Hi Folks.

[Jimbojac]

Well i am a 46 year old Jersey guy. Self employed.
Lucky to have travelled a lot in my earliest years as a full on surfer.
One of my earliest memories of travel was being a 19 year old kid, broke and down on his luck being taken in by Filipinos in the Canary Island of Gran Canaria! Strange but true, i was waiting for some cash to come from home and upon hearing this some Filipinos who worked in a small restaurant there gave me a place to stay and food too. I always remember their hospitality and the 2 eldest girls treated me like a kid brother.
Many years on i am with a lovely Pinay girl who i met on my last trip to Mindanao { the 5th of my trips to the Phils } She is delightful in many ways and we are planning a future together as i type this.
This site has some good info, i know the Phils well but its always good to hear of peoples experiences and the wedding stuff was very imformative seeing is that is the route that i seem to be heading!
Take care Folks and i hope to meet some friends as well as business minded ex-pats who will read this to exchange views and ideas.

[alanmf1]

Welcome to the Forum Jimbojac...
You will find lots of like minded people here to share & exchange views

[mickcant]

Hello and Welcome Jimbojac
Mick.

[rusty]

Welcome jimbojac,

I see from your other posts that your girl is from Dipolog, my wife is from Dapitan.

[Jimbojac]

Thanks Guys!
Been back here in the Channel Isles for around 2 weeks now and spinning out! BORED!!
The Phils is too addictive.
Even though i am so fortunate to be born in such a wealthy place it seems that the Filipinos seem to be happier and have a greater sense of self as well as knowing what really is important. Working for a very old lady here a couple of years ago reinforced these views, a lovely lady whose family had little time for her in their busy lives but were grateful that she left them circa a coupla million quid! That old lady would have been "richer" surrounded by loadsa kids in some backward barangay.
The Philippines has a lot of problems sure but i think if we are open minded, accept those differences and " go with the flow" then it is a very rewarding place.
Have a good one folks!

[Terpe]

Hi Jimbojac, welcome to the forum

Plenty of people here with ideas to excgange

[stevie c]

Hi jimbojac welcome to this friendly forum & best wishes with your future plans

[Jimbojac]

Welcome jimbojac,

I see from your other posts that your girl is from Dipolog, my wife is from Dapitan.

Great part of the World huh Rusty!
Your wife in the NE with you now Mate? She settled in?
Take care.

[Jimbojac]

Thanks Mate!

[purple]

Hi Jimbo..

welcome to the forum...
Hope you will find this site useful...

[Jimbojac]

Hi Jimbo..

welcome to the forum...
Hope you will find this site useful...

Thanks Purple, i have read some of your stuff here today.
Take care and best wishes.

[Arthur Little]

Hi, Jimbo ... ... the people of the Philippine Islands are - in my own experience - among the nicest, kindest ... and most warm-hearted folk you could wish to meet ANYWHERE! to our friendly online filipino/uk community.

[Jimbojac]

Hi, Jimbo ... ... the people of the Philippine Islands are - in my own experience - among the nicest, kindest ... and most warm-hearted folk you could wish to meet ANYWHERE! to our friendly online filipino/uk community.

Thanks Arthur!
Been a productive days reading all the viewpoints here and you have a lot of very genuine folk contributing.
My Girlfriend is keen on it too and will be learning a lot about our culture for sure.
Thanks again.

[rusty]

Great part of the World huh Rusty!
Your wife in the NE with you now Mate? She settled in?
Take care.

Yes, she has been in UK 2 years now, so getting ready to apply ILR.

[Arthur Little]

Thanks Arthur!

... my pleasure.

Been a productive days reading all the viewpoints here and you have a lot of very genuine folk contributing.
My Girlfriend is keen on it too and will be learning a lot about our culture for sure.
Thanks again.

Yes ... ... there are a lot of really nice, genuine people among our regular contributors. I'm pleased to hear you've had a productive day. Do stay tuned ... and perhaps your girlfriend would like to join also.

[Terpe]

.......The Philippines has a lot of problems sure but i think if we are open minded, accept those differences and " go with the flow" then it is a very rewarding place.........

Well said. Agreed

[Arthur Little]

so getting ready to apply ILR.

Snap! ... so's mine, Rusty.

[Sim11UK]

Sounds like you've lived an interesting life, welcome

[mikey73]

welcome

[Jimbojac]

Thanks again everyone and heres hoping for a great future!

[sophiamarie]

Jombojac, good luck to you and a very warm welcome...

[ampy]

hI,very nice to hear about your wonderful experience with filipinos,good luck to you.!