to hear from you again Slip....and congrats to your and your Mrs, ref the ILR. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Blimey...looks like 15 years since I started being a pest on here. :cwm24:

[Slip]

Now we are on the move again now we can add her to the mortgage :Jump:

Sold ours ( subject to a signed contract) and now looking for a property in same area.

[Scouse]

Don't get on here as much as I should, there seems to be so many other things to do.

Moved to Iloilo in November and although we moved straight in to the house there are still a few things we are having done.

Started language lessons a few weeks ago (it's not easy but I'll stick with them).

If anybody is planning a visit when they can check this out from the BI website before you do. I have also added it to the Asia Visa section.

https://immigration.gov.ph/images/News/2020_Yr/08_Aug/2020Aug08_Press.pdf

[les_taxi]

Just a quick hello,hope everybody is well :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Arthur Little]

Just a quick hello,hope everybody is well :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Think most of the regulars are, Les ... :cwm25: ... and trust you are too!

[grahamw48]

Just a quick hello,hope everybody is well :xxgrinning--00xx3:


Hi Les ! :Wave:

All the best to you too mate.

Everything fine with us here in sunny Pangasinan. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Still alive and kicking here in Marikina :Wave:

So far managed to survive Covid and the recent Typhoon that hit Marikina very badly. Worst typhoon to hit Marikina ever they said. Huge areas flooded very fast. It's only now that my wife can rest from helping with the evacuated folks....really really so sad to see what happened.

Happy Christmas to all....ours will be very quiet this year hahaha
At my age I'm not allowed outside my residence.....been stopped multiple times but so far always blagged my way out...
Gonna get locked up one of these days my wife says :biggrin:

[Longweekend]

Hi Les,
Yes some of us are still around...:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[jonnijon]

Still alive and kicking here in Marikina :Wave:

So far managed to survive Covid and the recent Typhoon that hit Marikina very badly. Worst typhoon to hit Marikina ever they said. Huge areas flooded very fast. It's only now that my wife can rest from helping with the evacuated folks....really really so sad to see what happened.

Happy Christmas to all....ours will be very quiet this year hahaha
At my age I'm not allowed outside my residence.....been stopped multiple times but so far always blagged my way out...
Gonna get locked up one of these days my wife says :biggrin: Had enough of this lockdown, 10 months now, not allowed to shop is what gets me.

[grahamw48]

Went out with the Mrs the other day for the first time in 9 months ! They've now permitted more than one passenger on the trikes here near Dagupan (bro-in-law's being our main mode of transport).

So, I was able to nip into the city to extend my visa, and also to pick up my NBI clearance... pre-applying for my 13A.

On the way home...a call in at the supermarket to stock up on booze, food, etc. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Here... couple of pics of the views that day (in Dagupan) :

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[jonnijon]

Roast potatoes may be on the same plate as bread sauce, but they cant meet up with turkey. Sprouts must self isolate.

Latest cartoon from MATT.

[Terpe]

Roast potatoes may be on the same plate as bread sauce, but they cant meet up with turkey. Sprouts must self isolate.

Latest cartoon from MATT.

I got a big bag of Tesco frozen button sprouts the other day....looking forward to that
Also got Tesco steak pies and fish fingers...

[jonnijon]

I got a big bag of Tesco frozen button sprouts the other day....looking forward to that
Also got Tesco steak pies and fish fingers...

Go on rub it in, just because you have posh shops. :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::laugher::laugher:

[joebloggs]

Don't get on here as much as I should, there seems to be so many other things to do.

Moved to Iloilo in November and although we moved straight in to the house there are still a few things we are having done.

Started language lessons a few weeks ago (it's not easy but I'll stick with them).

If anybody is planning a visit when they can check this out from the BI website before you do. I have also added it to the Asia Visa section.

https://immigration.gov.ph/images/News/2020_Yr/08_Aug/2020Aug08_Press.pdf


I know a Scouser, well she's from the posh part :biggrin: her and her BF have bought a house in Iloilo , but she made it back to the UK before the lockdown back in March/April and can't wait to get back to the Phils.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnExCQ6yXcg&t=29s