Home or Away

[bless.books]

Hello everyone! I am starting this thread HOME or AWAY. I will start with a premise that - Home - Philippines and Away- UK

If you are Filipino/Naturalised British home is Philipppines
If you are Native/British living in the Philippines home is UK

It would be interesting to know where will you spend your retirement, home or away? I dont mean, where do you wish but where will you really retire, be specific Philippines or UK and why? And what could be the age of retirement for you? Others go earlier than the retirable age.

[James Hubbard]

Hello everyone! I am starting this thread HOMe or AWAY. I will start with a premise that - Home - Philippines and Away- UK

If you are Filipino/Naturalised Britain home is Philipppines
If you are Native/British living in the Philippines home is UK

It would be interesting to know where will you spend your retirement, home or away? I dont mean, where do you wish but where will you really retire, be specific Philippines or UK and why? And what could be the age of retirement for you? Others go earlier than the retirable age.

Either Blackpool or Jamaica

[Tawi2]

Spain,by the time I retire Pinas population will have doubled,slightly crowded I would imagine,not my idea of fun

[Sophie]

Either Blackpool or Jamaica

Spain,by the time I retire Pinas population will have doubled,slightly crowded I would imagine,not my idea of fun

Whatever happened to Home or Away? I think bless should come up with a different title to the thread - HOME OR AWAY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE

[Tawi2]

Spain is "Away"

[Sophie]

Spain is "Away"

LOL, i thought bless - the thread owner only emphasized uk and philippines as either home or away, lol
follow the rules tawi, lol just kidding, lol

[jaishann]

Whatever happened to Home or Away? I think bless should come up with a different title to the thread - HOME OR AWAY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE

this is a very nice thread hoping that it will not come to a point of comparing UK and Phil (like night and day) again as it causes friction. Considering that most of us Pinays here are married to Brit it shows a "bond" taking our relationship as an example. What brought us here to UK (for those who are in a relationship/engaged or married to Brit) is love and simply by taking a vow we promised to be with them till death so Phil or UK as long as together it really doesnt matter.

I wish everyone a good day.

[Sophie]

this is a very nice thread hoping that it will not come to a point of comparing UK and Phil (like night and day) again as it causes friction. Considering that most of us Pinays here are married to Brit it shows a "bond" taking our relationship as an example. What brought us here to UK (for those who are in a relationship/engaged or married to Brit) is love and simply by taking a vow we promised to be with them till death so Phil or UK as long as together it really doesnt matter.

I wish everyone a good day.

well said sis
I agree completely, what's important is you're together, be it in uk or philippines or some place else, as long as its a mutual decision of the couple

[bless.books]

this is a very nice thread hoping that it will not come to a point of comparing UK and Phil (like night and day) again as it causes friction. Considering that most of us Pinays here are married to Brit it shows a "bond" taking our relationship as an example. What brought us here to UK (for those who are in a relationship/engaged or married to Brit) is love and simply by taking a vow we promised to be with them till death so Phil or UK as long as together it really doesnt matter.

I wish everyone a good day.

Hello again jaishann! Thank you for your comment. I do not wish that on this thread. I am not comparing UK/PHILIPPINES here. I am trying to draw out your feelings being married to Brit/Filipinos and where will you go/stay when retirement is looming. Have you ever thought about it? Yes, it doesn't matter where, but sooner or later we will have to choose one, where we will live and stay permanently. What is the ideal place when you come to the age - where you are no longer capable?

[Queenbee]

this is a very nice thread hoping that it will not come to a point of comparing UK and Phil (like night and day) again as it causes friction. Considering that most of us Pinays here are married to Brit it shows a "bond" taking our relationship as an example. What brought us here to UK (for those who are in a relationship/engaged or married to Brit) is love and simply by taking a vow we promised to be with them till death so Phil or UK as long as together it really doesnt matter.

I wish everyone a good day.

YAY i second to that!

[bless.books]

Whatever happened to Home or Away? I think bless should come up with a different title to the thread - HOME OR AWAY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE

Hello Sophie! Yeah, I agree with you. I only have two choices and both tawi2 and JH mentioned something else. . I would like to stick to the title and would like to stick to the topic.
I know a few who are nearly retiring and faced with the dilemma. One couple I know sad, wife will go back home, husband will stay here in UK. I do not want that to imagine.

[James Hubbard]

Whatever happened to Home or Away? I think bless should come up with a different title to the thread - HOME OR AWAY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE

it would make more sense and be less provincial! The initial post assumes that we will either spend our retirement in UK or Phils, what if we decide we want to spend it in guatemala?

My first post was just to get the picture in with blackpool vs jamaica!

