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

[Tawi2]

Ladies before gentlemen Soph,where do you intend to spend your retirement(still a spanish finca for me)

[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]

Ladies before gentlemen Soph,where do you intend to spend your retirement(still a spanish finca for me)

Spain is a good idea actually Or maybe tagaytay in pinas, hehehe

[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

[jaishann]

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

thanks Sis, sorry been busy im having a hard time with my new job.

[pumpkins]

Hi bless.books
for me, it does"nt matter where we live really, as long as we are together,me and my husband.
anyway, my husband and i are going to have a good start in uk then we will back here in pinas to live..but away from manila i guess..coz the pollution here is terrible

[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?

[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?

[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.

[bless.books]

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

[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?

[bless.books]

Spain is a good idea actually Or maybe tagaytay in pinas, hehehe

Hello Sophie I will take Pinas as your answer. It is that okay? Same here. I love Tagaytay!

[bless.books]

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

Hello again Sophie! Yeah, agree with you there. But you got to choose one only. God willing, if we all reach the age 60's or 80s where it would be hard to travel, where would you rather be?

[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]

Hi bless.books
for me, it does"nt matter where we live really, as long as we are together,me and my husband.
anyway, my husband and i are going to have a good start in uk then we will back here in pinas to live..but away from manila i guess..coz the pollution here is terrible

Hello pumpkins! How are you? Haven't heard from you from the last.
Yes, I am totally with you and we share the same thoughts and sentiments. Anywhere is okay, but time will come when we will have to face the reaity of old age. And when that time comes - we should know where.

This thread is in preparation for those nearing retirement ...

[Queenbee]

I wanna buy an island in pinas(beach house on a fine white sand,crystal blue waters and a massive boat or yatch) and jst grow old there with ma man...hehehe

[bless.books]

YAY i second to that!

Hello Queenbee! Thanks for short note. Any idea where you will retire? maybe too soon for you to anwer that ... anyway, if youre face with the question, where will you both be?

[bless.books]

I wanna buy an island in pinas(beach house on a fine white sand,crystal blue waters and a massive boat or yatch) and jst grow old there with ma man...hehehe

Hello again queenbie! Wow that would be wonderful! Invite me please .... It is good to dream. I would like to do that myself, if I am capable in all aspects ...

[Queenbee]

Hello Queenbee! Thanks for short note. Any idea where you will retire? maybe too soon for you to anwer that ... anyway, if youre face with the question, where will you both be?

loads to choose actually bless.books...Cebu is my home so its the top of ma choice...I wanna live in those white islands here and just have a real nice beach house...gro some fresh veges and fruits,,,Just livin a simple but comfortable life with ma man...

[Queenbee]

Hello again queenbie! Wow that would be wonderful! Invite me please .... It is good to dream. I would like to do that myself, if I am capable in all aspects ...

its free to dream big!lol

Loads of couples,foreign or both filipinos are doing that,Some ive met them personally...So its not an impossible dream,,,lol.Some renowed resorts in boracay,panglao,palawan,bantayan and etc are mostly owned by couples=old and not so old,,,

[bless.books]

loads to choose actually bless.books...Cebu is my home so its the top of ma choice...I wanna live in those white islands here and just have a real nice beach house...gro some fresh veges and fruits,,,Just livin a simple but comfortable life with ma man...

Hello again queenbee! I didn't realise you had posted one before mine ... Yes, I would love to be in a place like that ... Where you exactly right now? Sorry, I didn't follow your threads ... it's wee hours here now ... bed is calling. Till later okay? Bye for now. God bless!

[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

[pumpkins]

Hello pumpkins! How are you? Haven't heard from you from the last.
Yes, I am totally with you and we share the same thoughts and sentiments. Anywhee is okay, but time will come when we will have to face the reaity of old age. And when that time comes - we should know where.

This thread is in preparation for those nearing retirement ...

hi bless.books
my husband is here with me now so we been busy together..we been to an island "we treat as our paradise".. no internet there and far away from the city, hard transportation..that is where we plan to live when we come here full time ...so now we are back here in our house and we just keep tracking spouse application and we making our self busy here..as of now we are playing scrabble..so while its my husband turn ( long waiting) am reading forum.[

nice to hear from you bless.books