Sam

[Sam I Am]

Hello to all forum members!

A brief history... I was born and spent the first 16 years of my life in the Philippines. At 16 1/2 I enlisted in the Navy where I spent the next 30 years, retired 4 months ago. Never been married, but I have been shot twice so I think I know how married life feels. Currently deciding where I will live, I like Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Fiji and Colombia. Someplace by the ocean as I enjoy swimming and diving. Will post a picture of myself one of these days so you can see with whom you are dealing. I look like a muscular version of Bruce Willis so not much to look forward to anyway.

My taste in women is for mixed race and nationality, I like to search for the unique and exotic. I feel these women have better mental and physical health as well. Just my personal theory. Sam

[Fenix]

Welcome, Sam! How was your life in the Philippines and how come you do not want to stay there?

[Sam I Am]

Hello Phoenix!

The Philippines has nice beaches, warm clear water and many shipwrecks which make for some great diving. You could even find a great wife if you use some common sense and take your time. There are many negatives though, which rule out the RP as a country to live long term. I won't go on about this too much as there has been a lot of negative posts on Filipinos lately and I don't want to add to what has already been stated. For me, a combination of the oppressive heat, rampant petty theft, two tiered pricing system, horrible food, poor quality merchandise, squalor, sub par medical care and the uncivilized behavior of Filipino people cause a kind of "combat fatigue" to long term expats. Most foreigners self medicate their condition with alcohol and young girls but that has diminishing returns. I could live in the Philippines for 6 months at a shot but why? I can do better. If I wanted to live in SE Asia I would live in Kota Kinabalu. A great place with exotic women. Sam

[NorthAmericanguy]

My taste in women is for mixed race and nationality, I like to search for the unique and exotic. I feel these women have better mental and physical health as well. Just my personal theory. Sam

Interesting, they say the same thing about dogs. For example, a mix breed dog from the animal shelter is a lot much heather then a high priced purebred dog with papers.

[OutWest]

Hello Phoenix!

The Philippines has nice beaches, warm clear water and many shipwrecks which make for some great diving. You could even find a great wife if you use some common sense and take your time. There are many negatives though, which rule out the RP as a country to live long term. I won't go on about this too much as there has been a lot of negative posts on Filipinos lately and I don't want to add to what has already been stated. For me, a combination of the oppressive heat, rampant petty theft, two tiered pricing system, horrible food, poor quality merchandise, squalor, sub par medical care and the uncivilized behavior of Filipino people cause a kind of "combat fatigue" to long term expats. Most foreigners self medicate their condition with alcohol and young girls but that has diminishing returns. I could live in the Philippines for 6 months at a shot but why? I can do better. If I wanted to live in SE Asia I would live in Kota Kinabalu. A great place with exotic women. Sam

What part of the Philippines did you grow up in? We have a home in northern Mindanao- Misamis Oriental, not too many miles from Cagayan de Oro.
I don't yet know where you grew up, but I would find life anywhere in Metro Manila area to be pretty intolerable.
I find there to be big differences even between my area and Cebu City or even a ferry boat ride over to Tagbilaran city from Cebu puts you in a different from of mind. That said, there certainly are a lot of things that can chafe and annoy in the Philippines, but rewards to be found as well.

This year will find me in either LA or Mumbai a number of times, and quite frankly, I would not trade my life in the Philippines for either one.

Outwest

[NorthAmericanguy]

Hello Phoenix!

The Philippines has nice beaches, warm clear water and many shipwrecks which make for some great diving. You could even find a great wife if you use some common sense and take your time. There are many negatives though, which rule out the RP as a country to live long term. I won't go on about this too much as there has been a lot of negative posts on Filipinos lately and I don't want to add to what has already been stated. For me, a combination of the oppressive heat, rampant petty theft, two tiered pricing system, horrible food, poor quality merchandise, squalor, sub par medical care and the uncivilized behavior of Filipino people cause a kind of "combat fatigue" to long term expats. Most foreigners self medicate their condition with alcohol and young girls but that has diminishing returns. I could live in the Philippines for 6 months at a shot but why? I can do better. If I wanted to live in SE Asia I would live in Kota Kinabalu. A great place with exotic women. Sam

Yea, I'm looking at Malaysia myself, mainly because of the wide variety FOOD.

[Sam I Am]

Hi OutWest!

I was born in Subic and grew up there until I was 14. At that point my father retired from the Navy and my parents and I traveled down to Cebu, Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. My father loved to dive, especially wrecks from World War 2. There were a couple of Japanese ships that were rumered to have sunk with a fortune of gold onboard to add to the excitement. My mother home schooled me and I would dive with my father unless he was going too deep. After I enlisted in the Navy my parents stayed an additional 5 years before returning to Boston. I was also deployed three times to the Philippines. Once to Mactan and twice to Zamboanga.

I am not down on the Philippines per se, I love Filipinas, the mixing of Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and Malay yields some wonderful beauties. Down in Zamboanga a lot of the girls look Middle Eastern. I believe that Filipinas are also the most adaptable women on the planet, meaning they can move anywhere and do well. Unlike girls from Thailand who seem to wilt like a cut flower as soon as they leave their country, Filipinas quickly adapt. I don't care for Filipino men due to many unpleasant experiences with them. I know this is no grounds to dislike all Filipinos and I am planning a several month trip to the RP in 2012 to try and change my mind. When I do get married there is a good chance that my wife will be Filipina so I will want to get along with my inlaws.

[Sam I Am]

Hi NorthAmericanGuy!

Malaysia has great food, they do a lot with curry. If you are near Boston there is a Malaysian restaurant called "Penang" that is in Chinatown. Malaysia has quality healthcare and is quite clean for SE Asia. A foreigner can own land and if you keep around $15,000 in the bank there you can get a 10 year visa. I like the city of Kota Kinabalu the best as it is not on the main part of Malaysia but on the island of Borneo. Almost feels like a different country. Lots of Filipinas and Indonesians there as well. City size is about 1 million I think. Plenty of islands to explore as well. If you want an adventure, there are treks into Borneo. Of course there are drawbacks. A foreigner is not allowed to work, any property you buy has to cost at least $70,000 and it gets hot. Sam

[philosophical_filipino]

Colombia. My ex-girlfriend Anya rocked my world.

Honestly, South American women are the hottest, most exotic p***y around. Second would be Eastern Europe Slavic bitches.