[James Hubbard]

And, I can see that BB is sharing her professorial level of logical deduction. Tawi said Spain - OK, that's a tick in the "UK" column!


Chill out chick, first of all, this could be a poll ...

secondly, I posted my facetious response just to post the picture. I'm 27, ask me about retirement in 35-40 years from now!

And, please laugh, and read my sig

[bless.books]

Spain,by the time I retire Pinas population will have doubled,slightly crowded I would imagine,not my idea of fun

Hello tawi2! You're probably right about being overcrowded. Oh, I would like Spain myself. But you only have two choices - UK or Philippines - I will take UK as your answer. About what age?

[Sophie]

Hello tawi2! You're probably right about being overcrowded. Oh, I would like Spain myself. But you only have two choices - UK or Philippines - I will take UK as your answer. About what age?

See tawi, i told you so, lol

[Tawi2]

Hello tawi2! You're probably right about being overcrowded. Oh, I would like Spain myself. But you only have two choices - UK or Philippines - I will take UK as your answer. About what age?

Hobsons choice

[James Hubbard]

thanks to whomever repped me muchly appreciated!

[bless.books]

Either Blackpool or Jamaica

Hello JH! Do not answer why Blackpool (Jamaica is not one of the choices) if you will only compare it to the Philippines. Okay, I will take the UK as your answer. What age?

[pennybarry]

We have 2 choices in Pinas.
Tagaytay or Sta Rosa. Place are both ready for us, but we're not yet ready
Not yet ready to live like king and Queen.

[bless.books]

We have 2 choices in Pinas.
Tagaytay or Sta Rosa. Place are both ready for us, but we're not yet ready
Not yet ready to live like king and Queen.

Hello pennybarry! Thank you for sharing. Hey, I like that ... hoow about us in it ... hahaha. It is nice to know that, your husband wants to live there.

[September]

I still like Philippines, here if your old you will just wait the heaven in old nursing home waiting for god, while in the philippines (just avoid the noise and humid) stay away from Manila will be fine,have walked every morning in a sorrounded by tress,making fire through the dried leaves and sit on a rope tie on the tress,listen to the chicken tik tilaok, dog running around the backyard,ahhh what a nice life in philippines.

Ok I will be fair, if your retire here in the UK,you had money from govt. sometimes go town by car,used wheel chair or the electric car for old people,going ASDA/TESCO and if your children no longer look for you,they will sent you to nursing home or you will stay all by yourself in your house,cant get out everyday during winter cause you will feel cold,athritis.almoranas will attack during cold (this partly joke) no ants, no coakroaches, no mosquitoes

My choice: Philippines, life was happy down there indeed.

[James Hubbard]

I still like Philippines,

...

My choice: Philippines, life was happy down there indeed.

September, I do think that you're very homesick, and from the general timber of your posts, it seems like you do not much like UK! So, when are you going back to Philippines next?

[bornatbirth]

I still like Philippines, here if your old you will just wait the heaven in old nursing home waiting for god, while in the philippines (just avoid the noise and humid) stay away from Manila will be fine,have walked every morning in a sorrounded by tress,making fire through the dried leaves and sit on a rope tie on the tress,listen to the chicken tik tilaok, dog running around the backyard,ahhh what a nice life in philippines.

Ok I will be fair, if your retire here in the UK,you had money from govt. sometimes go town by car,used wheel chair or the electric car for old people,going ASDA/TESCO and if your children no longer look for you,they will sent you to nursing home or you will stay all by yourself in your house,cant get out everyday during winter cause you will feel cold,athritis.almoranas will attack during cold (this partly joke) no ants, no coakroaches, no mosquitoes

My choice: Philippines, life was happy down there indeed.

have you been here before?

i thought you have only been here a week on a visit visa but you know alot about being old in the uk.

if your old in the philipines you need money to live,isnt having lots of kids to look after you the reason they you have so many

like a pension plan,isnt it

[James Hubbard]

have you been here before?

i thought you have only been here a week on a visit visa but you know alot about being old in the uk.

if your old in the philipines you need money to live,isnt having lots of kids to look after you the reason they you have so many

like a pension plan,isnt it

pwned

[Jay&Zobel]

I still like Philippines, here if your old you will just wait the heaven in old nursing home waiting for god, while in the philippines (just avoid the noise and humid) stay away from Manila will be fine,have walked every morning in a sorrounded by tress,making fire through the dried leaves and sit on a rope tie on the tress,listen to the chicken tik tilaok, dog running around the backyard,ahhh what a nice life in philippines.

