Just seeking guidance from the experts. We're retiring soonish....no particular date but probably within the next year. We have a nice...
Doesn't quite work that way gang...If you are out of Australia for over 5 years...you're ineligible for Medicare until you set up a home again in...
Thanks oztony - glad you replied....I was wondering if there was some anxiety being un-expressed about life in Dumaguete.... Yes, I'm telling my...
I don't know why, but that name sounds familiar.....Maybe it's the Occidental location....maybe heard of him at some point while spending time...
Fair enough...thanks for the responses...pretty much the same as I feel. Don't bloody know.....the Dumaguete gloss has worn off - the place has...
Well oztony..the original poster.....I think we placed number 9 in the world (Perth)....not bad....and having traveled or worked all over the...
Hmmm. My wife has three degrees. I still have to explain at least half of the movie endings that we watch….
Yes, I can only speak from my own experience and the wider network of friends with Filipina wives down here….and the fact is most do very well. I...
Hmmm. Met my wife when I was working in Saudi Arabia in '79 - and was raising my oldest son from a previous marriage but he was a little kid then....
Ah yes…Oz water prices….currently I'm getting near $2000 AUD a year….I do have a veggie garden year round in the back yard and keep the front...
Yes, do all that myself….happy to eat my wife's diet at every opportunity….boiled salmon veggies soup last night…But still Type 2 (technically...
I usually have some Bugnay wine in Bacolod when there….and bring a few bottles back with us….A real very pleasant drink….The name escapes me but...
PatO, If you're really keen on hearing a DI's voice….just let me know….It's a period in my Marine Corps past I'd much rather forget…(worst time of...
Masculado, a PM to you doesn't work (maybe a realtor?). Anyway, why are they back in NZ? Haven't generated a huge amount of enthusiasm from my...
Anyone know whose house this is in Bacong….and why they are selling? It personally ticks a lot of my boxes…although the price is more Luzon than...
You might try setting up a Paypal account for DumagueteInfo….let us know what the email address is for it….and see what flows into it. Put a...
Nice Sherwood…….my wife, as a nurse, would be happy to see a 100lb patient….However,what she does get a lot of - is heavy, or obese patients. In...
That sounds about right Brian….average tradesman here now is getting near $100 an hour….when callout fees are included. Not to forget there are...
Have to agree Nice Sherwood….my wife is also a nurse for several years and did her training here in Oz(Perth)…..Different world. I don't knock...
Hyaku…love the name - domo arigato….In the Middle East when I worked there for too many years….I found the locals cutting in front of me pretty...
