Nowhere near that easy any more Garbonzo. If you are married, you still have a nightmare scenario getting your wife a visa for the UK. If you...
aaahhhhh. A cult figure role model for ???????????????? My mistake on my previous post, got the name a bit wrong - I meant Al Bundy a.k.a. Ed...
Some things never change Jack. All of the soaps in UK seem to revolve around the local pub. Coronation Street (The Rovers Return), Eastenders (The...
Aha !! Mystery solved. :confused: If your phone was in Dumaguete and you were in Manila that explains it. Also, I read that it was your...
Made it in one hit with no problems on the way. Aint business class grand ??? Took a lot of frequent flier miles to cover it but well worth it....
Thanks fellas. Yes, it's good when a plan finally comes together, especially after a couple of family setbacks and losses. However, it's time to...
Finally managed to get the whole plan together after a series of hold-ups and delays. House sold, furniture given to charity, pets re-homed and...
This type of visa can be obtained from the Philippines Embassy, Suffolk Street, London. Single entry visa, valid for 3 months from the date of...
Me too. I'm not going to get drawn in to this !!! I'm not going to mention the financial handouts in the UK, free accommodation, counselling, free...
Nice touch Ron. Your story resurrected some never-forgotten memories of childhood. I grew up in an orphanage in post-war Britain in the late...
Snap. I did mine in Dundee. Had a couple of Green Goddesses at a TA centre opposite the local fire station. The fire crews had a picket outside...
Marmalade for breakfast, jam for high tea.
Jack, you didn't include the baked beans, mushrooms, black pudding and thick pork sausages. :) (and a good dollop of HP brown sauce)
When a police officer reversed his patrol car into the back of my car, I told him that he was as much use as t*ts on a bull. That confused him and...
According to the World Health Organisation, the Philippines is fourth in the league table of rabies risk. Only India, Bangladesh and China have a...
It's true Ron. It was previously an occassional problem in Britain, now it's an epidemic. The problem seems to come from organised Eastern...
Western women are expert housekeepers. You get divorced, they keep the house.
I can't help you on this one, but I'm sure there are others on the Forum who will be able to advise you. Far more importantly, you need to know...
Hey Pat. Regardless of opinions, keep shining. There is a particularly powerful book available to all, and one small phrase in it tells you...