Ok I will be fair, if your retire here in the UK,you had money from govt. sometimes go town by car,used wheel chair or the electric car for old people,going ASDA/TESCO and if your children no longer look for you,they will sent you to nursing home or you will stay all by yourself in your house,cant get out everyday during winter cause you will feel cold,athritis.almoranas will attack during cold (this partly joke) no ants, no coakroaches, no mosquitoes

My choice: Philippines, life was happy down there indeed.

September, I do think that you're very homesick, and from the general timber of your posts, it seems like you do not much like UK! So, when are you going back to Philippines next?

have you been here before?

i thought you have only been here a week on a visit visa but you know alot about being old in the uk.

if your old in the philipines you need money to live,isnt having lots of kids to look after you the reason they you have so many

like a pension plan,isnt it

pwned

[September]

September, I do think that you're very homesick, and from the general timber of your posts, it seems like you do not much like UK! So, when are you going back to Philippines next?

have you been here before?

i thought you have only been here a week on a visit visa but you know alot about being old in the uk.

if your old in the philipines you need money to live,isnt having lots of kids to look after you the reason they you have so many

like a pension plan,isnt it

Yes, I am homesick, unfortunately but trying to be patience as I am shy to my fiancee, as he spend lots of money and effort to bring me here.

And Bornabirth its just so happen that I am very observant whether I will stay here after the marraige or live in Philippines, and when I was young I worked in goverment so I managed to had my private pension plan and active the GSIS as well, I am working in Congress for 15 years, and file for 6 months leave, and so I need to decide after 6 months whether I will live here or carry on working to my boss in congress.

[James Hubbard]

Yes, I am homesick, unfortunately but trying to be patience as I am shy to my fiancee, as he spend lots of money and effort to bring me here.

And Bornabirth its just so happen that I am very observant whether I will stay here after the marraige or live in Philippines, and when I was young I worked in goverment so I managed to had my private pension plan and active the GSIS as well, I am working in Congress for 15 years, and file for 6 months leave, and so I need to decide after 6 months whether I will live here or carry on working to my boss in congress.

Well, speaking as someone who has lived in the both countries, I would suggest that if you're gonna stick around the UK that you learn to like it - or even love it - otherwise, you'll be unhappy the whole time, and that's no way to start a marriage.

That's just some advice from my own experience.

[Sophie]

Yes, I am homesick, unfortunately but trying to be patience as I am shy to my fiancee, as he spend lots of money and effort to bring me here.

And Bornabirth its just so happen that I am very observant whether I will stay here after the marraige or live in Philippines, and when I was young I worked in goverment so I managed to had my private pension plan and active the GSIS as well, I am working in Congress for 15 years, and file for 6 months leave, and so I need to decide after 6 months whether I will live here or carry on working to my boss in congress.

Hi september, you are quite a good observer, keep it up
And being homesick is normal, specially for someone like you who's just been here a little over a week....
By the way, what department/division in Congress are you working for, if you don't mind?
I have a close friend who works in congress, you probably bump into each other already

[bless.books]

Yes, I am homesick, unfortunately but trying to be patience as I am shy to my fiancee, as he spend lots of money and effort to bring me here. When I was young I worked in goverment so I managed to had my private pension plan and active the GSIS as well, I am working in Congress for 15 years, and file for 6 months leave, and so I need to decide after 6 months whether I will live here or carry on working to my boss in congress.

Hello September! Wow, so more or less you are sorted out. That is really amazing -pension plans and all that. Working at home is quite a bit establish in a sense that - working at private/government, there is a pension scheme, no matter how little.

[Pepe n Pilar]

I still like Philippines, here if your old you will just wait the heaven in old nursing home waiting for god, while in the philippines (just avoid the noise and humid) stay away from Manila will be fine,have walked every morning in a sorrounded by tress,making fire through the dried leaves and sit on a rope tie on the tress,listen to the chicken tik tilaok, dog running around the backyard,ahhh what a nice life in philippines.

Ok I will be fair, if your retire here in the UK,you had money from govt. sometimes go town by car,used wheel chair or the electric car for old people,going ASDA/TESCO and if your children no longer look for you,they will sent you to nursing home or you will stay all by yourself in your house,cant get out everyday during winter cause you will feel cold,athritis.almoranas will attack during cold (this partly joke) no ants, no coakroaches, no mosquitoes

My choice: Philippines, life was happy down there indeed.

You seem so homesick September. Knowing you just arrived in this country last month. Is this your second time on a visit/tourist visa? You seem not excited being in this beautiful country. I just noticed it unlike Queenbee and some members they are sooooo excited and i know how it feels because I was in the same situation before.

You're right i agree with your statements about getting old here they will stay in the home for the aged. There are advantages and disadvantages staying in the nursing home. But sometimes it is better to be with the same age group and being accepted, taken cared of and needed rather than being with relatives and not to feel the same.