prs948
American looking for information about Philippines
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Registration: 04 May 2021
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gman is in the house by gfkatdairyland
good day all,im living in new mexico now, started in wis. im 70% ptsd disabled from vn era and i dont know where to go anymore. can a guy cut into a mountain,deveg alot and have peace and a view cheap let me know if anyone needs a respectful neibor ...
I know there a few veterans on this site that would probably have better advice than i can give. I deployed there om a West Pac 6 months deployment back in 78-79 to Subic Bay. In and out of there conducting ASW during the cold war. Its a totally ... Read More
Surprise Package by Moon Dog
My Lenovo dash cam arrived today. I ordered it from a LazMall seller with a lot of good reviews but when I opened the box there was no dash cam, only a piece of wood with cardboard taped to it. A wooden dash cam, what a surprise! After 866 Lazada ...
@Moon Dog WOW WOW! Read More
Lizards in the house by Filamretire
If you have one in your house, how do you catch it? I'm from a place with no lizards so I am not sure what to do
@Filamretire We had a few geckos inside the house and lots outside at night around the terrace light. They took care of all the bugs. Living in Hawaii for 3 years it was good luck for them to be in your house. My fianc茅s son found a king ... Read More
Keeping your old phone? by Filamretire
I know its been asked before but I dont want a landline or use Google Voice (too scammy). Ideally want to keep my US phone and just swap out SIM with a local one. Google keeps me going in circles. I have my phone tied to 2FA for many sites (I know ...
@Jackson4 I was there for 3 months last year and did the same! Verizon would charge me $10.00 a day unlimited talk and text. but most of the time I used a SMART SIM card. WhatsApp and mostly messenger for video chats to the US. Just changed out ... Read More
US Product Held by Customs Manila and DHL by Guest8964
So as we all know, foreign products in the Philippines are very limited. I take nutritional products such as vitamins and other organic products. I started to look into purchasing them on Lazada. Well, it turns out that didn't work very well, ...
Personally I would never order anything off lazada . Too many knockoffs and fake junk. at the drug stores you have to watch out also with fake medications. My advice would let your lady handle it! I went with traditional and or have a legit doctor ... Read More
Dating Filipina's - Wadja 6 March 2017 - comments and thoughts? by Lotus Eater
wadja06 March 2017 16:58:19As per what I ve seen in the Philippines, Filipinas are 5 categories:鈥ㄢ��1- Ugly, chubby, dark skin, that no one would like to date, mainly poor and from far areas. Even in their own countries they are not wanted ...
@Lotus Eater Absolutely 100% correct! Read More
Meeting point Ormoc City by Gerd Domonar
Hello, dear expads. Is there any meeting point for expats in Ormoc? I read here it should be Dunking Donut in front of Jollybee on Saturday inbetween 10 am until 1 pm. The girls there told me : "no". Please can someone give me information? Thanks in ...
@Gerd Domonar I was there June to August. Love Ormoc. Rarely did I encounter any expats. check out Highlands BBQ. Plus all the nice beach resorts. I was in Barangay San Antonio. Read More
Relationships with Filipinas - Looking for opinions from other expats by Guest6851
Here is some background on me. I'm 64 years old and recently retired from my job here in the US. Over the past 15 years I have vacationed in the Philippines for two or three weeks at a time, once or twice annually, except during COVID. In the US ...
@fortnerbrian There a very many beautiful mature adult ladies 50 and above. Kids are all adults. I'm 63 and my fianc茅 is 53. Check out Leyte and find a province girl. I was there in Ormoc June to August. I met her through her aunt the wife ... Read More
色花堂s on Leyte by goingabroad
Hello Everyone, I am new to this forum. Our family moved to the Philippines in 2015. Currently, we are living in Ormoc City, Leyte. My wife's hometown. Just wanted to see if there were any other expats near this area?
@Gerd Domonar I was there in July until September. Love Ormoc. Returned home to sell things and hopefully return soon! Read More
Flight is today by Tariq1983
I am sitting here right now at JFK. We start boarding in 30 mins. We fly to Germany then Singapore then finally ill touch down in Manila Saturday at 1pm.聽Im wracking my brain trying to figure out how the hell did i get into this lmao
I have had 4 flights already cancelled or the routes changed. Very frustrating as Im hoping to leave in 12 days for manila. Still waiting for4 a聽flight adjustment through ANA Read More