Quote Originally Posted by DarylTooth View Post
I have asked this question before on a Expat blog page but got no answers.

What do you guys do to pass the time? I am thinking about spending around 5/6 months a year in the Phil once I retire. We have a house in Iloilo but do not want to spend all my time watching TV. I do a little jogging, lick playing tennis and have thought about taking up fishing again after around 30 years.

There is a expat meet every 2 weeks in Iloilo which I would go to start with and I am sure my wife will want to go shopping. But unlike her I could not do this more than once a week unless there was something I needed.

I love a beer or two but do not want to get into the situation were I am going out to bars just because I am bored.

So what do you do with your time?
You pose some tough questions!
They are tough because people are as different and individual as their very own fingerprints!
I noticed that in the UK, people spent most of their time working..Some loved it..Others (like me) hated it..Others simply accepted that it's what they had to do, (love or hate work or the workplace) and simply just got on with it and lived (live) life in the best way they can.

Me? I hated working for others far more than when I was self-employed..I was very good at my job, very efficient and enjoyed many facets of it.. I was so efficient that I could start at 9.00 AM and finish by 2.00 PM..and then escape!
I've known for many years that work was not for me and that I needed an exit plan.
Plan executed, I escaped from my life in the UK with the Mrs and kids when I was 43 years old and have been here living almost work free for nearly 9 years.. FREEDOM!!

Tons of stuff for me to do here..Even work from time to time..The difference is that I actually enjoy this type of unforced labour.
My biggest worry about retiring in the UK was always..WTF would I do everyday without work?
To tell you what I do here would do you no good..
You need to explore ideas about what you will do just in case you are ever laid off work or find yourself retired either here or the UK.
I`m glad I found out early.
Never have to worry about thinking about that again.
One less thing!!!