Thanks for your responses gentlemen. It would appear as though Peter had a tough time of it with Mr Croucher; I'm sorry to hear that! I hope my own situation will go smoothly - thanks also for the steer to the clearance section. All advice and info. is welcome and useful.

Currently, my mahal and i are trying to plan the wedding location, i.e. Gen San or Davao. Fortunately for me, my love is an accountant and whilst is very sympathetic, is very pragmatic and organised and has already dealt with the issue of an extremely large extended family in a manner that has impressed me and increased my admiration for her. Roll on sept 06!

Gotta go! Take care of yourselves!

T