sending money for a laptop/pc?

[Sim11UK]

If you are planning to visit, I would wait until you can go for 2 weeks...never done a weeks visit & I wouldn't fancy it + by the time you get there it is more or less time to come back.

The only thing I would say, like Joe previously said is that those are the Easter holidays, so airfares are going to be expensive.

I'd look to get out of Manila after a few days, personally, I don't like it very much. I don't think you get a real sense of the Philippines, until you leave there. Of course this is just my opinion & it all depends what you both like doing.

[IainBusby]

Buy a laptop here, pre-load it with all kinds of useful software, then fly overthere, spend some time together, and check things out...

If all is kosher leave the laptop with her and open a wi-fi account.

Like the meerkat says....

"Simples"....

Dead On.

[Scrutiny61]

Hi Scrutiny,

I would recomend you take over a netbook with you, if you can wait till whenever that will be?

I recently spent just under three weeks in the Philippines with my g/f and took a latop with me with the intention of leaving it behind. Not just for internet though as I used to spend £££ on texts with Rizza when she finished work in the evenings and she had nothing to do (she lives in a boarding house in Cebu city away from her family while she works), so now she has a DVD player, MP3s as well as access to t'internet to stop her getting bored

But some advice I was given on this forum when I first started seeing Rizza was how our mahals might not tell you if they struggle with money.. But they probably are struggling and would shy away from asking for help, but perhaps they could do with it..

If she is genuine and you think you have found the lady for you, then don't let others tell you it's wrong to send money. It is after all, yours to send. But just remember to trust your instincts! I was once a victim of a young lady who was always asking for money, for this or for that and al the while was spending like crazy on a lifestyle with her "friends". One of these friends got her pregnant and I never knew till after the baby was born.. Long story short, I failed to trust my instincts which screamed STOP, everytime I walked into a western union shop. But it was a lesson learnt, and for that I am better today for it.

Good luck fellow Manc

Thx Northener

[cheesewiz]

good luck and hope she is the one

I didn't know that internet cafe in Phils is 24 hrs now or I just misunderstood your post about chatting 2-3am

[South-east boy]

Re my thread about sending items by courier, some companies will not let you send laptops etc and even though some will, your lady will have a very high customs charge when it arrives in Philippines. With my parcel they are charging her (but she can't pay, so it looks like I will have to) 33% of the value of the items in the parcel and there are no electronics-i think some electronics are meant to have even higher customs charges!

[Tawi2]

good luck and hope she is the one

I didn't know that internet cafe in Phils is 24 hrs now or I just misunderstood your post about chatting 2-3am

Quite a few internet cafes in Pinas are 24 hour cheese,my friends does a promo between midnight and 7am

[estherboaz]

if you really want to buy her a laptop you could buy in Villman. http://villman.com/. it is a known computer retailer in the philippines.

[keithAngel]

Just on the side of caution Its only six weeks

You dont say how far she has to go to get home and if you met at that time shes been doing it for how long safely

If she is off in the afternoon you could get up early and chat then win win

On balance go there first is my advice send her some flowers and or chocs if you want to give somthing to show your feelings

[Doc Alan]

There is very good advice elsewhere on this forum on the cost of courtship with a filipina, which I believe everyone should read. If I may add to the advice you have been given, it's just to confirm that you should trust your instincts, make sure you can afford not only the computer but also the flight and everything else, preferably without taking a loan !
I trust my girlfriend enough to have paid for her computer, and hope to visit her next April/May. Just for the record I was also the victim of a young lady who was always needing money ... she was not from the Philippines but from the UK and the Prosecution Service is considering the case. That experience reinforced to me the expression "the benefits of hindsight" . This forum is very helpful in foresight which is a far safer approach !