Hi everyone, well I am happy to hear about the horse and cart things, Calesas, or whatever they were called, thanks for that info.
Thank you Alan for your comments, interestingly enough, a contact of mine at the Visayan Daily newspaper read it, and said, I should write a news column about life in Philippines, Oh my goodness, if only I could be a writer, journalism is something I missed out on, in some ways, I enjoy writing about my experiences, Alan thank you for your suggestion and yes, I sure did miss the chance of meeting you in Cebu, thanks for the Grand Convention Centre Buffet, the 390 all you can eat was superb, wonder if you have been there yourself.
Thanks guys for all your comments, I am back on the forum in general now, maybe I will come in on some visa questions, but for me, the forum is about experiences, how to get by in the Philippines, maybe its the place itself.
I always say, its the place itself, it does something to you, now I know how some of our girls feel when they first arrive in UK, its quiet, when they say its boring, I know what they mean.
Now I see so clearly why they love to be in groups, in groups there is life, we are so used to being isolated in UK, by 2020 1 in 4 households will be single occupant only, the only freind being social networking sites.
Just a point Alan I will be hopefully transferring some of my literary experiences onto the website I built in time, I think I would enjoy doing that, when time allows, I have had so much great feedback for guys going in country for first time, telling me how they relied on the site for information, its been great fun, and writing is my passion, perhaps thats where my spare time will be take up.
"Nothing prepares you for the Philippines, - but don't worry it only seems weird the first time"
